{"id":169727,"date":"2017-02-13T21:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T11:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=169727"},"modified":"2020-09-22T16:18:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T06:18:44","slug":"2017-yellowbelly-biggest-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/02\/13\/2017-yellowbelly-biggest-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Yellowbelly ‘Biggest Ever’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blue, the Sunwater water droplet, was very popular with children at this year’s Lake Boondooma Yellowbelly Fishing Competition, because his appearance usually heralded free giveaways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 14, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

While February temperature records were being smashed all around the South Burnett over the weekend, the Boondooma Dam Fish Stocking Association was breaking a record of its own.<\/p>\n

The Association’s annual Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition shattered last year’s all-time record of 832 competitors by almost 25 per cent.<\/p>\n

In all, 1013 keen anglers – 208 juniors and 805 seniors – packed the Lake Boondooma Caravan Park for a fun weekend of angling.<\/p>\n

Yellowbelly spokesman Terry Allwood said the lake fished extremely well for this year’s competition, with 260 fish going through the catch and release section and another 329 in the gilled and gutted section. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The dam had begun the weekend at 36 per cent capacity and finished half a percent lower, but this had no impact on fish numbers.<\/p>\n

Cash and other prizes were presented at the end of each of the three weigh-in sessions, along with trophies to the overall winners at the conclusion of the event.<\/p>\n