Hobie Kayak Fishing Series 17 Round 01 Bemm River

St Croix / Strike Pro Round 01. Bemm River, VIC 2026

February 17 - 18, 2026 Bemm River, VIC

St Croix / Strike Pro Round 01 of the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series 17 will land at Bemm River in Victoria. An undisputed favourite on the Hobie Calendar for what is set to be a brilliant start to the Series 17 season

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Series 17 Rules

Round Info

Results

Legend

F1 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1

W1 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1

F2 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2

W2 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2

TF = TOTAL FISH CAUGHT

TW = TOTAL WEIGHT

PlaceAnglerStateDivisionF1W1F2W2TFTWPenaltyNetPrize
1Greg CrebertNSWOpen3 2.97 kg3 3.17 kg6 6.14 kg 6.14 kg $2,645.00
2David CrebertNSWOpen3 2.29 kg3 2.88 kg6 5.17 kg 5.17 kg $1,375.00
3Leon LeongVICOpen3 2.23 kg3 2.71 kg6 4.94 kg 4.94 kg $895.00
4Cameron ColeTASOpen3 2.64 kg3 2.22 kg6 4.86 kg 4.86 kg $410.00
5Dennis VillamorVICOpen3 2.22 kg3 2.42 kg6 4.64 kg 4.64 kg $345.00
6Jamie ColeNSWOpen3 2.28 kg3 2.26 kg6 4.54 kg 4.54 kg $310.00
7Brad ClarkVICOpen3 2.00 kg3 2.47 kg6 4.47 kg 4.47 kg $275.00
8Patrick ByrneNSWMasters (60 and above)3 1.91 kg3 2.42 kg6 4.33 kg 4.33 kg $240.00
9Ruth BeebyVICWomen's3 2.09 kg3 2.21 kg6 4.30 kg 4.30 kg $205.00
10Steven PrykeVICOpen3 2.26 kg3 1.98 kg6 4.24 kg 4.24 kg $170.00
11Lyndsay PrykeVICMasters (60 and above)3 2.06 kg3 2.17 kg6 4.23 kg 4.23 kg
12Brendan PieschelNSWOpen3 1.64 kg3 2.56 kg6 4.20 kg 4.20 kg
13Harry YoungVICOpen3 2.00 kg3 2.19 kg6 4.19 kg 4.19 kg
14Joseph GardnerWAOpen3 1.59 kg3 2.55 kg6 4.14 kg 4.14 kg
15Jayden DihoodVICOpen3 2.04 kg3 2.07 kg6 4.11 kg 4.11 kg
16Jason DeenenVICOpen3 2.08 kg3 1.91 kg6 3.99 kg 3.99 kg
17Beth HarrisVICWomen's3 1.70 kg3 2.16 kg6 3.86 kg 3.86 kg
18Andrew RichmondNSWOpen3 2.02 kg3 1.84 kg6 3.86 kg 3.86 kg
19Ben HarrisonSAOpen3 1.87 kg3 1.98 kg6 3.85 kg 3.85 kg
20Mitchell NicholsNSWOpen3 1.72 kg3 2.11 kg6 3.83 kg 3.83 kg
21Mitch McMasterVICOpen3 2.08 kg3 1.68 kg6 3.76 kg 3.76 kg
22Tyler BreustNSWOpen3 1.66 kg3 2.09 kg6 3.75 kg 3.75 kg
23Joel CrosbieVICOpen3 1.53 kg3 2.20 kg6 3.73 kg 3.73 kg
24David ShanahanVICMasters (60 and above)3 1.58 kg3 2.13 kg6 3.71 kg 3.71 kg
25Ryan HoneybrookNSWOpen3 1.88 kg3 1.83 kg6 3.71 kg 3.71 kg
26David HedgeNSWOpen3 1.50 kg3 2.16 kg6 3.66 kg 3.66 kg
27Carl EvertonVICOpen3 1.86 kg3 1.80 kg6 3.66 kg 3.66 kg
28Rick KingNSWOpen3 1.66 kg3 1.96 kg6 3.62 kg 3.62 kg
29Benjamin HotchkinVICOpen3 2.34 kg3 1.27 kg6 3.61 kg 3.61 kg
30Peter BreukelVICOpen3 2.25 kg3 1.34 kg6 3.59 kg 3.59 kg
31Ian GanalVICOpen3 1.64 kg3 1.93 kg6 3.57 kg 3.57 kg
32Ben HanscombeNSWOpen3 1.70 kg3 1.85 kg6 3.55 kg 3.55 kg
33Jacob DoddsNSWOpen2 1.01 kg3 2.51 kg5 3.52 kg 3.52 kg
34Corey GallagherVICOpen3 1.79 kg3 1.73 kg6 3.52 kg 3.52 kg
35Evan LeonardTASOpen3 1.29 kg3 2.22 kg6 3.51 kg 3.51 kg
36Jon FitzgibbonNSWOpen3 1.77 kg3 1.73 kg6 3.50 kg 3.50 kg
37Jamie BowdenNSWOpen3 1.43 kg3 2.05 kg6 3.48 kg 3.48 kg
38Greg LewisNSWOpen3 1.87 kg3 1.58 kg6 3.45 kg 3.45 kg
39Mark VandersteenNSWOpen3 1.42 kg3 2.00 kg6 3.42 kg 3.42 kg
40Leigh KuerschnerSAOpen3 1.41 kg3 1.98 kg6 3.39 kg 3.39 kg
