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Tackle Tales with Eamon Kurta

By Eamon Kurta

Apr 16, 2026

Archie McKern showing off his 90cm Murray cod, alongside his father Alister McKern.

It was a memorable Easter weekend on the Edward River for young angler Archie McKern, who landed a superb 90cm Murray cod - a new personal best.

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Archie was fishing alongside his dad, Alister McKern, when the big cod took the bait and put up a solid fight before coming to the boat.

It was a cracking catch that contributed to a successful weekend overall, as one of many caught.

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Rykah Stirling with this behemoth cod measuring 107cm.

It’s every rural fisho’s dream to land a ‘metery’, and eight year-old Rykah Stirling has gone and done it.

Rykah pulled in a massive 107cm Murray cod in the Colligen Creek over the Easter weekend, and in true country‑kid fashion, the big one took a simple sausage.

The fish measured well into trophy territory and gave him a moment he won’t forget any time soon.

It capped off an incredible few days on the water over the Easter long weekend, with the group landing around 30 cod in total, as well as a handful of yellowbelly over 50cm.

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