The 372 competitors for this year’s Leigh Martin Marine Mercury Classic Lake Hume were greeted with beautiful weather. With yellowbelly as the primary focus of the event, the numbers of other fish caught was down on previous years.
The competitors managed to produce 386 fish between them, of this, there were 264 Yellow belly, 21 Trout, 37 Redfin, and 63 Carp. Several Yellow Belly of 60cm+ were presented during the event. The winners for the weekend are as follow.
Mulwala Spinner Baits took out the team event with 18 fish and the best-represented club was Kinross.
Congratulations to all who were successful in placing in a category and being lucky enough to get a fish or two.
Next year’s event will be held over the weekend of October 22nd-23rd 2016, don’t forget to mark it into your calendars!
Yellowbelly
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | C. Mitchell | 63 |
| 2: | M. Watson | 62 |
| 3: | D. Bauerle | 62 |
Redfin
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | R. Ivone | 44 |
| 2: | P. Pund | 42 |
| 3: | D. Haynes | 40 |
Trout
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | S. Bradbury | 67 |
| 2: | K. Smith | 64 |
| 3: | S. Longmore | 64 |
Carp
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | D. Stormer | 72 |
| 2: | S. O’Keefe | 69 |
| 3: | S. Hudson | 68 |
Yellow Belly
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | J. Divine | 62 |
| 2: | A. Cohalan | 58 |
| 3: | C. Craig | 55 |
Redfin
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | J. Divine | 42 |
| 2: | C. Craig | 36 |
| 3: | M. Rayner | 36 |
Trout
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | C. McKinnon | 55 |
| 2: | D. Schmidt | 43 |
Carp
| Place | Angler | Fish Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 1: | R. Pitt | 69 |
| 2: | J. Melbourne | 67 |
| 3: | L. O’Callaghan | 60 |
Champion Anglers
| Division | Angler | Number of Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Women: | B. Street | 4 |
| Men: | S. McPherson | 14 |
| Junior Boys: | R. O’Keefe | 5 |
| Junior Girls: | K. Brandi | 1 |
Beautiful weather led to great yellowbelly catching conditions!
Look at the belly on this chunker!
Golden perch hit hard and great fighting specimens made for an interesting competition!
As the sun got warm the yellas got fired up!
The juniors did a fantastic job on the water. What a catch!