41David AytonVICMasters (60 and above)3 1.99 kg2 1.30 kg5 3.29 kg 3.29 kg
42Wayne SiowACTOpen3 1.30 kg3 1.97 kg6 3.27 kg 3.27 kg
43Brian HuntNSWOpen2 1.59 kg3 1.66 kg5 3.25 kg 3.25 kg
44Doug BakerNSWMasters (60 and above)3 1.66 kg3 1.52 kg6 3.18 kg 3.18 kg
45Andrew HaltonNSWOpen3 1.70 kg3 1.46 kg6 3.16 kg 3.16 kg
46Gary HansonVICMasters (60 and above)3 1.53 kg3 1.63 kg6 3.16 kg 3.16 kg
47Jason GoodfellowNSWOpen3 1.60 kg3 1.54 kg6 3.14 kg 3.14 kg
48Simon MorleyNSWOpen2 1.29 kg3 1.84 kg5 3.13 kg 3.13 kg
49Tony PettieVICOpen2 1.13 kg3 1.90 kg5 3.03 kg 3.03 kg
50Justin StevensTASOpen2 0.79 kg3 2.23 kg5 3.02 kg 3.02 kg
51Nathan WrightVICOpen3 1.21 kg3 1.80 kg6 3.01 kg 3.01 kg
51Jason BennettNSWOpen3 1.80 kg3 1.21 kg6 3.01 kg 3.01 kg
53Greg CooperWAMasters (60 and above)2 1.10 kg3 1.88 kg5 2.98 kg 2.98 kg
54Bob LiebeltVICOpen3 1.40 kg3 1.56 kg6 2.96 kg 2.96 kg
55Shane LingTASOpen3 1.51 kg3 1.42 kg6 2.93 kg 2.93 kg
56Leanne CowanACTWomen's2 1.32 kg3 1.57 kg5 2.89 kg 2.89 kg
57Darrin HaywoodNSWOpen3 1.09 kg3 1.79 kg6 2.88 kg 2.88 kg
58Mitchell TaylorNSWOpen3 1.42 kg3 1.46 kg6 2.88 kg 2.88 kg
59Johnathon LawrenceNSWOpen2 0.96 kg3 1.91 kg5 2.87 kg 2.87 kg
60Gavin HowardSAMasters (60 and above)3 1.71 kg2 0.97 kg5 2.68 kg 2.68 kg
61Luke RoganQLDOpen3 1.39 kg2 1.26 kg5 2.65 kg 2.65 kg
62Nikki BryantVICWomen's3 2.27 kg1 0.35 kg4 2.62 kg 2.62 kg
63Geoff AlfordNSWMasters (60 and above)2 1.02 kg3 1.60 kg5 2.62 kg 2.62 kg
63Riley WhelanVICYouth (16 - under 18)2 1.02 kg3 1.60 kg5 2.62 kg 2.62 kg
65Adam LalorNSWOpen2 0.78 kg3 1.79 kg5 2.57 kg 2.57 kg
66Chris ByrneNSWOpen1 0.50 kg3 1.97 kg4 2.47 kg 2.47 kg
67Robert LeeVICMasters (60 and above)3 2.35 kg 3 2.35 kg 2.35 kg
68Matthew FieldenACTOpen2 0.75 kg3 1.59 kg5 2.34 kg 2.34 kg
69Brian LeanNSWMasters (60 and above)3 1.67 kg1 0.53 kg4 2.20 kg 2.20 kg
70Shaun DallmanVICOpen1 0.57 kg3 1.58 kg4 2.15 kg 2.15 kg
71Corey LeanNSWOpen1 0.14 kg3 1.96 kg4 2.10 kg -0.25 kg 2.10 kg
72Warren AllenNSWOpen1 0.63 kg3 1.46 kg4 2.09 kg 2.09 kg
73Dylan CowellNSWOpen2 1.00 kg2 1.04 kg4 2.04 kg 2.04 kg
74Ted RichmondVICOpen2 1.17 kg1 0.69 kg3 1.86 kg 1.86 kg
75Neil HutchinsSAMasters (60 and above)2 0.70 kg2 1.10 kg4 1.80 kg 1.80 kg
76Collin BryantTASOpen2 0.93 kg2 0.86 kg4 1.79 kg 1.79 kg
77Michael ButtigiegNSWOpen 2 1.72 kg2 1.72 kg 1.72 kg
78Martyn GiddensVICOpen 3 1.63 kg3 1.63 kg 1.63 kg
79Paul HardimanVICMasters (60 and above)2 1.49 kg 2 1.49 kg 1.49 kg
80Andrew HancoxNSWOpen3 1.41 kg 3 1.41 kg 1.41 kg
81Michael AlexanderTASOpen 3 1.32 kg3 1.32 kg 1.32 kg
82Harley DonaldsonNSWOpen 2 1.25 kg2 1.25 kg 1.25 kg
83Tim GolbyVICMasters (60 and above)1 0.39 kg1 0.68 kg2 1.07 kg 1.07 kg
84Kevin NguyenNSWOpen2 0.88 kg 2 0.88 kg 0.88 kg
85Graeme LalorNSWMasters (60 and above)2 0.85 kg 2 0.85 kg 0.85 kg
86Sean HillNSWOpen1 0.64 kg 1 0.64 kg 0.64 kg
87Stacey AlexanderTASWomen's1 0.39 kg 1 0.39 kg 0.39 kg
88Joanne Ritzau-GallagherNSWWomen's 1 0.36 kg1 0.36 kg 0.36 kg
89Danny TeskeraVICMasters (60 and above)
89Raymon CooperVICMasters (60 and above)
89Phil CockshuttNSWMasters (60 and above)
89Luke SciclunaVICOpen
89Stephen TappVICMasters (60 and above)
Total Fish D1Total Weight D1Total Fish D2Total Weight D2Total FishTotal WeightAverage Weight
216126.57 kg 225143.28 kg 441269.85 kg 0.61 kg

