Golden Tag competition already lands three $10,000 fish as part of boost for fire-affected region

Three gold-tagged fish, each worth $10,000 in prize money, have been reeled in at Bemm River, 425 kilometres east of Melbourne. Key points: The Victorian Government's Golden Tag competition hopes to bring anglers to fire-affected East Gippsland and north-east Victoria The first 10 fish to be caught each carry a $10,000 prize, and the remaining 990 are worth $2,000 each The tagged fish were released at Mallacoota, the Gippsland Lakes, and Lake Tyers in East Gippsland Exactly 1,000 tagged fish have been released into rivers, estuaries, and inlets in fire-affected parts of East Gippsland and north-east Victoria to lure tourists to hard-hit towns. The first 10 fish to be caught each carry a $10,000 prize, and the remaining 990 are worth $2,000 each, in the Victorian Government's Golden Tag competition. Young Deb said she would like it so she can have the first $10,000 fish on the wall so people come to Bemm River," Mr Cooper said. Mr Dowling said it was not surprising that the first three $10,000 fish were caught at Bemm River where anglers had been reporting great catches for the past week.