About the Riverina Classic Catch & Release Fishing Competition
2014
Charity Donation $15,000 to the
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Fingerlings Released 3000
Entrants in 2014
2015
Charity Donation $18,000 to the
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Fingerlings released 5000
Entrants in 2015
2016
Charity Donation $20,000 to
Motor Neurone Griffith & District Support Group and MND NSW
Fingerlings Released 7000
Entrants in 2016
2017
Charity Donation $20,000 to the
Motor Neurone Griffith & District Support Group
Fingerlings released 7000
Entrants in 2017
2018
Charity Donation $20,000 to the
Griffith & Coleambally CanAssist
Fingerlings Released 13,000
Entrants in 2018
2019
Charity Donation $20,000 to
Rural Outreach Counselling
Fingerlings Released 5,000
Entrants in 2019
2020
Charity Donation $20,000 to
Rural Outreach Counselling
Fingerlings Released 10,000
Entrants in 2020
2021
Charity Donation $20,000 to
Rural Outreach Counselling
Fingerlings Released 13,000
Entrants in 2021
2022
Charity Donation $20,000 to the
Rural Outreach Counselling
Fingerlings Released 5,000
Entrants in 2022
2023
Charity Donation $20,000 to the
Rural Outreach Counselling
Fingerlings Released 5,000
Entrants in 2023
Competition Winners for the Riverina Classic
- 348 carp
- 375 Murray Cod
- 27 yellowbelly
- Stuart Hunter
- Holiday Voucher: Juliette Deaton
- Weber: Brett Deaton
- Engel: Darrell Mcneily
- Jnr boat: Koadie Demamiel
- Snr boat: Reg Eade
- Junior champion angler: tom sarkis
- Senior champion angler: ron kocaj
- Junior – Blake Newman 66cm
- Senior – draw between Bradley Lyons and Ethan Mulholland 70cm
- Junior female – Abbey O’grady 34cm
- Junior male – Iyi romeo 45cm
- Senior female – Janet Curphey 49cm
- Senior male – Daniel Romeo 59cm
- Junior female – Montana McCann 76cm
- Junior male – Matthew Miotello 83cm
- Senior female – Jamie Clark 77cm
- Senior male- Nate Barnes 92cm
2022 FISH STATS
539 ENTRANTS
288 fish caught (total)
158 CARP
113 MURRAY COD
17 YELLOWBELLY
Fishing Category Winners 2020
Biggest Carp: Thomas Fuller 75cm
Biggest Yellowbelly:
JNR FEMALE – Matilda O’Donnell (45cm)
JNR MALE – Jyi Romeo (54cm)
SNR FEMALE – Vicky Williams (50cm)
SNR MALE – Brent O’Donnell (50cm)
Biggest Murray Cod:
JNR FEMALE – Tiani Saunders (65cm)
JNR MALE – Coopah Ryan (72cm)
SNR FEMALE – Amy McColl (62cm)
SNR MALE – Will O’Connor (96cm)
Champion Anglers:
JNR – Jyi Romeo (196cm, 4 fish)
SNR – Hans Peter Lhota (418cm, 7 fish)
Early bird online entrant winner
Jacob Brown
2020 Raffle Winners
SNR boat raffle winner: Luke McKay
JNR boat winner: Britney Goodsall
Major raffle winner: Thomas Savage
2020 FISH STATS
582 ENTRANTS (403 SNR, 179 JNR)
239 fish caught (total)
109 CARP
90 MURRAY COD
35 YELLOWBELLY
Fishing Category Winners 2019
Biggest Carp: HANS PETER LHOTA 70cm
Biggest Yellowbelly:
JNR FEMALE – ARNIKA JASNOS (34cm)
JNR MALE – WESLEY WATE (47cm)
SNR FEMALE – AMY McCOLL (46cm)
SNR MALE – JACK WEYMOUTH SMITH (47cm)
Biggest Murray Cod:
JNR FEMALE – MIKAYLA NEWMAN (75cm)
JNR MALE – LANE CURPHEY (62cm)
SNR FEMALE – PAM TIFFIN (70cm)
SNR MALE – JOSHUA MOTT (91cm)
Champion Angler:
JNR – LEVI HUGHES (1.16m, 2 fish)
SNR – COREY ROCHE (5.09m, 10 fish)
Best represented fishing club:
GRIFFITH NORTHSIDE LEAGUES CLUB
Early bird online entrant winners
SNR – BRITTANY HERRICK
JNR – LUCKY LACHLAN VEARING
2019 Raffle Winners
SNR boat raffle winner: SALLY DEMAMIEL
JNR boat winner: NADINE CURPHEY
Major raffle winner: HAROLD SAXVICK (camper package)
2019 FISH STATS:
581 ENTRANTS (415 SNR, 166 JNR)
290 fish caught (total)
160 CARP
101 MURRAY COD
26 YELLOWBELLY
Fishing Category Winners 2018
