What we are all hoping for the season, is playing on the radio right now, “Mr Blue Sky’ an “ELO” classic!
From Australia – they mightn’t be able to play good rugby but their sword fishery is a step up! First Swordfish tag has just popped off!! It detached about 2 months early, but has had a good swim staying on for 187 days. It was tagged off St. Helens, Tasmania in April and detached due east of Norfolk Island in September!
Labor Weekend sees the “Whakatane Sportfishing Club” celebrate their 50th Jubilee. That’s right 50 years ago a group of like-minded fishers got together and formed this iconic club, congratulations and have a good time in the club celebrations.
Another from the birthday club. Shaun Braithwaite has landed a Broadbill off the vessel “Sweet Deal” weighing in at 90.2kg.
20 pound or 9.1kg, which sounds bigger? Well there appears to be the odd one or three being caught at present; Flat Rock in the Gulf, Aldermans, Ahipara and Houhora.
Warkworth Gamefish Club – Yesterday at 5:18pm, 19/10/2016 – Nicola Hoverd has joined the club! The 20lb club that is, and at 82.5cm it will be hard to beat for this month. Seems that there are some good anglers and fish about in the Warkworth club.
From Houhora – Local member Mason Elliott got himself a nice 9.65kg (21.27lb) snapper today (19/10/2016). Fishing was great with a few big ones getting to live another day. Congratulations Mason.
Kawhia – Today 19/10/2016 a Courtesy weighed Snapper. Caught today while fishing out from Kawhia by Bradley Laughton, from Papakura. Bradley was fishing from the charter boat Crazy Horse. His Snapper weighed 12.470 kg.
The AGM and Conference went smoothly. The depth and breadth of experience that our delegates bring to conference allows for insightful,
Snapper fishing, your opinion matters – In 2013 there was unprecedented media coverage of the recreational snapper fishery. These highlighted problems with the fisheries management system and the need for more inclusive decision making. A Snapper 1 management plan has been drafted by a mixed group of fishing representatives, including our NZSFC Fisheries Management team, and the Ministry for Primary Industries. Now it’s time to find out what you think about some of the key issues. Please click on the Snapper 1 Questionnaire to give us your opinion before 28th October. Your answers will be summarised alongside other feedback. A summary will be given to the Ministry, and we’ll send you the results as soon as soon as possible. We encourage you to share your ideas on what needs to be done to rebuild snapper stocks and protect our marine environment.
More detail on the Snapper Management Plan is available here
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