Lake Okareka - Fishing Club Newsletters

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - Winter 2019

11/9/2019

It was another successful fishing competition, with great weather on Saturday (although not so great on Sunday...). Entries were down from last year with 46 people signed up but twice the number of fish caught per person with 90 fish weighed in over the 2 days. Fish were of a good size and condition for the time of year, with the largest fish caught being above the historical average. It was fantastic to see the high number of Juniors entering the competition with them making up one third of all entries.

Prize winners were as follows:
Heaviest Fish Overall - Chase Lees (2.49 kg)
Heaviest Fish Junior - Luca Batenburg (1.76 kg)
Heaviest Fish Ladies - Aroha Royal (1.18 kg)
Biggest Bag - Eben Herbert (11 fish)
Best Condition Factor Junior - Alex Ironmonger (47.71)
Biggest Bag Family - Nebula/Bowyer (6 fish)
Biggest Bag Team - Team Herbert (22 fish)
Biggest Bag Junior - Keita Te Moni (4 fish)

Big thank you to Anita Martelli at Ray White, Hunting and Fishing Rotorua and The Good Eastern for sponsoring prizes.

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - September 2016

28/9/2016

The 10th Anniversary of the Lake Okareka Fishing Club’s winter Tournament was held on the 9th and 10th of July. It attracted 63 entrants and a total of 57 fish were weighed in. This was not a bad effort considering the appalling conditions!

Once again many thanks to our weigh masters John Herbert and Eben Herbert without these guys it would be a very difficult competition to run.

Thanks to Hunting and Fishing Rotorua for donating all the spot prizes.

Also thanks also to Nita and the Van Boven family for introducing a new trophy to the winter competition. The trophy is for Best Condition Factor - Junior. We hope it will be keenly contested next year.

Biggest Bag Individual John Herbert 15 fish
Biggest Bag Team The Herberts 15 fish
Biggest Bag Family Phibbs Family 10 fish
Biggest Bag Junior Emma Phibbs 7 fish
Heaviest Trout - Adult Male Eben Herbert 2.09kgs
Heaviest Trout - Adult Female Brenna Douglas 1.86kgs
Heaviest Trout - Junior George Agnew 1.73kgs
Best Condition Factor - Adult John Lees 48.38
Best Condition Factor - Junior Amy Van Boven 44.99

If anyone has any fresh ideas regarding the fishing competition or is interested in joining the committee please contact Dean Foster on 3628 960 or Jason Douglas on 3628 448.

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - June 2016

24/6/2016

10TH ANNIVERSARY WINTER FISHING COMPETITION
JULY 2016

The Fishing Club is celebrating 10 years of hosting the Lake Okareka Trout Fishing Tournament with a winter competition to be held on Lake Okareka from 5:00 am Saturday the 9th to 12:00 am Sunday the 10st of July. We have trophies with some old Okareka family names on them and would love to see some new names to join them.

Trophy Categories:
Biggest Bag Individual
Biggest Bag Team
Biggest Bag Family
Biggest Bag Junior
Heaviest Trout – Adult Male
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female
Heaviest Trout – Junior
Best Condition Factor

All prizes will be by donation only

Registration:
Lake Okareka Lakefront Friday 8th 4:30-7:30 pm (mulled wine will be on offer)
All anglers must hold current licence, these will be recorded at registration

Entry Fee:
Adult $15.00
Junior $10.00

Weigh In Times:
Saturday at Lakefront 1:30pm
Sunday at Lakefront 12pm

Prize giving: Sunday from 1:00pm at the Lakefront

Any prize donations gratefully accepted. Contact Dean on 3628960 or Jason on 3628448 anytime for more information.

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - March 2016

22/3/2016

Thank you to everyone that has participated in the past summer fishing competitions. Due to falling numbers we have decided that only one fishing competition will be held this year. This will be held in winter—dates to be advised.

The following trophies are up for grabs for the winter competition:
Biggest Bag Individual Heaviest Trout—Adult Male
Biggest Bag Team Heaviest Trout—Female
Biggest Bag Family Heaviest Trout—Junior
Biggest Bag Junior Best Condition Factor

Steve Lyons one of the committee members has moved from Lake Okareka so we are looking for some help to organise the winter competition. If you are interested please contact one of us.

Dean Foster 3628 960 and Jason Douglas 3628 448

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - September 2015

24/9/2015

The Lake Okareka Fishing Club’s winter Tournament held on 18 and 19 July attracted 67 entrants and 80 fish were weighed in.

Many thanks to VIP Realty (Dave Umbers) for sponsoring this tournament and also to Telfer Marine (Sean Bowyer) for supplying some prizes. Also thanks to our weigh masters John Herbert and Eben Herbert.

If anyone has any fresh ideas regarding the fishing competitions or is interested in joining the committee please contact Dean Foster on 3628 960.

Prize Winners

Biggest Bag Individual
Biggest Bag Team
Biggest Bag Family
Biggest Bag Junior
Heaviest Trout – Adult Male
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female
Heaviest Trout – Junior
Best Condition Factor

Eben Herbert—11 fish
Herbert-Cox—26 fish
Red Setters—11 fish
Liam Gatenby—6 fish (6.31kg)
John Herbert—1.65kg
Aroha Thompson—1.52kg
Chris Everitt—1.55kg
Josh Bowyer—45.65

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - June 2015

26/6/2015

Lake Okareka 2015 Winter Trout Fishing Tournament
Proudly Supported by VIP Reality

To be held on Lake Okareka from 5:00am Saturday the 18th to
12:00 noon Sunday the 19th of July.

