2019 Evans Head Fishing Classic Results

Evans Head Classic 2019 The Evans Head Fishing Classic was a brilliant event with the weather in this patch of northern NSW playing ball with beautifully clear skies during the day. In fact the most troubling issue for all were the frosty early morning starts. There...

The final day of the competition saw the competitors start amassing in the show area after a enthusiastic final day of fishing. A few fish were upgraded and daily winners announced but what everyone wanted to know was who sat a top the leaderboard. Many categories...

The final day of the competition saw the competitors start amassing in the show area after a enthusiastic final day of fishing. A few fish were upgraded and daily winners announced but what everyone wanted to know was who sat a top the leaderboard. Many categories...

Another classic day at a Evans Head with beautiful weather despite a cold start. The crowd for the prize draws was a little thin due to the magic conditions overnight that saw many boats stay out looking to improve on their catches. Despite this there were some great...

Day 4 dawned, the swell dropped and everyone was in the water reasonably early. The westerly was biting hard and whipping up a bit of chop out wide. We headed out to complete some filming ourselves and found snapper in freezing conditions north of Evans. Apparently...

The swell never made it into the bay even though the 3m sea at 13 seconds arrived as predicted. That saw a multitude of boats head wide chasing the offshore species that were closed the previous day. For many, it was a futile effort as the strong westerly winds and...

A strong wind warning was issued for day 2 which resulted in many competitors being forced to stay inshore. Some were lucky to catch some quality fish before the strong wind warning at midnight with one competitor wearing a track in the grass claiming several...

Mild weather greeted the competitors on Day 1 of the Evans Head Fishing Classic. A cold front made for a frosty early start for offshore competitors. There were some noteworthy captures early including a near 1.3 metre jewfish and a jobfish. Unusual for this area....

The kids day is a highlight at the Evans Head Fishing Classic and this year was no different. The kids streamed into the event from 8am eager to collect their free Atomic t-shirt and keen to participate in the 11am Shimano clinic. The clinic ran for 2 hours and taught...