The 13th Stabicraft Southern Te Anau Manapouri Fishing Classic will be held over Labour Weekend. 

Organised and run by the Te Anau Community Events Charitable Trust (Te Anau Events), the competition is run over Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri as well as the Upper Waiau River and starts on Friday, 23 October. This is a family event open to adults and children alike.

The organisers would like to thank all the sponsors with a special mention of Stabicraft, Yamaha and Navico. The top prize again this year is a Stabicraft 1550 Fisher boat with a Yamaha 50hp 4 stroke engine and DMW Trailer. To be in the draw for the boat you must be over 18, pay your entry fee and catch a fish.

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Run in conjunction with the Te Anau Manapouri Fishing Classic is the Cruise Milford 2020 Take a Kid Fishing competition aimed at encouraging children under 12 to give fishing a go. It will be held at McGregor’s Pond, from 7.30am till 6pm Saturday 24 October. The pond is stocked with fish before the competition, giving children the best chance to bag a fish. In addition there will be some spot prizes given away at the pond. 

Experienced anglers will be available on Saturday to assist the budding fishers and show them fishing techniques. Please note: Take a Kid Fishing is on Saturday only this year and no rods will be given away.

A colouring competition will be run for children in three age groups: 4 years and under, 5 – 7 year olds, and 8 years & over. All children welcome. Entry forms available on the Te Anau Events website.

Registration for both the main event and the Take a Kid Fishing is at Te Anau Rugby Club and begins at 2pm on Friday 23 October. Note: There will be NO registration at Manapouri Lakeview Motor Inn this year. 

For specific registration and weigh-in times and locations please refer to the Te Anau Events website. 

Please note that no entries will be taken on Sunday. However, if you have pre-entered, you can still pick up your weigh cards on Sunday at the Te Anau Rugby Club Rooms during weigh in.

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Prize giving will be on Sunday 25 October at the Te Anau Rugby Club if the weather is good, and at the Fiordland Community Events Centre if wet, starting at 2pm for the Take a Kid Fishing event and approximately 3pm for the Stabicraft Southern Te Anau Manapouri Fishing Classic.

Entry fees for the main fishing competition are: Adult $45.00, Junior $25.00 and Child $20.00. Take a Kid Fishing $20.

For more information email or call Claire on 022 133 9989.

And the winners are...

Trent Hood, of Gore, Antony Kempthorne, of Ohai and Donna Spencer, of Invercargill, are the lucky winners of a Fiordland Labour weekend prize package courtesy of Te Anau Events. Each has won:

• One entry to the Stabicraft Te Anau Manapouri Fishing Classic
• One entry to the Cruise Milford Take a Kid Fishing event
• One entry to the Fiordland Arts Society Multi-media Art Exhibition
• One entry to the Manapouri Art Group's Labour Weekend Exhibition
• One entry to the Kepler Lions Club's fundraising Home Tour

Thank you to everyone who entered and we look forward to seeing plenty of people hooking into all of the action in Fiordland this weekend.