Hooked at the Colly Cod Classic
AT a time when many rivers have run dry, Collarenebri celebrated the strength of its community last weekend with it’s Cod Classic fishing competition.
Brianna Chown is the secretary/treasurer for the Collarenebri Watersports Club and said the committee couldn’t be happier about how the fishing comp injected so much fun and enthusiasm into the town.
“This was our first Colly Cod Classic fishing comp and we are aiming to make it an annual event,” Miss Chown told Dubbo Photo News.
“We were really amazed by the support from our sponsors, from far and wide and from our local community. For such a small community, in a hard time like this drought, we still received quite a few donations.
“We ended up with 233 nominations and were really impressed with how many people attended the presentation on Sunday,” she said.
Committee president Jasen Ramien was keen to get visitors to support local business in the town, posting a Colly one-stop-shop on social media to send some dollars its way.
“Cochrane’s servo will be open all weekend for the fishing comp – they have fishing licenses, fishing gear, bait, food, fuel, and any last minute items you may forget,” Mr Ramien encouraged.
There were quite a few Dubbo locals making the trek for the fishing weekend including Inland Waterways’ Matt Hansen and Luke Evans.
As part of its charter, Inland Waterways donated an Engel fridge as a prize.
“A huge congratulations to the Collarenebri Cod Classic committee on their inaugural event this weekend,” Mr Hansen said.
“We had a fantastic visit to the home of the cod, and great to see almost 250 entrants roll up in incredibly dry and challenging times, to take home some awesome prizes.
“Thanks to Luke Evans for coming with me to donate an Engel Fridge on behalf of the Inland Waterways committee, and David Lang and the “Kalgary” crew for having us out – my stomach is still sore from constant laughs, good times and great people,” he said.