Six decades ago, in an inland capital hours from the nearest ocean, a war hero and a handful of public servants did the improbable: they started a saltwater game fishing club.
As the historian for the Canberra Game Fishing Club (CGFC), Judy Sillis chuckled at the thought of those early inland pioneers feeling the need to prove their ocean credentials.
"They were probably considered interlopers," Ms Sillis said. "Game fishing has always relied on camaraderie and sharing information, and I think that was shown in those early years."
