Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club
Presidents Fishing Report
For the last two weeks the fishing has been
good.
Two huge Tuna were landed on “Satisfaction”
in the 1000m area outside the Garden Patch.
At 51 and 53kg they were an awesome start to
a great summer ahead.
Closer to home there are large snapper out in
deeper water, 60 - 100m off Flat and the
Cavallis. They are not in big numbers, but are
good condition fish. Lots of pannie snapper
are to be found in 10 - 30m water all along the
coast and in the harbour now the sea has
finally warmed up to a respectable17 - 18O.
There are not many kingis around, or they have
eluded us, but I’ve seen then feeding at the
harbour entrance this week. There are some
good catches of Terakihi in 35m - 50m off Flat
Island and the Cavallis with some pup Hapuka
on some of the structures outside Stevies, out
toward the Cavallis. A good amount of Gem
Fish and a few Bluenose have been landed out
wide.
A Yellowfin weighed on Saturday was caught
outside the Seamount in 600m on “Tradition”
weighed in at 21kg.
The Marlin are out there with several sightings
and a couple of bites and there have been
Albacore off Stevies around the 60m mark.
Skippies are just showing up this week off Flat
and Cavalli Islands outside the 100m line.
Newsletter
December 2016
What’s
Happening ?
Our normal fantastic
Meat Raffles &
Club Handle Draw
Friday Nights
Friday Night Happy
Hour
(6pm to 7pm)
Marlin Jackpot
Christmas Eve
Party 24th
New Year’s Eve
Party with Soulshine
Check out the poster for
bus pick-up times for New
Year and Blues Brothers
BLUES BROTHERS
6th January
Junior Open
Saturday 7th January
Remember Hooker Lures Jackpot is up for a
lucky angler catching the first qualifying Marlin
for our Club. Only $5 per angler per day, the
jackpot is over $800 already, plus you get an
extra $500 cash if caught on a Hooker lure.
(Photo of lure and fish in water required).
Junior Interclub
Tournament
14th & 15th January
Make sure your anglers
are current financial
members!
Warren Hay Marine
Small Boat/Big Boat
Challenge
4th & 5th February
Good Luck
Terry
40th One Base
11th to 15th Feb
PLAYING LIVE AT WHANGAROA SPORT FISHING CLUB
6TH JANUARY 2017 @ 8.00pm
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TICKETS: $20 (MEMBERS)
$25 (NON-MEMBERS)
EMAIL [email protected] OR CALL 09 4050399
Tickets available - book now to avoid disappointment
STEWARTS BUSES
will pick you up and
take you home - $5 each way - Flag them down.
Leaving Taupo Bay camping ground 6pm – Gumstore, Totara North 6.20pm
- Kaeo Hall 6.30pm
Leaving Matarui Bay camping ground, via Te Ngaere to Mainhepua camping
ground 6.25pm,
Tauranga Bay camping ground 6.30pm, via Wainui Road (flag them down)
Departs for home (both directions) 12.15am from Whangaroa
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Don’t forget your Secret Santa present!
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Did you
know
Did you know a group of frogs is called an army
Did you know a group of rhinos is called a crash
Did you know a group of kangaroos is called a mob
Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle
Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament
(I wonder what you call a group of parlimentarians?)
Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club
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HOOKER LURES Jackpot
Make sure you are using a Hooker Lure to catch your Marlin and you
could win another $500 in cash or products. Take a photo of the fish
on the lure for proof of capture on a Hooker Lure. The prize pool
starts at $750 and entry fees are added daily.
A big thanks to Murray and Sue Lyon of Hooker Fishing Tackle for
sponsoring this season’s Marlin Jackpot.
http:hookerfishingtackle.com
Jackpot is over $800 as of 20th December
STEWARTS BUSES
will pick you up and
take you home - $5 each way - Flag them down.
Entry
Leaving Taupo Bay camping ground 6pm – Gumstore, Totara North 6.20pm
- Kaeo Hall 6.30pm
Leaving Matarui Bay camping ground, via Te Ngaere to Mainhepua camping
ground 6.25pm,
Tauranga Bay camping ground 6.30pm, via Wainui Road (flag them down)
Departs for home (both directions) 12.15am from Whangaroa
The Snapper
Hunt of 2016
The weather was very calm and
settled so conditions were good but
the turn-out was disappointing with
only 4 boats and 12 anglers, but
with several juniors entered which
was good.
Kelvin Mowat and Joe Campbell
on ‘Reel a Peel’ found a good spot
at the Cavallis with Kelvin weighing in snapper of 6.82kg and
6.32kg caught on 10kg line, on the
first day. Jenny Sole aboard
‘Pipihura’ also landed a good fish
of 5.18kg fishing at Te Ngaere, but
the fish of the contest was landed
by Jason Farmilo fishing from
‘Reel Chaos’ with a new men’s
pinfish of 8.32kg, caught on 10kg
line, fishing around the harbour
with pilchards for bait.
Jason’s son Luca had the heaviest fish in the junior’s section, at 3.12kg and
Nikau Mokaraka fishing from ‘Christina’ won the prize for the average
weight fish, both of them winning a $50 Warehouse voucher, a cap and braid
scissors.
Whangaroa Community Trust
Our New Community Coordinators
“Lets do it Together”, “He iwi ko Tahi”
Joining our community team are two bouyant, energetic Community Coordinators Angela Norman and Rachel Palmer. Both have been drawn to the Big
Spirit that Whangaroa has to offer and value the beauty of the land and the
local people. They will be undertaking a number of local initiatives to enhance the social, cultural and environmental and economic well-being of
Whangaroa and its people. As outlined in the Community Development plan.
Angela Norman is passionate about our environment and helping our youth
get a head start. Angela runs youth workshops and seminar talks and brings
20 years of business development, management ,sales, negotiation and marketing skills. Angela is also an active Public Speaker, Toastmaster and Area
Director for the Far North Clubs. Rachel Palmer loves developing a grassroot initiatives turning them into a thriving and sustainable activities.Rachel
brings 20 years of experience coordinating, developing and managing community initiatives in the following sectors, child, youth, art, health, social,
community and the environment.. Together they bring all the skills needed to
achieve the task at hand, one of the first initiatives is to launch a Bi-monthly
local calendar to be distributed with the Whangaroa Whispers. Promoting all
the activities and events happening around the area. If you have an event,
fund raiser, community project planned from February 2017. Contact Angela
and Rachel on the community email, [email protected]. 1
Angela Norman
Rachel Palmer
Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club
573 Whangaroa Road
RD 1
KAEO 0478
Holiday Opening Hours
Club will be open from
12 noon everyday from Boxing Day
The
Ph 09 4050399
Secretary - Jeanette Gray
Treasurer - Sandy Sturm
Email: [email protected]
www.whangaroasportfishingclub.co.nz
President - Terry Lay
Vice President - Craig Worden
Club Captain - Bruce Whyte
Committee Lawrie Franks
Brent Andrews
Lisa Clemment
Recorder - Sandra Moore
Weigh Master - Laurie Stephens
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The
Cafe is:
Open Monday to Friday 12 noon to 8.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 11am until 8:30pm
Closed Christmas Day
Membership Fees for the year are:
Full
$95
Family $190
Junior $20
Social $20
The Membership year runs from
1st September 2016 to 31st
August 2017
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