President's Report
Hi Members,
Welcome to our own email update
April-May Competition is the 9th and 10th of May
General Reminders
Once you have weighed in your fish please clear the area so others can do the same
Last Competition there were too many people standing around talking near the weigh station
This meant we were unable to hear a lot of the weights being called out
President’s Report
Hello team,
This is a quick newsletter before our May competition.
Unfortunately our last competition was postponed and then cancelled due to weather conditions. Our members safety is important and we feel that we made the best call for that competition.
This means that our April competition is now combined with our May one, this has enabled us to have a few more prizes and a few extra Categories. So make sure you check them out and have a go!
We also have a “Best Duck Photo” for both Adults & Kids. This could be a funny photo, or a photo of your opening morning haul, or from this weekend, or whatever! The judges will be choosing the best one and we have 2 great prizes for this, kindly sponsored by Matamata Hunting & Fishing & Quentin & Naomi Peterson.
Huge thank you to our May sponsors Matamata Auto Services, Phil Stevens' Racing, Whitehall Shoeing and Candy Gillespie (who is a new Sponsor that we wish to welcome on-board). They join our April sponsors LJ Hooker, Matamata Tractors & Machinery, Bell & Graham, Trade Zone and R & C Etch It.
Don’t forget we will also have the “Kids Comp”- sponsored by Waharoa Transport Ltd
Also our lucky members draw is up to $600 and you must be at the Club to win this! Make sure you come along in case your name is drawn out!`
We will also have a special Mother’s Day Draw so make sure you bring your Mum down to the Club!
The Average Weight Fish wins you a $300 petrol voucher! This is good timing with the price of fuel. Most of our prizes this month will be fuel vouchers.
Autumn can be a great time for fishing as Club member and Sponsor Glen Clothier can vouch for when dropping down on a Kingi pin and catching a 25.1kg Yellow Fin Tuna!! I believe the angler was a new fisherman who also on the same trip caught a 20lb Snapper! So well done Glen and his team on Artemis.
Let's hope the weather plays its part next weekend and we see some nice fish at our Weigh-in.
All the best,
Phil 🐟
May Categories
Junior 0-16 - Club Competition
Paper Plus colouring competition 0-10 - Voucher
Paper Plus Sprat 0-9 - Voucher
Junior 0-9 - 1x Heaviest
Junior 10-16 - 1x Heaviest
Paper Plus Eel 0-16 (Weighed in Live) - 1x Heaviest
New World Kids catch of the month - Voucher
Duck (Best Photo) - 1x Child
Adult Landbase Fisho’s
Dench Family Landbase Saltwater Challenge - 1 X Mystery
Landbase Saltwater - 1x Mystery
Landbase Trout - 1x Mystery
Adult Fisho's
Duck (Best Photo) - 1x Adult
Kingfish - 1st Heaviest
Kingfish - 2nd Heaviest
Kingfish - 1x Mystery
Gurnard - 1st Heaviest
John Dory/Trevally/Tarakihi - 1 x Mystery
Kahawai - 1st Heaviest
Kahawai - 1 x Mystery
Trout - 1st Heaviest
Trout - 2nd Heaviest
Trout - 1 x 3 Bag
Snapper - 1st Heaviest
Snapper - 2nd Heaviest
Snapper - 3rd Heaviest
Snapper - 1 x Mystery
Snapper - 1 x 3 Bag
Snapper - FOT - 1st Heaviest
Snapper - FOT - 2nd Heaviest
Bluenose/Hapuka - 1 x Average Weight
Kayak - 1 x Mystery
Fishing by Other Means, ie Drone, Spear, Contiki - 1 x Mystery
Photo – Catch, Measure & Release - 1 x Mystery
Closest to Weight – 1.95kg - Closest Weight
Waharoa Transport Junior Competition
Snapper 0 - 9 - 2nd Heaviest
Snapper 0 - 9 - 1 x Mystery
Snapper 10 - 16 - 2nd Heaviest
Snapper 10 - 16 - 1 x Mystery
Trout - 1st Heaviest
Trout - 1 x Mystery
Kahawai - 1 x Mystery
Trevally / John Dory - Jack Mackerel - 1 x Mystery
Terakihi / Gurnard - 1 x Mystery
Sprat - 1st Heaviest
Eel - 1st Heaviest
Lucky Member Draw
Laurents Average Weight
Phils Motorcycle Centre Adult Catch of the Month
Lucky Member Draw $100
Lucky Member Jackpot $600
Many Thanks to our April-May Sponsors
LJ Hooker Matamata
Matamata Tractors & Machinery
Bell and Graham Solicitors
TradeZone
R & C Etch It.
Junior Competition – Waharoa Transport (1995) Ltd
May Sponsors
Phil Stevens Racing
Whitehall Shoeing
Candy Gillespie (New Sponsor)
Matamata Auto Services
Check out the website www.matamatafishingclub.co.nz for other information