Over 500 competitors turned out for three days of competition. 

Event committee member Shaun Roche said the entire weekend had gone off without a hitch. 

“It went really well. We had more than 500 entries and caught over 100 fish,” Mr Roche said. 

The money raised from the event goes to a good cause each year. This year, the committee we able to present CanAssist with a cheque for $20,000. 

Mr Roche felt their was a lot of visible talent down by the water’s edge. 

“Our champion angler was Kylie Ryan and our junior champion angler was Cody Eade,” he said. 

“Byron Mark caught the biggest cod of the weekend, at 64 centimetres long.”

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While the Riverina Fishing Classic is now in it’s fifth year, it initially began as an idea over drinks at the pub. 

“Myself and Chris Sutton were having a beer at the pub after work one day. It just ran from there,” he said. 

“It initially ran through the APEX Club, but as it grew we had our wives come on board. These days they practically run the whole show.” 

Mr Roche said each event takes roughly six months preparation in the lead-up. 

He said new technology made available by Trevor Peacock had also made a world of difference over the past few years. 

“We have thank Trevor for helping us out. His computer program has made the competition so much more efficient,” he said. 

“It manages all of the databases and entries. It makes the competition a lot more enjoyable to run.”

There were a number of winners on the day: 

Early bird winners:

Champion Angler

Murray Cod

Yellow Belly