14 Results for author: Russ Gallagher
RPIAC Season Concludes with Strong Final Weekend and Junior Champions Crowned
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) brought the 2025/2026 angling season to a close with its final weekend competition held over March 28th and 29th, delivering a fitting finale to another successful year of fishing, and community involvement.
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RPIAC Westernport Whiting Classic and Weekend Competition Deliver Big Turnout
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) enjoyed a huge weekend of fishing activity with the 2026 RPIAC Westernport Whiting Classic held on March 13th and 14th, overlapping with the club’s 11th angling competition of the season over March 14th and 15th.
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RPIAC Tropical Weekend Produces Big Salmon and Quality Flathead
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its tenth angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend of February 28th and March 1st, with fine and tropical conditions greeting anglers across both days. Barely a breeze stirred the water during daylight hours, while high ...
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RPIAC Valentine’s Weekend Competition Delivers Quality Catches
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its ninth angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend of February 14th and 15th, with anglers enjoying mild summer fishing conditions and another solid turnout at the scales. A total of 48 fish and 1 gamefish were weighed ...
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RPIAC Anglers Build Momentum Ahead of Westernport Whiting Classic
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its eighth angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend of January 31st and February 1st, with anglers enjoying far more cooperative fishing conditions than those experienced in the previous round. The improved weather was ...
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The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its seventh angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend, with the event proving to be one of the most challenging in recent memory. Strong and persistent easterly winds dominated conditions across both days, making it extremely difficult for anglers to fish from boats. As a result, ...
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Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club’s Sixth Competition of the 2025/2026 Season – A Strong Weekend Despite Mixed Weather
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its sixth angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend of December 6th and 7th. The event lured enthusiastic anglers for one last competition prior to Christmas. ...
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Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club’s Fifth Competition of the 2025/2026 Season Delivers Strong Results in Challenging Weather
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) hosted its fifth angling competition of the 2025/2026 season over the weekend of November 22nd and 23rd, where anglers also competed for the prestigious Bill Wallis Memorial Trophy. ...
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RPIAC’s Fourth Competition of the 2025/2026 Season Brings Strong Catches Despite Wild Weather
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) hosted its fourth competition of the 2025/2026 angling season over the weekend of November 8th and 9th. Despite wet and windy conditions on Saturday and only slightly improved weather on Sunday, a determined group ...
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Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club Celebrates a Big Weekend as Snapper Season Fires Up
The Rhyll-Phillip Island Angling Club (RPIAC) held its third weekend angling competition for the 2025/2026 season on the weekend of October 25–26, 2025. The weather was fine on Saturday and wet on Sunday, with little more than a gentle breeze over the two days — ...
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