Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Comp

15/08/2026

🎣 QUEENSLAND FISHOS — THIS ONE’S WORTH A ROAD TRIP! 👀

Never heard of the Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Classic?

Well… you have now. 😏

From 28–30 August, we’re taking over the Thomson River at Longreach for three days of fishing, camping, live entertainment, markets, food, kids’ activities, competitions, cash prizes and a whole lot of Outback fun.

And this year there’s a pretty BIG reason to throw the rods in and point the car towards Longreach…

✈️ ONE MILLION QANTAS FREQUENT FLYER POINTS are up for grabs!

We’ve got 3 tagged Yellowbelly swimming around out there — catch one during the Classic and you could win a share of ONE MILLION QANTAS POINTS. 🎣✈️

And that’s just ONE part of it.

💰 $10,000 Adult Major Prize Draw
💰 $5,000 Saturday night draw
🎣 Fishing categories for Mini, Junior & Adult
🏆 Loads of competitions and prizes
🎪 Markets, food & family entertainment
🎶 Live music
🏕️ And a cracking weekend camping on the Thomson River

You don’t need a boat.
You don’t need to be an expert fisho.
And you certainly don’t need to catch a fish to have a chance at walking away with a prize. 😂

Round up the family. Round up your mates. Pack the rods and make a weekend of it in Longreach, Outback Queensland.

📅 28–30 August 2026
📍 Apex Park & Thomson River, Longreach QLD

🎣 REGISTER HERE:
longreachfishcomp.com.au

Go on… bring your crew to Longreach. 🤠🎣

15/08/2026

🎣 A HUGE THANK YOU TO AUSSIE NATIVE LURES! 🎣

We are incredibly lucky to have the support of Aussie Native Lures for this year’s Classic!

They’ve gone above and beyond, putting together prizes across our Mini, Junior and Adult fishing categories, as well as prizes for the First Fish Off the Bridge, Winning Team and more.

And for our Kids Casting Competition entrants, they’re bringing along lucky dip bags so our Mini and Junior entrants can get in on the fun too! 💛

It’s an incredibly generous contribution and a whole lot of work has gone into putting it all together.

A massive thank you to Aussie Native Lures for getting behind the 2026 Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Classic and helping us make the weekend that little bit more special! 🎣💛

14/08/2026

🎣 RECKON YOU’VE GOTTA CATCH A FISH TO WIN AT THE CLASSIC?

Yeah… nah. 😂

Sure, there are plenty of ways to earn bragging rights on the river — longest Yellowbelly, mystery lengths, Biggest Redclaw, Most Sleepy Cod and a whole swag of categories across Mini, Junior and Adult.

BUT…

💰 You could catch absolutely NOTHING all weekend and still walk away $10,000 richer.

Yep. TEN GRAND. 😳

Every registered Adult entrant is in the running for our $10,000 Major Prize Draw on Sunday and our $5000 Cash Prize Draw on Saturday night — you just have to be there when we draw it!

Plus we’ve got a few more competitions, prizes and surprises up our sleeves across the weekend.

So bring the rods. Bring the kids. Bring your lucky un**es if you reckon they’ll help. 😂🎣

Just make sure you’re REGISTERED!

👉 REGISTER NOW:
https://longreachfishcomp.com.au/fishing-competition-registration/

14/08/2026

What they said. 👇😂

12/08/2026

🎣 RIGHTO — HERE IT IS! THE 2026 EVENT PROGRAM! 🎣

Three days of fishing, family fun, great food, markets, live entertainment, competitions, yabby races, cash draws and plenty happening at Yellowbelly HQ.

👇 Save this one — you’re going to need it!

You can also find the full event program anytime on our website.

📅 29–31 August
📍 Thomson River, Longreach

See you at the Classic! 🎣

12/08/2026

12/08/2026

🎣 It’s not all fishing rods and camp chairs…

Today’s behind-the-scenes mission: registration packs.

One of our dedicated committee members has been hard at work sorting, stacking and organising everything you’ll need when you check in for the Classic.

It’s not the glamorous side of running a fishing comp, but it’s the sort of job that helps make the weekend run smoothly.

We’re one step closer to lines in the water! 🎣

11/08/2026

🎩✨ A LITTLE MAGIC IS COMING TO THE CLASSIC! ✨🎩

Mr Fye Magician is joining us for the weekend — bringing magic, laughs, tricks and plenty of entertainment for the whole family! 🪄😂

You’ll catch him:
🎩 Saturday – 10am
✨ Saturday - 5pm
🪄 Sunday - 10.30am

And Saturday arvo is shaping up to be an absolute cracker! 👇

🎩 Mr Fye
🐟 Followed by the The Commercail Hotel Yabby Races
🎸 Then Drew Blundell Music takes us into Saturday night!

Fishing by day, magic in the arvo, yabby racing and live music into the evening… not a bad little weekend on the Thomson! 🎣🍻🎶

Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Classic — there’s a lot more than fishing going on!

10/08/2026

When there’s a job to do, having the right gear makes life a whole lot easier.

Lucky for us, the team at Flexihire Longreach know a thing or two about that!

We’re proud to have Flexihire Longreach supporting the 2026 Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Classic and grateful for their support of local events and communities.

Thanks for helping us get the job done! 🍻🎣

09/08/2026

Whether it’s on the land or on the river, we all know the importance of getting the measurements right! 😉

A big thank you to Central West Mobile Weighing for supporting the 2026 Longreach Yellowbelly Fishing Classic as a Silver Sponsor.

We’re proud to have local businesses like Central West Mobile Weighing helping make this year’s Classic possible.

Thanks for your support! 🎣