The Bathurst RSL Fishing Club staged its 12th annual Carp Blitz along the Macquarie River last Sunday, November 4. A host of keen anglers, with their families in tow, turned up to Lions Berry Park to sign up for the event and help remove harmful carp from the river. Western Advocate photographer Chris Seabrook ventured down to the event to snap some of the action.
The Bathurst RSL Fishing Club staged its 12th annual Carp Blitz along the Macquarie River last Sunday, November 4. A host of keen anglers, with their families in tow, turned up to Lions Berry Park to sign up for the event and help remove harmful carp from the river. Western Advocate photographer Chris Seabrook ventured down to the event to snap some of the action.
![PRIZED POSSESSION: Eddie Allman [Bathurst RSL Fishing Club] and Allan Wray [Senior Lands Services Officer]. 110418carp5](http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/xry9xtRQu9u36zRV2j5976/56460a59-4f5d-4933-9b9a-b3b09ed17a1c.JPG/r0_742_5568_3340_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg "PRIZED POSSESSION: Eddie Allman [Bathurst RSL Fishing Club] and Allan Wray [Senior Lands Services Officer]. 110418carp5")
![ALL SET: Siblings Alex Wray [6] and Emily Wray [8] ready to cast out their lines in search of carp. 110418carp4](http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/xry9xtRQu9u36zRV2j5976/b63a9e69-79b9-4daa-be99-2e0138977692.JPG/r0_223_5568_3428_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg "ALL SET: Siblings Alex Wray [6] and Emily Wray [8] ready to cast out their lines in search of carp. 110418carp4")
![GOT SOME BITES: Lawrence Dennis [13] and Clayton Chatfield [14] holding red fins they caught. 110418carp6](http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/xry9xtRQu9u36zRV2j5976/3f3a20cf-9c3e-4fa7-a3d5-3d5caa6617fa.JPG/r693_730_5568_3427_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg "GOT SOME BITES: Lawrence Dennis [13] and Clayton Chatfield [14] holding red fins they caught. 110418carp6")
![A FAMILY AFFAIR: Eddie Allman with his daughter Hunter Allman [5] and grandson Riley Eldridge [3]. 110418carp7](http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/xry9xtRQu9u36zRV2j5976/8704b85b-d056-48a5-b8b6-edf55703152d.JPG/r0_631_5568_3477_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg "A FAMILY AFFAIR: Eddie Allman with his daughter Hunter Allman [5] and grandson Riley Eldridge [3]. 110418carp7")
![PRIZED POSSESSION: Eddie Allman [Bathurst RSL Fishing Club] and Allan Wray [Senior Lands Services Officer]. 110418carp5](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 "PRIZED POSSESSION: Eddie Allman [Bathurst RSL Fishing Club] and Allan Wray [Senior Lands Services Officer]. 110418carp5")