Dunedin angler Chris Anderson caught the heaviest salmon in the 10-year history of the Lake Hawea Family Classic fishing competition on Saturday.
However, his 1.43kg catch paled in comparison to that of 14-year-old Lake Hawea angler Ethan Meyer-Budge, who reeled in a 2.88kg rainbow trout to claim the heaviest fish overall.
Heaviest fish: Ethan Meyer-Budge, Lake Hawea, 2.88kg rainbow, 1; Mark Evans, Tapanui, 2.21kg rainbow, 2; Mitch Spillane, Cromwell, 2.20kg rainbow, 3.
Best family catch: DeGroot family, Alexandra, 1; Meyer-Budge family, Lake Hawea, 2; Wigg family, Hawea Flat, 3.
Best rainbow trout: Jamie Chittock, Gore, 2.850kg, 1; Reuben Scott, Gore, 2.18kg, 2; Bruce Chittock, Gore, 2.14kg, 3.
Best brown trout: Col McKenzie, Lake Hawea, 2.08kg, 1; Michael Robertson, Lake Hawea, 1.90kg, 2; Conor Rutherford, Lake Hawea, 1.89kg, 3.
Best salmon: Chris Anderson, Dunedin, 1.43kg, 1; Noel Stafford, Dunedin, 1.37kg, 2; Clint Parkinson, Hawea Flat, 1.32kg, 3.
Best junior angler: Gracin Budge, Lake Hawea, 2.17kg rainbow, 1; Aaron Neason, Cromwell, 1.81kg rainbow, 2; Conor Rutherford, Lake Hawea, 1.65kg rainbow, 3.
Best child angler: Blake DeGroot, Alexandra, 2.03kg rainbow, 1; Kaitlyn Baxter, Gore, 1.84kg rainbow, 2; Olly Higgins, Lake Hawea, 1.53kg rainbow, 3.
Heaviest fish caught by female angler: Marcia Broome, Christchurch, 2.06kg rainbow, 1; Dale Hutton, Alexandra, 1.62kg rainbow, 2; Janice Remnant, Naseby, 1.60kg brown, 3.
