Lady Fishers All Girl Fishing Classics are dedicated to helping ladies enjoy the sport of recreational fishing and promote competitions among lady anglers in a safe and friendly environment. You may feel that you are the only lady out there who enjoys fishing but there are many lady anglers who would like to meet with others and enjoy the friendships, stories and memories that these competitions bring.

Fishing can be enjoyed at any level and you need not be an expert to appreciate the fun and camaraderie of fishing with like minded ladies and share in their knowledge and skills. Make fishing a great experience for you and your friends. Lady Fishers promote catch and release in the spirit of conservation. We hope that you will find humour knowledge and the opportunity to share some amazing experiences.

The annual Lady Fishers Lake Awoonga Barra Classic run in November each year has received a 4 star rating following an assessment of the tournament under the NEATFish standard. (National Environmental Assessment of Tournament Fishing)

NEATFish is an environmental standard developed by Recfish Australia for organisers of recreational fishing tournaments. The Standard has been designed to reward organisers for developing tournament formats which:

• minimise detrimental impacts on fish stocks,

• are environmentally sustainable,

• encourage support from local communities,

• provide safe fishing experiences for competitors and spectators, and

• provide significant positive social and economic benefits to those communities in which they are held

The NEATFish standard is based on a 1 to 5 star rating and demonstrates the environmental, social and economic credentials of the tournament to the participants, sponsors, government authorities, environmentalists and the general public.

For more information go to the Recfish Australia website www.recfish.com.au