First and Heaviest for the Season

  • First Fish 2023 – 2024
SpeciesDate Angler Weight/TaggedArea CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore06/07/2023Cory Munn14.20kgCape RunawayWSFC
Bigeye Tuna29/07/2023Jax Dobbyn74.7kgThe KnollsMuriwai SFC
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin08/01/2024Riley SavillT/R off Mercury Bay MBGFC
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)12/01/2024James Davies98.2kgoff Mercury BayMBGFC
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)06/07/2023Rawiri Morrison 30.2kgWaihau BayWSFC
Broadbill/Swordfish06/07/2023Hunter FinlaysonT/RCavalli IslandsWhangaroa SFC
Bronze Whaler10/02/2024Hamish McDonaldT/RFlat Island Whangaroa SFC
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)23/10/2023Aiden Gerrard 45.7kgGarden Patch Whangaroa SFC
Hammerhead
Hapuka30/07/2023Kiel Hovell10.205kgOff GisborneGTSFC
Kahawai10/07/2023Peter Marquand 2.865kgKawhiaKawhia BAC
Mahimahi11/01/2024Katherine Sieling 16.08kgoff Mercury Bay MBGFC
Mako14/02/2024Donna BlakemanT/Rby Stephenson Island Whangaroa SFC
Porbeagle
SB Spearfish09/01/2024Greg Catley21.66kgoff Mercury BayMBGFC
Skipjack Tuna 09/01/2024Grant Melville3.9kgoff Mercury BayMBGFC
Slender Tuna 10/08/2023Austin Pask6.94kgRau RimusWSFC
Snapper 15/07/2023Paul Rees 2.145kgOff Gisborne GTSFC
Snapper – small fry/Junior 21/10/2023Olliver Pask2.09kgWhale Island WSFC
Striped Marlin 18/12/2023Graeme Miller129.0kg60 Mile GroundWhangaroa SFC
Striped Marlin Tagged16/12/2023Sam CorbinT/RTakauWhangaroa SFC
Thresher
Thresher – Bigeye
Tope04/01/2024Wayne RafteryT/RNorth CapeWhangaroa SFC
Trevally15/07/2023Dave Gooch 1.740kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Wahoo
Yellowfin23/11/2023Josh Inder29kgoff BOIWhangaroa SFC
Yellowtail (Kingfish)06/07/2023Eddie Warren 15.0kgCavalli IslandsWhangaroa SFC

Heaviest Fish 2023 – 2024

SpeciesDateAnglerWeight Area CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore05/01/2024Steve Phelps20.2kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Bigeye Tuna17/02/2024Ted Lincoln (Junior)128.2kgoff Gisborne GTSFC
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin10/01/2024Daniel Laffey 281.8kgoff Gisborne GTSFC
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)12/01/2024James Davies98.2kgoff Mercury BayMBGFC
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)31/07/2023Sara Van Rossum97.0kgWhite Island WSFC
Broadbill/Swordfish17/02/2024Mark Drought310.20kgNew PlymouthNew Plymouth SUC
Bronze Whaler
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)16/02/2024Quin Tarawa70.4kgoff AhiparaAhipara GFC
Hammerhead
Hapuka16/02/2024Nathan Tarawa39.6kg off AhiparaAhipara GFC
Kahawai10/07/2023Peter Marquand2.865kgKawhia Kawhia BAC
Mahimahi11/01/2024Katherine Sieling 16.08kgoff Mercury BayMBGFC
Mako
Porbeagle
SB Spearfish16/02/2024Chris Hollamby 24.4kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Skipjack Tuna 17/02/2024Mark Reeves5.795kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Slender Tuna 10/08/2023Austin Pask6.94kgRau RimusWSFC
Snapper 05/11/2023John Ballard 11.08kgOff Gisborne GTSFC
Snapper – small fry/Junior 05/11/2023Jade Politis8.35kgDoubtless Bay Whangaroa SFC
Striped Marlin16/02/2024Marcus Hancock152.4kgNear New PlymouthNew Plymouth SUC
Thresher
Thresher – Bigeye
Tope
Trevally06/10/2023Phillip Hughes6.28kgGreat BarrierWarkworth GFC
Wahoo
Yellowfin20/12/2023Richard Otley 58.8kgWhite Island WSFC
Yellowtail (Kingfish)12/11/2023Matt Foster32.55kgStephenson IslandWhangaroa SFC