Cobram Barooga Anglers club members Toby Bell, Alex Spiller, Dean Nigh and Chase Rodda.
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The Cobram Barooga Anglers crowned its 2025 champions on Sunday, December 7, with a barbecue and vouchers handed out.
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Cobram Barooga Anglers president Stefan Bruni started the club in 2017 with the idea of getting some mates and other locals together who enjoyed fishing and camping.
“We’re always out fishing, or we’re camping ... and then it was like, why don’t we get together and start a fishing club, so then other people can do it,” Mr Bruni said.
“We've got one of the best patches on the Murray for fishing and our beaches are fantastic ... no matter where you are, you'll always find good fishing.”
Toby Bell won the ‘junior biggest yella’, with a catch of 46cm.
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Mr Bruni said the club had people of all ages, including fathers and sons.
The club has five rounds of competitions a year, with each round sponsored by Cobram Outdoors, providing vouchers for the winners.
“Our competitions are for members only, we have an app, and it’s $20 to be a member of the club,” Mr Bruni said.
The competition works on a points system for the overall winner and there are different awards for each round such as ‘the biggest cod’ and ‘the biggest yellow belly’.
At the end of each round, the club puts on a barbecue lunch, with presentations and vouchers handed out.
Donald Bell won the ‘adults’ biggest yella’, with a catch of 56cm in the last round of the 2025 season.
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The fifth round of competitions is held in December, where the winner for the year is determined.
The overall 2025 season winner in the junior section was Alex Spiller with 1380 points and in the adults’ section it was Dean Nye with 1417 points.
Sharyn Brennan won the ‘adults’ biggest cod’ with a catch of 75cm and Donald Bell won the ‘adults’ biggest yella’ with a catch of 56cm.
The ‘junior biggest cod’ went to Chase Rodda with a catch of 94cm, and the ‘junior biggest yella’ went to Toby Bell with a catch of 46cm.
The ‘junior biggest cod’ went to Chase Rodda with a catch of 94cm in the final competition of 2025.
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Alongside competitions, the club holds a social camp-out in winter, with firewood donated, picking a spot down by the river and enjoying a barbecue dinner.
“It’s a good excuse to get out and chill out, sit back and watch the fire burn and have a few beers and just get back to basics and talk to mates again,” Mr Bruni said.
The club is currently looking for sponsors for the 2026 season, as well as new members.
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