Fishing
24 April, 2025
Anglers land ton in Jeparit
More than a hundred catches were weighed as 400-plus anglers took part in the Jeparit Easter Fishing Competition on Saturday.
Competition spokesperson Lynley Robinson said she was rapt with the whole weekend.
“We had an extremely successful day, with great entry numbers, fantastic prizes and perfect weather,” she said.
“A huge thank you to all of our valued sponsors, who enable us to give out the amazing prizes to our winners.
“And lastly thank you to our committee, members and other helpers on the day for their valuable time to make everything run smoothly.”
A raffle held across the weekend allowed the club to donate more than $3000 to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
The senior winner in a field of 283 starters was Brent Walker from Horsham with a 3866 gram golden perch/yellowbelly.
Cheyanne Brabender from Sebastopol near Ballarat won the junior category with a golden perch/yellowbelly weighing 2638g, defeating 132 other anglers.
Brabender's fish was the ninth-heaviest non-carp catch of the day.
Across the course of the competition organisers from Jeparit Anglers Club were presented with 101 fish, comprising:
- 7 redfin
- 56 golden perch/yellowbelly
- 12 silver perch
- 7 catfish
- 29 carp.
The top 10 non-carp catches were:
SENIORS
Species Weight Name Town
1 golden perch/yellowbelly 3866g Brent Walker Horsham
2 golden perch/yellowbelly 3762g Tyler Newcombe Nhill
3 golden perch/yellowbelly 3750g Jye Wilson Nhill
4 golden perch/yellowbelly 3648g Jamar Zanker Nhill
5 golden perch/yellowbelly 3234g Jason Hatcher Mt Egerton
6 golden perch/yellowbelly 3022g Landon Walkenhorst Penshurst
7 golden perch/yellowbelly 2960g Tania Brabender Sebastopol
8 golden perch/yellowbelly 2714g Rodney Beer Sebastopol
9 golden perch/yellowbelly 2382g Vladimia Pohorasky Ballarat
10 golden perch/yellowbelly 1904g Josh Beer Miners Rest
JUNIORS
Species Weight Name Town
1 golden perch/yellowbelly 2638g Cheyanne Brabender Sebastopol
2 golden perch/yellowbelly 2058g Micah Walkenhorst Penshurst
3 golden perch/yellowbelly 1616g Cianna Beer Sebastopol
4 golden perch/yellowbelly 1516g Hannah Wackenhorst Penshurst
5 golden perch/yellowbelly 1428g Braxton Maher Murtoa
6 silver perch 1006g Oliver Robinson Netherby
7 golden perch/yellowbelly 946g Molly Avery Tarranyurk
8 silver perch 834g Matilda Harris Nhill
9 silver perch 812 grams Rowan Ballinger Horsham
10 silver perch 784g Joshua Harris Nhill
The heaviest carp were caught by senior angler Jordy Parfett Oliver of Horsham (5326g) and junior Lydia Paech of Jeparit (2448g).
