The Riverina Classic will be held at Darlington Point from February 10 to 12 and the organising committee wants to match last year’s $20,000 fundraising tally that went towards helping patients and finding a cure.

There are also plans to release more than 13,000 Murray cod and golden perch fingerlings into the river to help improve fish stocks.

Unlike other fishing competitions, the Riverina Classic is “photo entry only”, in order to minimise any negative effects on fish welfare and ensure anglers have maximum opportunity to chase the elusive “big one”.

For those who aren’t so keen on getting their line wet, there will be market stalls, entertainment, helicopter joy flights and food stalls.

There is a huge prize pool on offer and every single junior is guaranteed to go home with a prize.

Included in the prize pool is a $10,000 Flight Centre holiday voucher, a Stacer 409S Proline Angler running a 30hp, four stroke Mercury motor complete with trailer for the big kids and a kayak for the juniors.

Early bird entrants that register online also go in the draw to win a fitted-out kayak ready to catch that winning fish.

To find out more go to www.riverinaclassic.com​ or call Shaun Roche on 0447 727 697 or Allyson Smith on 0427 544 255.