Anaconda Big Bream Winner

AnglerStateW
Cameron ColeVIC 1.15 kg

Monster Mover

AnglerStateW1W2
Corey LeanNSW0.14 kg1.96 kg

Division Winners

Youth (16 - under 21 yrs)
AnglerStateF1W1F2W2TFTW
Riley Whelan VIC 21.02 kg 31.60 kg 52.62 kg
Women's
AnglerStateF1W1F2W2TFTW
Ruth Beeby VIC 32.09 kg 32.21 kg 64.30 kg
Master's (60 + yrs)
AnglerStateF1W1F2W2TFTW
Patrick Byrne NSW 31.91 kg 32.42 kg 64.33 kg
First Time Competitors
AnglerStateF1W1F2W2TFTW
Dave Chapman VIC 31.56 kg 10.41 kg 41.97 kg

Info Sheet

Entry Fees

Early Entries close Sunday, 11:59:59 pm on 15 February 2026 AEDT.

  • On-Time (ie: Early Bird) Entry: $130.00
  • Late Entry Fee: $180.00
  • Saturday Entry: $180.00

Date

This is a 2 day event.
Tuesday, 17th February 6:00 am - Wednesday, 18th February 4:00 pm

Location

Bemm River foreshore, Sydenham Parade, Bemm River.

No Fishing

Thursday, 5th February up to and including Sunday, 15th February.

No Go Zones

Crossing of the bar at Sydenham Inlet.

Registration Times

  • Day 1: From 5:30am – TBA.
  • Day 2: From 5:30am – TBA.

Briefing Times

  • Day 1: From 6:15am – TBA.
  • Day 2: From 6:15am – TBA.

Session Times

  • Day 1: 7:00am till 2:00pm.
  • Day 2: 7:00am till 2:00pm.

Briefing, Launch And Weigh-in Location

Bemm River foreshore, Sydenham Parade, Bemm River.

Target Species

Australia’s iconic bream species — including black and yellow-fin bream.

Community Matters

Due to local community concerns, we kindly ask that you remain mindful of your impact upon the wider community when participating in this round. Please keep noise/music to a minimum and use parking lights (not full headlights) in the mornings.

