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March Newsletter 2022

Hi, I hope everything is good in your neck of the woods, perhaps you have even been out on the water, or up a quiet stream somewhere.  At our last competition the crowd was not huge, but they more than made up for it with enthusiasm, and some very nice fish were weighed in. The BIG FISH COMP is really looked forward to every year, and with $750.00 cash up for the heaviest qualifying fish there are plenty out on the water competing for it. This year I am really pleased to say a marlin was ca...

February Newsletter 2022

Hi all,  Hope all is good with you and your families and that covid isn’t stressing you all out too much.  As a club we are working within the rules and I must say thank you for the way the Feb comp went off. We had a very good comp as far as fish go, some very nice snapper coming in and thanks for the efforts of Bryan Shepherd who the marlin prize went out to, great stuff. Bryan also weighed in a very nice yellow fin, as did a new member Angus Holmes. Nice work guys!! Bryan is also ...

January Newsletter 2022

Hi,  I hope you’re enjoying summer and getting out on the water.  Can we dare hope that 2022 is a better year than the previous one, let’s be optimistic ah.  Our last comp pre-Christmas went off very well, please read your sponsors list to see all that supported us. I’m sure you will all agree that we are very fortunate to get their backing, please support them in return where you can.  Coming up next is our February comp and a very exciting time of the year to hold a c...

October Newsletter 2021

Hi all,  First things first I suppose. Yes, I am back for another season as president, thank you very much for all your support. You can rest assured I will do my best  for you, the club members. We are lucky we have such a great team in our committee who all work together every month to bring you the best competitions we can. I would like to say a great big thank you to Chooky and Brad who have stood down. They are awesome team players but due to work etc  they have taken a break...

30 Year celebration

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July Newsletter 2021

Hi, well another club season has come to an end, and it would be fair to say it finished on a very positive note. The July competition, the Kerry McKinley Memorial, was very well sponsored by Matamata Tractors and Machinery, Bell and Graham Solicitors, and Matamata New World, a very big thank you on behalf of all our members. Being the middle of winter, the weekend was cold and windy, but we still had a very good turnout. Coming up on the 14th of August is of course our annual prizegiving. This...

June Newsletter 2021

Hi, wow hard to believe there is only one more competition to go to wrap up another club season. Thank you all for being a part of it all, and on behalf of the committee and myself it is great to have the membership numbers still up there and seeing you all having a good time at the club rooms. The June competition went off well, everyone enjoyed that extra day to fish, relax, have a medicinal one with friends and family, and get those kids out on the water. It was also a comp to remember Harry,...

May Newsletter 2021

Hi, hope all is good with you, your family, and friends. Wow, hard to believe our next competition date has a 6 in it, yes, we are nearly halfway through this year. Our May competition was a beauty and always is when you have awesome sponsors for the occasion like we do:Vercoe Insurance, Fairview Motors Matamata, Paul Jones, and the Laurent boys, what a team, how could you go wrong. A big thank you to all of you, we really do appreciate your support, and members – please support them when you ...

April Newsletter 2021

Hi all, hope you are enjoying some good fishing at the moment. Autumn is a lovely time of the year and an excellent time to target big snapper. Our April comp was a very good one with some nice fish weighed in, great to see so many of the anglers being children. As a president it is so pleasing to see these young ones coming through, makes the future of the club look to be in good hands. As we all know our senior members of the club are not going to be here forever, that really hit home the...

March Newsletter 2021

Hi, no doubt you have noticed a wee nip in the air recently, yes autumn is on our doorstep. With autumn comes some very good fishing and if you were at our last comp you would have seen some very nice snapper weighed in. A big congrats to Peter Nelmes (Jelly) for taking out the big fish competition, apparently, he could not have done it without the watchful eye of skipper Phill Stevens, and of course fellow fisho Kevin Dare LOL, of course not. His winning fish was a magnificent snapper of just o...

February Newsletter 2021

Hi all, wow what a comp we put together to kick off the 2021 year. We had a great crowd at the club with over 70 anglers weighing in fish, great to see a large percentage of them were children as well. It is great to see the grandparents getting out there and enjoying themselves, many of them original members of the club some 30 years ago, like Owie Henderson. A great big thank you must go out to our awesome sponsors, SportsWorld, Begovich Builders, Terry and Carol Holmes, Matamata Butchery, and...

January Newsletter 2021

Hi, hope all is good with you. Let me first say a great big happy new year, who knows what 2021 will bring but most of us are certainly glad to leave 2020 behind us. Our first competition for 2021 is going to be a real beauty. The summer is going well fishing wise, marlin, yellow fin and albacore are already being caught so get out there and do it. The February competition is a bit special as it falls on a long weekend so the weigh in will be on the Monday evening, being Waitangi Day. Also keep ...

November Newsletter 2020

Hi, hope all is good with you, family and friends. Wow, here we are with just one more competition to go before Christmas, and of course this year’s competition is going to be even closer to the big day. That is right, do not forget the competition is on the 12th and 13th of December. Once again we have an amazing line up of sponsors to bring you another excellent comp. The team for December is as follows: Comag; J Swap; Golden Flow Honey; Indulgence Beauty and Spa; Phil Stevens Racing; Chris ...

