There’s been a lot happening behind the scenes to prepare the 2026 ABT Tournaments Calendar – and we think we’ve got a good mix of events to keep BREAM, BASS and BARRA tournament anglers busy over the next twelve months.
Here is what the Daiwa BREAM Series, Rapala BASS Pro Series and Wilson BARRA Series look like in 2026, as well as the various Opens.
The Daiwa BREAM Series traditionally starts with a Victorian road trip and 2026 is no different. The big bream factories of Gippsland Lakes and Mallacoota start the year off, and we’re looking forward to heading back to Tassie in April and putting our new tournament arena there – the Huon River – to the test.
The Rapala BASS Pro series in 2026 has a combination of river and dam venues and the Australian Open returns to Lake St Clair in October.
In the Wilson BARRA Series, we see the return of a Southern and Northern BARRA Tour splitting our BARRA events into two key times of the year.
There’s Open events across BREAM, BASS and BARRA for the boater only challenge.
Please remember that these are preliminary dates and your book time and accommodation at your own risk. They lock in at the time entry forms are released in December. We rarely have to move events, but sometimes clashes or circumstances out of our control may make us do so.
Entry forms will be made live around the 20th of December. Stay tuned to ABT socials and website for when these are made live.
BREAM
| ROUND | DATES | ARENA | STATE |
| 1 | 3/4 Feb | Gippsland Lakes (Metung) | VIC |
| 2 | 7/8 Feb | Mallacoota | VIC |
| 3 | 15/16 April | Huon River (Port Huon) | TAS |
| 4 | 18/19 April | Derwent River (Bellrieve) | TAS |
| 5 | 16/17 May | Hawkesbury River | NSW |
| 6 | TBC May | Blackwood River | WA |
| 7 | 1/2 August | Tweed River | NSW |
| 8 | 19/20 Sep | Gladstone | QLD |
| 9 | 17/18 Oct | Manning River (Taree) | NSW |
| Grand Final | 11/12/13 Dec | Forster | NSW |
| Australian Open | 19/20/21 May | Sydney Harbour (Drummoyne) | NSW |
| QLD Open | 4/5 July | Moreton Bay / Gold Coast | QLD |
| TAS Teams Open | 21/22 April | St Helens | TAS |
BASS
| ROUND | DATES | ARENA | STATE |
| 1 | 21/22 March | Clarence River (Grafton) | NSW |
| 2 | 24/25 March | Richmond River (Coraki) | NSW |
| 3 | 23/24 May | Glenbawn Dam | NSW |
| 4 | 31 Aug / 1 Sep | Somerset Dam | QLD |
| 5 | 3/4 Sep | Wivenhoe Dam | QLD |
| Grand Final | 13/14/15 Oct | Glenbawn Dam | NSW |
| Australian Open | 10/11 Oct | Lake St Clair | NSW |
BARRA
| ROUND | DATES | ARENA | STATE |
| 1 | 28 Feb / 1 March | Awoonga Dam (2-Night) | QLD |
| 2 | 3 March | Monduran Dam (All-Night) | QLD |
| 3 | 5/6 March | Monduran Dam (2-Night) | QLD |
| 4 | 21 Nov | Teemburra Dam | QLD |
| 5 | 22 Nov | Kinchant Dam | QLD |
| 6 | 24 Nov | Peter Faust Dam (All-Night) | QLD |
| 7 | 26/27 Nov | Peter Faust Dam (2-Night) | QLD |
| Australian Open | 24/25/26 Sep | Awoonga Dam | QLD |