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2024 December Newsletter

Hello team,Welcome to our December newsletter. Our November competition was a huge success. A big thank you must go out to our long time sponsors who sponsor this competition and help to make our competitions a great success. It was great to see a larger gathering of fishos and their families at the Club. Fifteen Club members and four boats ventured up to Houhora for the weekend. The winning snapper was a lovely fish of 9.22kg caught by Peter Nelmes. Another memorable catch was Junior Member Aus...

2024 November Newsletter

Hello team,Welcome to our November newsletter. Unfortunately, weather again dictated our fishing club weekend for October. There were some lovely trout weighed in, Congratulations to Stephen Butcher winning the Heaviest Trout with a weight of 3.060kgs and the 3-bag.Saltwater fishos again were dictated by the weather. Big congratulations must go to Sharon Cluston who won the Heaviest Snapper with a weight of 2.980kg and the Third Snapper after braving the weather at Kawhia on a Charter ...

2024 October Newsletter

Hello everyone,Welcome to our October newsletter. Unfortunately, the weather dictated our number of competitors for our September competition. Some nice snapper came from the Firth of Thames, the heaviest being Bruce Andrews, 5.395kg. And not to be out done, his wife Jackie won the 3 Bag Snapper.Trout guru Steven Butcher and son Saxon weighed in some very nice trout. A big thank you to our major sponsors for the September competi tion, Matamata Mitre 10 and Mark Wilcox Builders.  ...

July Newsletter 2024

Hi Team It’s the end of another fabulous season for us all.Our July competition was a great success combining the Hunting Section.  It was fantastic to see so many families there at the Club for the afternoon.  Planning is already underway for next year’s to be bigger and better.  A big thank you must go to the Committee for all their hard work to make this event the success it was, and well done to all the hunters that went out and made the effort to bring home something...

June Newsletter 2024

Hello team, We are coming to the end of another great season of fishing. A big thank you to the Committee for all their great work throughout the year. Our July competition is going to be an exciting one with the Hunting section as well as Fishing. We have a great array of prizes thanks to our generous sponsors.This year the Hunting Competition will be supported by Waikato Stud for which we are very grateful for their sponsorship. Along with our Hunting and Fishing ...

April Newsletter 2024

Hello everyone, Welcome to our April newsletter.It was great to see a good turnout at the Club for our Sunday weigh-in. It was also good to see new members and existing members turning up. A big thank you needs to go out to our sponsors LJ Hooker, Matamata Auto Services and Electrical, Steve and Lynley Autridge Racing and of course Waharoa Transport. There was some lovely snapper weighed in from within our boundary. The winning fish was caught by Greg Ward aka Action Man who won a grea...

March Newsletter 2024

Hello everyone,Welcome to our March newsletter. We had our Big Fish Competition on the 8th–10th of March. While numbers were not high it was great to see some new members and their families attending the weigh in evening. The Big Fish Competition is a long running competition for the Club. A big thank you must go out to our long time sponsors of this Competition - Matamata Marine, Challenge Matamata, Farm Veterinary Matamata, Plumbco and King Electrical. And of course the kids section is ...

February 2024

Hello everyone,Welcome to our first newsletter in 2024. Due to marine weather the Committee decided to postpone the February competition for one week, the first time in 30 years! The decision wasn’t made lightly, however the safety factor was the number one priority and the Committee members felt this was the best option for everyone.A big thank you goes to our February sponsors; Bell and Graham Solicitors, Sportsworld, Begovich Builders, Matamata Butchery, Top Cru, Stihl Shop, Phil Stevens Ra...

December 2023

Hello all, yet another year comes to an end after a successful December competition. A big thank you goes out to our wonderful sponsors Comag, J Swaps, Indulgence Beauty and Spa, Vercoes, Fairview Motors and Golden Flow Honey.The prizes for the December competition looked fantastic. Jacki did a wonderful job with the Christmas hampers. Another big thank you must go out to our hardworking committee. Even with a few committee members away last comp, everybody pulled together and got everythin...

November 2023

I hope all is well with everyone. Our November competition has been and gone. It was great to see an increase in numbers attending the competition, including new members, and to see some of our sponsors in attendance. We had some great fish weighed in this competition including our first snapper over 20lbs for the year, weighed in by Hughie McKean. We had an amazing line up of prizes from our local retailers and our local business owners. We as a Club are extremely grateful for th...

October 2023

Hello all, first of all I would like to thank our generous sponsors for our October competition; Daltons, Matamata Directional Drilling, Chooky’s Auto and Wheelie Bin Services. We thank you all so very much for your support of the Fishing Club. The weather again counted against us. Those that were lucky enough to get out managed to catch some nice fish. Our November competition has a large collection of sponsors for which we are very grateful. Let’s hope the weather plays its part so we...

September 2023

Hello and welcome to our new fishing club season. It gives me pleasure to write my first President's report for the fishing club. Welcome to our new Committee (see back page). There is a lot of enthusiasm being shown towards the New Year.  As a Committee we have made a few rule changes. We think this might make a fairer platform for our fishing competitions. Please familiarise yourselves with the rules which are also available on our website. If anyone has any suggestions please c...