October Newsletter 2020

Hi, wow, here we are again, it is time for our big November Tournament, and yes, it is going to be a beauty. Let us look back a few weeks first though and what a beauty our Sep/October competition combined turned out to be. A very special thanks must go out to our sponsors, Matamata Mitre 10, Signtint, Daltons, Matamata Directional Drilling, and Chooky's Auto.These are very long-term supporters of our fabulous club, so please where you can support them in return. Now on to November competition, ...

September Newsletter 2020

Hi and welcome to the new season for our awesome fishing club. I would like to firstly thank our hard-working committee for their continued support. We have a great team and they are always trying to do their best for you the members. We had one stand down due to work commitments, our long-time serving committee man Stephen Butcher, Butch was a lot of fun and I would like to thank him very much on behalf of you all. As you know our first competition was to be on the 5th and 6th of September...

July Newsletter 2020

Hi all, hope life is good with you and your family. Well our last competition for the 19/20 season got off the ground and thanks to you all, it was a beauty. As you will know we, as a committee representing you the members, decided to fund the comp out of our own funds. The July sponsors were still acknowledged of course, Matamata Tractors and Machinery, New World, and of course Bell and Graham. The weekend was also about recognizing all the support we have had over the years from all our wonder...

June Newsletter 2020

Hi all, as the committee we hope you all got through the lockdown and are itching to get out there on the water. As a club we were very disappointed of course to cancel some of our comps but safety first of course. We are really hoping to finish off our season with a bang, so let us make our July comp, on the 4th and 5th, a real beauty. This comp the committee has decided to fund the prizes out of our own funds, which of course areyour funds, the club members.We felt that in ...

March Newsletter 2020

Hi, hope you are all good in these unusual times we are all going through at the moment. If you were at the March Big Fish comp you will know it was a great day,plenty of people of all ages and lots of fish weighed in. If you weren’t there you missed something quiet special. A big thankyou must go out to our sponsors, all who have been supporting the club for a long time. In no particular order I would like to thank on your behalf: Challenge Matamata, Matamata Marine, Matamata Vets, Plumb...

February Newsletter 2020

Hi all, wow it’s getting dry around our district, this is causing a fair bit of stress for many so I hope you can take a break and get a line in the water. This is what a couple of our local lads, Jeremy Bennett and Matt Dalton, did recently and bagged themselves a Marlin at Waihou Bay, nice work lads. Our February comp was another very good one and a lot of fun was had by all. It’s really awesome when you get such good feedback on how good our weigh ins and prizegivings are from people who ...

December January Newsletter 2019 / 2020

Hi and welcome to 2020, the start of a new decade, and of course a new year. For those who were at our last competition for 2019, the 7th and 8th of December, you would have had a great time. The crowd was one of the biggest we have had for a while and even Santa made an appearance. I must say the alterations to the club are awesome and the few scruffy showers that went through weren’t a problem. A very special thanks must go out to our sponsors of course; with them the club would not give you...

November Newsletters 2019

Hi, hope all is going good with you, let’s hope you are getting a line in the water, even if just to practice for our upcoming Christmas competition. Scary isn’t it, the jolly big fella in the red suit is soon due to visit. On that note we have it on good authority that he will be at our prizegiving so bring the kids along, drop a present (of$10.00 maximum value, and well named) in the box for Santa to hand out to them and watch the fun. The night of course is the 8th of December.For those w...

October Newsletter 2019

Hi all, if you missed the October competition you missed out on something quite special. While not quite finished yet the alterations at the club rooms are looking awesome. Now make sure you get along to the big November competition to have a look, and of course participate in a fantastic competition. There has been some amazing support from a lot of people, led from the front by Hayden our new committee man. I don’t like to single out people and all of our committee have been involved in work...

September Newsletter 2019

Hi all, wow, spring is in the air, what a wonderful time of the year. The days arenow starting to get longer, warmer and the fishing is improving all around thedifferent regions.Our first comp has kicked off for the new season. Thanks to our awesome sponsorsof Mitre 10 and Sign Tint, it was another good one to get things started.Please, where you can, support these companies as their support of you is socritical to the combined pleasure and fun we have at our club. Lynette and herteam at Mitre 1...

July Newsletter 2019

Hi fellow members,  I hope the winter is going ok for you, and like many of my friends you’re still getting a line in the water. This newsletter is a bit like two in one in some ways, the last one for the 18/19 season and the first for the 19/20 season kicking off on the 7th and 8th of September, with our wonderful sponsors Mitre 10 and Signtint. While the July comp did not see huge numbers at the club rooms there was a very enthusiastic crowd on hand to share in the fun. The line-up of p...

June Newsletter 2019

Hi, hope all is good with you and you are still managing to get a line in the water. Winter is here but don’t let that put you off, there is still some very good fishing to be had. June was another very good comp and our second to last for the season, wow where did that year go. These awesome competitions are only possible because of our excellent sponsors, and on that note, I would like to express a great big thank you on your behalf to our sponsors for June. In no particular order many thank...