2025-2026 Snowy Trout Challenge Entry Form

The Snowy Trout Challenge (STC) is back for another exciting season, giving anglers the chance to win cash prizes just by catching a tagged Rainbow Trout in the Snowy Mountains!

This season, anglers who catch any trout with ANY Snowy Trout Challenge tag* can win prizes.

With no new STC-tagged fish available due to upgrades at Gaden Trout Hatchery reducing hatchery and pond capacity, the STC Committee has decided that any previous STC tag can be entered this season.

The same rules apply as in previous years.

Once you catch an STC-tagged fish, you must photograph the tag and enter the details via the Catch Survey.

Only fish caught between November 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026, can be entered.

Previously, it was advised that the 2025–26 season was cancelled due to the unavailability of new fish.

But now it’s back on!
$1,000 monthly prize draws start from November 30, 2025.

Additionally, any anglers who participate in the STC Fish Survey will go into the draw for a $200 cash prize. (Drawn April 30, 2026)

All details can be found via the Snowy Trout Challenge Facebook page or at 👉 www.linktr.ee/snowytroutchallenge

*Snowy Trout Challenge tags only: 2020/21 Pink, 2021/22 White, 2022/23 Yellow, 2023/24 Orange, or 2024/25 Green tagged Rainbow Trout in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene, or Talbingo Reservoir.

Catch any STC-tagged Rainbow Trout in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene, or Talbingo Reservoir.

Photograph the tag and submit your entry online.

Entries remain eligible for all remaining monthly draws up until April 30, 2026.

Please note: there is no email confirmation of entries. Double-check your submission before pressing Submit.

The Challenge is open to anglers of all ages (entrants under 18 must have parent or guardian consent). Employees, contractors, and committee members of the Snowy Trout Challenge (and their immediate families) are ineligible to enter.

The Snowy Trout Challenge is a community-led fishing competition operated by the Snowy Trout Challenge Association Inc., representing the Jindabyne and Lake Eucumbene Chambers of Commerce.

$1,000 monthly cash prize draws (30 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026)

$200 survey participation prize draw for anglers completing the official online survey, helping measure the tourism and economic benefits of recreational fishing in the Snowy Mountains. (Drawn April 30, 2026)

Entries open: November 1, 2025
Final entries close: April 30, 2026

Follow the Snowy Trout Challenge Facebook page for updates, draw announcements, and survey links or visit 👉 www.linktr.ee/snowytroutchallenge