69 Results for author: Jill Trickey

Angling Competition 19-20th November, 2022

The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held the 5th angling competition for the 2022 / 2023 season over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of November.  In addition to the weekend’s prizes, angling members tried hard to make a lasting impression, competing to have their name etched onto the Bill Wallis Trophy. Despite Friday’s fine ... More

Annual Senior Presentation Night

The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) closed-out their 2021/2022 angling competition with the Annual Seniors Presentation Night held at the Phillip Island Golf Club on the 14th of May.  Anglers and supporters were relieved that they finally had an opportunity to celebrate the resumption of the social event, the achievements of anglers, and the ... More

Angling Competition 9-10th April, 2022

The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) concluded the 2021/2022 season with its tenth angling competition on the 9th and 10th of May.  Angling members, who were keen to add fish to the season’s tally, embraced the best of the weekend’s weather on Saturday and a few tried again on Sunday in lumpier conditions.  Light winds, mainly from ... More

RPIAC Competition Results 19th / 20th March, 2022

It was a fairy-tale weekend for the 9th Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) angling competition, held over the 19th and 20th of March.  Indeed, the weather was magical, there was a bounty of fish, and the clubrooms were graced by royalty, storytellers, and a jester-or-two. With weigh-in starting at 4:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday, there were ... More

Angling Competition 5-6th March, 2022

Hakuna matata for anglers participating in the 8th Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) angling competition for the 2021/2022 season.  With the Rhyll boat ramp closed for a major upgrade, over 35 millimetres of rain falling since Friday evening, and winds from all directions, it was still possible to participate in the scheduled competition. ... More

Angling Competition 19-20th February, 2022

The 7th Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) angling competition of the 2021/2022 season enjoyed light to gentle winds, periods of sunshine, and comfortable temperatures, which were perfect for fishing.  Of course, that didn’t necessarily translate to a lot of catching!  The weekend-long competition, on the 19th and 20th of February, ... More

5-6th February, 2022 Angling Competition

The Yukers Group, a talented band of musicians, played and sang with the east wind to delight all at the Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) on Friday.  The event brought new faces, good vibrations and smiles to the area on the eve of the resumption of the 6th RPIAC 2021/2022 angling competition season. Despite a weather forecast of sunshine ... More

Angling Competition 20-21st November, 2021

Without a doubt, the snapper are about and it’s certainly time to get to the water and wet a line.  The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held the 4th fishing competition for the 2021 / 2022 season, where angling members participate in an annual quest to be immortalised on the Bill Wallis Trophy.  Following Friday’s full moon anglers ... More

6-7th November Angling Competition

The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) welcomed members and visitors back to the club rooms for the 3rd fishing competition of the 2021/2022 season.  The competition, held over the 6th and 7th of November, embraced warm and humid conditions, and celebrated the return of big snapper to the area.  Finally, RPIAC also had the opportunity to ... More

Angling Competition 16-17th October

With no time to wait and no venue for weight, the second Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC)angling competition for the 2021/2022 season was held over the weekend of the 16th / 17thOctober. Again, with the RPIAC weigh-in room closed, the competition was conducted using theCOVID Safe format where anglers submitted photographs of catches instead, ... More