Friday 02.10.2026
Fishing Report
Some great weather for the first week of the school holidays has seen plenty of boats on the water. There’s also been plenty of action on the fishing front, with lots of people bringing home a feed of fish.
Snapper have been caught both east and west of Stanley Island with more successful trips fishing between Great Mercury and Green Islands. At bit closer in, the back of Flat Island is also well worth a shot.
Further out, hapuku and bass were on the menu for several boats who took advantage of the superb conditions to try their lucky spots. No reports of any massive fish, but everybody managed a feed and at least one boat caught their limit.
Snapper & Zone 3 Interclub Tournament
Labour Weekend – Saturday 24th October
Entries are now open! Cash in – Cash out Comp!
Join us for a fun, friendly competition between our rival Zone 3 clubs: Whangamata, Tairua/Pauanui, Matarangi and Whangapoua.
Entry is $25 per person, with an optional $25 sweepstake – winner takes all!
We’ve proudly held the Killwell Trophy for many years, but last year it slipped away to Matarangi! Let’s get behind our club, get out there and bring that trophy home!
Entries available at the bar, in the Office, or on our website.
Weighmaster Opportunity:
We’re looking for members who would be interested in joining our Weighmasters team and are available to attend a Weighmaster Course on 31st October, 1-5pm run by the NZSFC Weighmaster Educator.
If this is something you’d be interested in, or you’d like more information, please contact Caro in the Office on 07 866 4121.
It’s a great opportunity to get involved in the club!
AGM & Prizegiving:
Saturday’s AGM was a quick one, lasting just 7 minutes!
Congratulations to our new Committee:
President: Doug Ray
Vice President: Tim Hennessey
Committee: Di Andrews, Isreal Fussell, Mark Franklin and Colleen Jaques.
Thank you to everyone who put their names forward for the Committee. We appreciate your commitment to the Club.
A special thank you to our outgoing Committee members, Scott Farrell, Craig Scarrott, Aaron Fletcher, Graeme Thomas and Ian Boyak, for their time and service to the Club.
Our club prizegiving was held last Saturday, Congratulations to all the award winners from the prizegiving. It was a very busy night – a great way to celebrate some excellent catches last season.
WIN $3,000 IN PELAGIC GIFT CARDS
We’re excited to be part of Pelagic’s club promotion, giving our members 20% off eligible online purchases while also giving our club the chance to win $3,000 in Pelagic gift cards!
Simply use our exclusive code MERCBAYGFC26 when shopping online at Pelagic. Every purchase made using our club code earns an entry for the club into the draw — so the more our members shop, the more entries we receive!
20% off eligible purchases
Every purchase = an entry for our club
$3,000 Pelagic gift card prize for our club
Promotion closes 30 October 2026
Support the club, save 20%, and help us get in the draw!
Tournaments: Diarise OR keep these dates in mind!
Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament 14th – 28th November
Ladies Blue starts 1st Dec
Pacific Coast Marine Top Ten Tuna 1st Dec – 16th January
Kids Wharf Comp Monday 28th December
Details for the Garmin Trailer Boat and the Offshore Classic will be announced in the coming weeks
Kids’ Fishing Workshops (clubrooms) – Last Chance to Book in!
Last chance to book it’s still not late to do so. Wednesday 7th October
Two sessions children aged 5–8 years and 9–14 years
Tickets are $40 per child and include a goodie bag worth $50. Book directly at fishingworkshops.co.nz.
Friday ‘Happy Hour’ 3.00pm to 5.30pm $7 Wines & $7 Beer Pints
• Complimentary snacks from 4.30- 5.00pm
Wednesday 30th September Roast Night: Roast Lamb with Vege’s and Salad
Our kitchen menu has had a little refresh for summer, with a few favourites back on the menu, including Sausage, Eggs & Fries and Chicken Parmigiana and Caesar Salad plus some new additions such as Whitebait Fritters and Lamb Kofta Salad. Full menu on can be found on our website. Pop down and try some!
Weekend Sport – Live at the Club!
NPC Rugby – Round 10
Friday 2nd October Southland v Northland 6.10pm
Saturday 3rd October Counties v Hawke’s Bay 4.05pm
Waikato v Tasman 6.10pm
Sunday 4th October Bay of Plenty v Nth Harbour 3.35pm
Club Night
Just a reminder membership must be paid to eligible for the club draws and to get the members pricing!
Club Draw: For this term only the members draw will go for 11 weeks (not 13) and must be won on the 17th December at $1600 if not won prior to that.
Club Draw – $500 # 4130 Meika Ogle-Atkins N/C next week: $600
4 Jug Draws $225 Robyn, Malcolm, Lisa, Karen
Guest Chook Chucker: Debbie Harris
#125 Mac He didn’t want that one
#168 Tom That was perfect
#41 Cliff Almost slipped out
#112 Kay
#190 Ryder Too easy!