July 2023

Hi all, well here we are at the end of another fabulous season. Thank you all very much for your involvement in the club, it’s great to see so many families coming along with their children, while that is happening the future of the club looks very strong. Our July competition was a real beauty, known as the Kerry McKinley Memorial, the fishing side of things is sponsored by Matamata Tractors and Machinery, Matamata New World, and Laurent Contractors, a great big thank you to you all. Onc...

June 2023

Hi all, wow here we are at the end of another awesome season for our club. One more competition to decide the winners of the trophies, but more than that really, yes just another chance to get out on the water with friends and family to enjoy that wonderful sport of fishing. Once again, this July competition includes a hunting division so come along and enjoy the festivities. Also invite non members, special thanks to the Dench family and our very own sub committee for their organising, wel...

May 2023

Hi, I hope all is good with you, your family, and friends.Like most you are probably a wee bit sick of the weather, yes it was great for duck hunting, but it certainly had a negative effect on our May competition. Having said that, while the crowd was not large, their enthusiasm was very good with crews like Phil Stephens & Co travelling all the way down to Tangi, south of New Plymouth. They all fished for an awesome line up of prizes so let’s say a great big thankyou to our sponsors: Verc...

April 2023

Hi, I hope you are enjoying some autumn weather and casting a line or two. Hard to believe we are already approaching the May competition, not sure if it’s just an age thing or what but time seems to fly.Our April competition was a bit weather-affected but still turned out to be a good one. Many thanks must go out to our long-time sponsors LJ Hooker, Matamata Auto Services and Electrical, and of course the kids section by Waharoa Transport. While there wasn’t a huge crowd at the prizegi...

March 2023

Hi all, hope everything is good in your world, let’s hope you have had a chance to do a bit of autumn fishing.It’s a great time of the year and there is plenty on offer from trout to marlin, and big snapper to kingi, the opportunities are endless. At the club we have just had the Big Fish Competition. For those who came along I’m sure you would have had a good time. While numbers were not high the crowd that was there were very enthusiastic, and an excellent number of kids turned up with s...

February 2023

Hi and welcome to 2023, February competition of course saw the kickoff of our new year for the fishing club. Being a long weekend there was plenty of opportunity for members to get out on the water, and that’s just what they did. Congratulations to all the winners. It was also great to see that a magical fish like a marlin was caught, tagged, and released to carry on its journey. Well done to Zara Clifton, and of course her partner and skipper Logan Craw, they obviously make a great ...

December 2022

Hi, well another year comes to an end, and we kicked it off with an excellent December competition. While there wasn’t a huge crowd due to inclement weather, spirts were high and everyone had a great time, even Santa turned up, much to the children’s delight. There was a fantastic line up of prizes for you all to compete for, as with each and other months, we really do have wonderful support from our local sponsors. For December it was Comag, J Swap Contracting, Indulgence Beauty and Spa, an...

November 2022

Hi, hope all is good with you, your family, and friends. Well, our so-called big November competition has been and gone. We were down in numbers due to weather, however if the success of the day was judged on support by sponsors it would be an absolute winner. We had an amazing line-up of prizes from local retailers and local business owners.  As President one of my main jobs is to liaise with our sponsors. It’s no secret the past year or so has been tough for business owners and retailer...

October 2022

Hi,  wow our second competition got off to a wet and windy start, middle and most of the end. While the weigh in and prize giving was a bit down on numbers a good time was had by all who attended. A special thanks to our October sponsors: Daltons; Matamata Directional Drilling; Chooky’s Auto; and a new one to the team is Wheelie Bin Services. Without these guys we wouldn’t have those awesome prizes for you, so please support them where and when you can.  Our next competition is of ...

September 2022

Hi and welcome to our new season. 22/23 is underway and got off to a very good start. While we were there, there was plenty of enthusiasm. I am also very pleased to say there was a good turnout of the family units, plenty of smiling happy children and happy mothers as the kids filled their tummies with delicious fresh fish, great to see. The last couple of years have not been easy with the complications of a pandemic to contend with. Because of that it has not been an easy time for a lot of the...

July Newsletter 2022

Hi all, I hope all is good with you, your family, and friends, most of all I hope you have had a chance to drop a line in the water, fresh or salt. I have to say wow, what a great competition we had to finish our season off. If you weren’t able to get there you missed something quite special. For many years Steve Dench and family organised a hunting competition for locals, firstly through the workies, then the Big Club. Steve suggested to us, the fishing club, that we run it together with our ...

June Newsletter 2022

Hi, wow, here we are, another season nearly over, one more comp to go and the excitement is building. Yes, it’s down to the wire in quite a few categories, good luck to you all for the July and last competition. You will have noticed Keith hasn’t posted the last points; this will make the prizegiving a lot of fun to be at, who will cross the wire first? Make sure you are there on the night, Saturday the 14th of August at the club rooms. Another important date is the 17th of August, yes, itâ€...

May Newsletter 2022

Hi all, hope the weather hasn’t stopped you from casting a line or two, to be fair we did need the rain ah. There has been some very nice fish getting caught by a lot of people up in the Coromandel, I hope you have been one of them. Our May competition went off well, when you consider it was duck season opening and Mother’s Day, we were very pleased with the turnout. There were some very nice fish weighed in with best ones coming from the north. You must take your hat off to Phil, he fishes ...