- Early Bird Entry Prizes; Junior – Lachlan Turnbull / Senior – Steven Fattore
- Entrant Major Prizes; Junior – Darcy Toscan / Senior – Andrew Simpson
- Snr Champion Angler – Kylie Ryan
- Jnr Champion Angle – Cody Eade
- Jnr Male Biggest Cod – Byron Mark
- Jnr Female Biggest Cod – Paige Goudie
- Snr Male Biggest Cod – Scott Goodsall
- Snr Female Biggest Cod – Kylie Ryan
- Jnr Male Biggest Golden Perch – Brody Kenningale
- Jnr Female Biggest Golden Perch – Michaela Oldham
- Snr Male Biggest Golden Perch – Frank Difiore
- Snr Female Biggest Golden Perch – Kellie Griffiths
- Biggest Carp – Abbey O’Grady
- Best Represented Fishing Club – Griffith Northside Leagues Club
Raffle Prize Winners
1st – $8000 cash – Jewel Carlo
2nd – Thermomix – Sam Reed
3rd – Engel Fridge – Mark Stillman
Fishing Category Winners 2017
Champion Angler:
- snr- Kylie Ryan
- jnr- Brody Kenningale
Biggest Cod:
- male snr- Corey Roche
- female snr- Kylie Ryan
- jnr male- Tomas Lafsky
- jnr female- Kaileigh Forrester
Biggest Yellowbelly:
- male snr: Thomas Fuller
- female snr: Pam Tiffin
- jnr male: Jaykob Williams
- jnr female: Kelsey Payne
Biggest Carp:
- Kylie Ryan
Fishing Category winners 2016
Champion Angler (Cumulative Length of all Murray Cod & Golden Perch registered)
- Senior – Jack Smith
- Junior – Brodie Kenningale
Largest Murray Cod Length
- Senior Male – Andrew Woods 890mm
- Senior Female – Kylie Fraser 810mm
- Junior Male – Brodie Kenningale 870mm
- Junior Female – Makayla Newman 600mm
Longest yellow belly
- Senior Male – Trent Royston 500mm
- Senior Female – Heather Lando 500mm
- Junior Male – Brodie Kenningale 480mm
Junior Female – Savanah Reynolds 440mm
Longest Carp
- Jayde Martin 730mm
Best Represented Fishing Club
- Griffith Northside Leagues Fishing Club
Lucky Entrant Major Prize Winners
- The Stacer 399 boat & motor package from Griffith Marine Centre – Andrew Kocaj
- The bonus entry prize Stacer 3.5m punt & motor – Trent Royston
Raffle Winners
- $10,000 Holiday Voucher at Flight Center South Yarra – Jeanette Bagatella
- Engel Fridge – Noel Sutton
- Weber Q BBQ – Declan Thorne
- The visitors prize trip from Tompson Aviation & Mungo Lodge – James Burnett
The inaugural Darlington Point Riverina Classic Catch & Release Fishing Competition was held in early April 2014. It was a great success, with 415 Competitors registering for their chance to take home something from our $45,000 prize pool. In our first year we donated $15,000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. 3000 native fingerlings were released and the Committee decided we would try again.
The efforts in the second year (2015) out did the first with the prize pool growing to $50,000 and 524 Competitors taking part. $18,000 was donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and in an effort to further enhance sustainable fishing 5000 native fingerlings were released.
2016 saw 492 entrants trial the new photo catch & release fishing competition, vying for over $50,000 in prizes. 94 eligible fish were caught and released & more than 2000 Cod and nearly 5000 Golden Perch were released into the Murrumbidgee River. $20,000 was donated to The Motor Neurone Griffith and District Support Group and MND New South Wales.
2017 was a hot weekend so entrant numbers were lower, we raised $20,000 for The Motor Neurone Griffith and District Support Group and released 8,000 fingerlings back into the river system.
2018 was another successful year with $20,000 raised and donated to Griffith Can Assist and Coleambally Can Assist. We also released another 12,700 fingerlings into the Murrumbidgee River system.
