Community
5 April, 2024
Easter catch
DESPITE some tough conditions on the Hopkins River last weekend, some great fish were caught in the annual Easter Fishing Classic.
Organised by members of the Warrnambool and District Angling Club, the 2024 Classic began on Good Friday and ran through until noon Easter Sunday.
A great turnout of both local and visiting anglers resulted in healthy competitions across all categories.
Congratulations to Mick Treloar who took out the major prize for the heaviest bream caught and released over the weekend.
His catch weighed in at a healthy 1.191kg.
Other results from the weekend were as follows:
Open
1st Adam Brown 1.104kg
2nd Bill Qunlivan 1.444kg (trout)
3rd Lewis Holland 1.051kg
4th Slick Pemberton .908kg
5th Jed Turland .854kg
Ladies
1st Wendy Pemberton .899kg
2nd Sarah Gloury .744kg
3rd Em Treloar .705kg
4th Jessica Lane .671kg
5th Carole Russel .610kg
Juniors
1st Andrew Mugavin 1.052kg.
2nd Mason Hunt 1.453kg (perch)
3rd Rydah Treloar .719kg
4th Blake Treloar .716kg
5th Noah Treloar .695kg
7th Kaitlin Neal .683kg
8th Felix Wright .680kg
9th Ethan Henderson .660kg
10th Kayden Hunt .657kg
