A phenomenal weekend was enjoyed by a whopping 400 competitors.

Plenty of fish caught over the weekend and it was hard work with the weather conditions.

Results:

Open:

• Longest Murray Cod: 89cm – Hayden Bladier
• 2nd Longest Murray Cod: 73cm – Brendan Smith
• 3rd Longest Murray Cod: 72cm – Scott Adams
• Longest Golden Perch: 54cm – Terry Higginbottom
• 2nd Longest Golden Perch: 50cm – Daniel Mase
• 3rd Longest Golden Perch: 49cm – Lachlan Ford
• Longest Carp: 77cm – John Desborough

Juniors:

• Longest Murray Cod: 66cm – Hudson Berrigan
• 2nd Longest Murray Cod: Austin Howley
• Longest Golden Perch: 52cm – Grayson Gammond
• 2nd Longest Golden Perch: 42cm – Aaron Jew
• Longest Carp: 77cm – Isla Standen

There were incredibly impressive prizes on offer, thanks to a lot of highly generous sponsors.

• 1st Prize: 430 Mako Craft Boat – 50 HP Mercury Motor and Trailer (value: $37,000 – Lake Boga Marine) – Lachlan Jew
• 2nd Prize: 3.7m Tinny boat and Trailer (Hunter Marine) – Shaun Campbell
• 3rd Prize: Honda Package (value: $3,000 – Swan Hill Power Products) – Jordan Hageman
• 4th Prize: Engel Portable Fridge/Freezer (Swan Hill Truck Specialists) – Ernie Snowball
• 5th Prize: Drill Set Kit – Shane Eade

Kyalite Fishing Club accomplished great things with the funds raised from these classics, such as releasing a huge 15,000 fingerlings back into the river in late 2024.

This article appeared on Back Country Bulletin on 2 March 2025.