More Information

Bemm River Hobie Fishing Event Site

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Entry List

If you do not see your name in the Entry List, below, after 24 business hours please email media@hobiecat.com.au directly.

# First Last State Division Opt Division
1 Nathan Wright VIC Open
2 Joseph Gardner WA Open
3 Ted Richmond VIC Open
4 Tim Golby VIC Open Master (60 and over)
5 Joel Crosbie VIC Open
6 Gary Hanson VIC Open Master (60 and over)
7 Danny Teskera VIC Open Master (60 and over)
8 Rick King NSW Open
9 Ruth Beeby VIC Open Women
10 Gavin Howard SA Open Master (60 and over)
11 Collin Bryant TAS Open
12 Shane Ling TAS Open
13 Beth Harris VIC Open Women
14 Greg Cooper WA Open Master (60 and over)
15 Matthew Fielden ACT Open
16 Evan Leonard TAS Open
17 Jon Fitzgibbon NSW Open
18 Paul Hardiman VIC Open Master (60 and over)
19 Raymon Cooper VIC Open Master (60 and over)
20 Patrick Byrne NSW Open Master (60 and over)
21 Geoff Alford NSW Open Master (60 and over)
22 Harley Donaldson NSW Open
23 Greg Crebert NSW Open
24 David Ayton VIC Open Master (60 and over)
25 David Crebert NSW Open
26 Kevin Nguyen NSW Open
27 Phil Cockshutt NSW Open Master (60 and over)
28 Brendan Pieschel NSW Open
29 Chris Byrne NSW Open
30 Leigh Kuerschner SA Open
31 Joanne Ritzau-gallagher NSW Open Women
32 David Hedge NSW Open
33 Warren Allen NSW Open
34 Leanne Cowan ACT Open Women
35 Stacey Alexander TAS Open Women
36 Michael Alexander TAS Open
37 Jason Goodfellow NSW Open
38 Adam Lalor NSW Open
39 Andrew Richmond NSW Open
40 Michael Buttigieg NSW Open
41 Doug Baker NSW Open Master (60 and over)
42 Graeme Lalor NSW Open Master (60 and over)
43 Dave Chapman NSW First Timer
44 Benjamin Hotchkin VIC Open
45 Dylan Cowell NSW Open
46 Andrew Halton NSW Open
47 Bob Liebelt VIC Open
48 Greg Lewis NSW Open
49 Dennis Villamor VIC Open
50 Justin Stevens TAS Open
51 Brad Clark VIC Open
52 Ian Ganal VIC Open
53 Corey Gallagher VIC Open
54 Jayden Dihood VIC Open
55 Nikki Bryant VIC Open Women
56 Jacob Dodds NSW Open
57 Jason Bennett NSW Open
58 Johnathon Lawrence NSW Open
59 Ryan Honeybrook NSW Open
60 Ben Harrison SA Open
61 Jason Deenen VIC Open
62 Neil Hutchins SA Open Master (60 and over)
63 David Shanahan VIC Open Master (60 and over)
64 Tony Pettie VIC Open
65 Andrew Hancox NSW Open
66 Mitchell Taylor NSW Open
67 Darrin Haywood NSW Open
68 Carl Everton VIC Open
69 Lyndsay Pryke VIC Open Master (60 and over)
70 Steven Pryke VIC Open
71 Jamie Bowden NSW Open
72 Simon Morley NSW Open
73 Ben Hanscombe NSW Open
74 Sean Hill NSW Open
75 Wayne Siow ACT Open
76 Mitchell Nichols NSW Open
77 Leon Leong VIC Open
78 Martyn Giddens VIC Open
79 Luke Scicluna VIC Open
80 Corey Lean NSW Open
81 Harry Young VIC Open
82 Mitch Mcmaster VIC Open
83 Mark Vandersteen NSW Open
84 Peter Breukel VIC Open
85 David Shekleton VIC First Timer
86 Stephen Tapp VIC Open Master (60 and over)
87 Jamie Cole NSW Open
88 Riley Whelan VIC Open Youth (16 - under 18)
89 Cameron Cole TAS Open
90 Brian Hunt NSW Open
91 Robert Lee VIC Open Master (60 and over)
92 Brian Lean NSW Open Master (60 and over)
93 Luke Rogan QLD Open
94 Shaun Dallman VIC Open
95 Tyler Breust NSW Open
TOTAL ENTRANTS Open Youth (16 - under 18yrs) Women Master (60 and over) First Timers
95 93 1 6 19 2

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