TRY AND CATCH A BIG ONE!!

Trophy Categories:
Biggest Bag Individual
Biggest Bag Team
Biggest Bag Family
Biggest Bag Junior
Heaviest Trout – Adult Male
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female
Heaviest Trout – Junior
Best Condition Factor

All prizes will be by donation only

Registration:
Lake Okareka Lakefront Friday 17th 4:30-7:30pm
All anglers must hold current licence (these will be recorded at registration)
Entry Fee: Adult $15.00
Junior $10.00

Weigh In Times:
Saturday at Lakefront 1:30pm
Sunday at Lakefront 12pm

Prize Giving:
Sunday from 1:00pm at the Lakefront

Sausage Sizzle:
At the lakefront for prize-giving

Any prize donations gratefully accepted, contact Steve 3628 790, Dean 3628 960 or Jason 3628 448 anytime for more information.

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - March 2015

22/3/2015

LAKE OKAREKA FISHING CLUB 2006
LAKE OKAREKA 2015 SUMMER TROUT FISHING TOURNAMENT REPORT

Thanks to everyone who entered and supported our summer tournament. There were 37 entrants with a total of 25 fish weighed but there were 55 fish caught. The competition was again great fun, with the weather proving very cooperative.

We would like to send out a BIG thank you to Sean from Telfer Marine for the support and sponsorship of many amazing prizes. Also BIG thanks to Dave Umbers of VIP Realty for organising the live entertainment.

Congratulations to the following winners:
Leah Van Boven Junior Female Biggest Fish (1.60kg)
Sonia Cooper Adult Female Biggest Fish (1.51kg)
Bob Patterson Adult Male Biggest Fish (2.21kg)
No fish weighed in for the Junior Male category.

A special thank you to the 3 weigh masters—they did a splendid job!

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - December 2014

11/12/2014

LAKE OKAREKA 2015 SUMMER TROUT FISHING TOURNAMENT

To be held on Lake Okareka from 5:00am – 3:00pm
SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2015

Prize Categories: Heaviest Trout – Adult Male
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female
Heaviest Trout – Junior Male
Heaviest Trout – Junior Female

Registration: Lake Okareka Lakefront Friday 27th February 5.00-7.00pm

Entry Fee: Adult $15.00 Junior $10.00

Weigh In Time: Saturday at Lake Front 3 – 4 pm

Prize giving to follow with BBQ & Refreshments
Lolly scramble and spot prizes at the prize giving
Any prize donations would be gratefully accepted and given out as spot prizes after the main prize giving.

Contact Dean Foster on 3628 960 if you have any queries. Good luck to everyone!!

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - September 2014

24/9/2014

The Lake Okareka Fishing Club’s winter Tournament was our best ever with 93 entries and 88 fish weighed in. Our sincere congratulations to Campbell Ware (novice fisherman) who caught the largest recorded trout (known to Lake Okareka Fishing Club) in Lake Okareka. At 5.2kg (11.46lbs) this is truly a trophy catch and well deserving of the taxidermy treatment!! The achievement was reported in both the Daily Post and Waikato Times.

Campbell’s catch presents a new challenge to all anglers for the summer competition - dates for this will be advised in the December 2014 newsletter.

Many thanks to VIP Realty (Dave Umbers) for sponsoring this tournament and also to Telfer Marine (Sean Bowyer) and NZ Fishing.com (Doug Stevens) for supplying prizes. Also thanks to our weigh masters John Herbert, Jeremy Cox and Eben Herbert.

Other prize winners:
Biggest Bag Individual: John Herbert - 12 fish
Biggest Bag Team Team: Herbert - 16 fish
Biggest Bag Family: Red Setter - 12 fish
Biggest Bag Junior: Liam Gatenby - 4 fish (5.88kg)
Heaviest Trout – Adult Male: Campbell Ware - 5.2kg
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female: Jo Sturme - 1.63kg
Heaviest Trout – Junior: Emma Phibbs - 2.21kg
Best Condition Factor: Campbell Ware - 62.47

Lake Okareka Fishing Club - June 2013

13/6/2014

ITS TIME TO DUST OFF THE FISHING GEAR!

LAKE OKAREKA 2014 WINTER TROUT FISHING TOURNAMENT
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY VIP REALTY

To be held on Lake Okareka from 5:00am Saturday the 5th to 12 noon Sunday the 6th July.

Time to put some new names on the trophies!

Trophy Categories: Biggest Bag Individual
Biggest Bag Team
Biggest Bag Family
Biggest Bag Junior
Heaviest Trout – Adult Male
Heaviest Trout – Adult Female
Heaviest Trout – Junior
Best Condition Factor

All prizes will be by donation only

Registration: Lake Okareka Lakefront Friday 4th 4:30-7:30pm
Live Rugby at Registration !! (Chiefs versus Hurricanes)
All anglers must hold current licence, these will be recorded at registration.

Entry Fee: Adult $15.00
Junior $10.00

Weigh In Times: Saturday at Lakefront 1:30pm
Sunday at Lakefront 12 noon

Prize giving: Sunday from 1:00pm at the Lakefront.

Sausage sizzle: At the lakefront for both weigh in’s

Any prize donations gratefully accepted, contact Steve 3628 790, Dean 3628 960 or Jason 3628 682 anytime for more information.