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Our intermittent newsletter editions as listed below. Check out our Results Page for the tournament reports or here for the NZSFC Newsletter.
Hooked Up October 2021
MONTHLY SNAPPERDue to Covid Level 3 restrictions no snapper were eligible to be weighed in for the month of September. We hope you are enjoying some new freedom and getting out there to try and win the October Monthly Prize. Cam Rathé our records officer is accepting...
2021 10kg Report
2020 AGM and Prizegiving
Our 2020 AGM was held on Saturday 1st August. Good attendance thank you and we got underway on time.Reports from our Records Officer Cam, NZSFC rep Terry, and President Dave were presented.We also had the pleasure of Steve the new NZSFC CEO addressing our Club and...
Monthly Longest Snapper!
Every month we have a Longest Snapper $100 Hunting & Fishing Warkworth voucher to award. Get your weighsheet (with measurement in cm, and photo) to us before the end of the following month to be in. The length criteria gives you the option to release larger fish....
2020 10kg Tournament Report
6am Saturday 30th to text measure-in by 4pm Sunday 31st May (Queens Birthday wkend). You know the story with the 10kg, anything less than 25knots is a bonus. Saturday it was good to be alive. Sunday was just a matter of staying alive.Not even a global pandemic thrown...
2020 One Base
GREAT BARRIER ONE BASE 2020 Superb weather and enough fish to keep things interesting made for an excellent 2020 One Base. The first stripie (2nd place Billfish Points) was tagged at the very northern edge of the grid by Nick Whittaker on Barry Plumptons rocket ship...
2019 Ladies Comp REPORT
Ladies Only Fishing Event 2019 37 Ladies fishing compared to 57 last year – a forecast for frequent rain and 25 knots gusting 30 will do that. The weather wasn’t hot, but the fishing WAS! Crews caught and released good sized snapper until they couldn’t do it anymore....
Last Sunday of month Club arvo and comp
On the last Sunday of each month between 5 and 6pm join us for the Warkworth Gamefish Club night at SYC. NOTE: Because the caterers are away Labour Weekend our Sunday 27th October Club Arvo won’t happen – but the $100 membership draw will jackpot another $100 and...
2019 AGM Report
Our 2019 AGM was held on Saturday 27th July.
We struggled to get a quorum so we started a tad late. Low numbers typically means we’re doing a good job!
About
WWGFC forms the Sportfishing Division of the Sandspit Yacht Club. We have a steady core of around 300 members and are based at the SYC Clubrooms, Sandspit, on the east coast 9kms from Warkworth. More...