On 20–21 February the Huntly Fishing Club held its annual two-day fishing competition.
This year the weather was far from fabulous. In fact, even though it was an open competition, there were very few areas that could be safely fished. Amazingly, more anglers than expected still signed in and headed out.
Not as many fish were caught this year. However, as always, our fishers donated as much of their catch as they could. The fish were filleted and delivered to as many “oldies” in the community as possible.
Thanks once again to our anglers and fillet crew for your generosity.
We must also thank our amazing sponsors. Once again we were able to award some great prizes. Bathurst Resources was our major sponsor this year, supporting the Heaviest Senior Snapper prize.
We are also grateful to Hunting & Fishing and FreshChoice Huntly (Heaviest Junior Snapper), and to the Huntly RSA — not only for their donation but also for the use of their clubrooms and the support of their bar staff.
Sadly, The Huntly Meat Company made its final donation this year.
A huge thank you to all our other sponsors and donors — there are many of you, and we couldn’t run this competition without your incredible support.
Heaviest Junior Snapper – Sponsored by FreshChoice Huntly
1st: Louie Matahi
2nd: Nardia Tukiri
3rd: Jesse Lindop
Heaviest Junior Kahawai – Sponsored by The Huntly Meat Company
Winner: Jesse Lindop
Lightest Snapper over 400mm – Sponsored by Mayor Aksel Bech
Winner: Adam Tukiri
Heaviest Senior Kahawai
1st: Chase Lindop – sponsored by Ian Pepper
2nd: Teresa Pitt – sponsored by CLR Plumbing
3rd: Bruce Lindop – sponsored by Ian Pepper
Heaviest Senior Snapper – Sponsored by Bathurst Resources
1st: James Vincent
2nd: Colin Vincent – sponsored by Huntly RSA
3rd: Bill Baker – sponsored by Huntly Fishing Club
A huge thank you to everyone who took part.
We hope to see you all again next year — with better weather!
