First and Heaviest for the Season

  • First Fish 2024 – 2025
SpeciesDate Angler Weight/TaggedArea CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore12/07/2024Connor Stables14.6kgWaihau Bay Whakatane SFC
Big Eye Tuna30/11/2024Max Wigley (Junior)63.9kgoff KarikariAhipara GFC
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin 07/01/2025Charlotte Rowe242.6kgBay of Islands BOISC
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)10/10/2024Tane Reid 211.4kgCape BrettBOISC
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)05/07/2024Brad Johnson138kgWaihau BayWOSC
Broadbill / Swordfish03/07/2024Aidan LangT&RGarden Patch Whangaroa SFC
Bronze Whaler06/10/2024Ethan HoggardT&RDoves BayBOISC
Bass / Seabass NZ 06/11/2024Ethan Hoggard26.8kgKing Bank BOISC
Hammerhead Shark 16/02/2025David AllinsonT&RWhangaroa HarbourBIG FISH FC
Hapuka07/07/2024Nick Kriletich6.39kgCoromandelCounties SFC
Kahawai 07/07/2024Jack Thomas2.3kgManukauCounties SFC
Mahimahi 29/11/2024Phil Greer7.810kgRoys Reef Whakatane SFC
Mako10/11/2024Joshua Simpson T/RWekaruaWhangaroa SFC
Porbeagle
SB Spearfish29/11/2024Martin Dallow23.2kgBay of IslandsBOISC
Skipjack Tuna 07/08/2024Frank Van Vroonhoven11.6kgWaihau Bay Tauranga SFC
Slender Tuna 01/11/2024Caelen Gubb5.96kgoff Mercury Bay MBGFC
Snapper 07/07/2024Mitchell Hilton8.74kgCoromandelCounties SFC
Snapper Junior / Small Fry10/07/2024Brad O’Connell-Bacon0.800kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Striped Marlin – Weighed 22/12/2024David Smith131.20kgHawkes Bay HBSFC
Striped Marlin Tagged 07/12/2024Helen HorrocksT/ROff Cape BrettAhipara GFC
Thresher 12/01/2025Lola ScottT/RNinepin Whangaroa SFC
Thresher – Big Eye
Tope 17/07/2024Brock Johnston24.8kgManukauCounties SFC
Trevally17/07/2024Jason Bagnall1.395kgoff Gisborne GTSFC
Wahoo
Yellowfin 08/11/2024Jesse Stoney 53.1kgClay WorksWhangaroa SFC
Yellowtail Kingfish 07/07/2024Dion Watts15.96kgMayor IslandCounties SFC

Heaviest Fish 2024 – 2025

SpeciesDate Angler Weight/TaggedArea CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore13/07/2024Jacob Craig (Junior) 25.4kgTe Kaha Te Kaha SFC
Big Eye Tuna13/12/2024Daniel Murphy119.6kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin 07/01/2025Charlotte Rowe242.6kgBay of Islands BOISC
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)10/10/2024Tane Reid 211.4kgCape BrettBOISC
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)05/07/2024Brad Johnson 138kgWaihau Bay WOSC
Broadbill / Swordfish11/08/2024Hamish Hamilton191.5kgOff GisborneGTSFC
Bronze Whaler14/01/2025Ella Davey185kgHouhoraBOISC
Bass / Seabass NZ 24/01/2025Warren Veall46.6kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Hammerhead Shark
Hapuka06/11/2024Ethan Hoggard10.35kgKing Bank BOISC
Kahawai 21/01/2025Kyle Bell (Junior)3.090kgAldermans Tairua-Pauanui SFC
Mahimahi15/02/2025Chris Arcus16.2kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Mako
Porbeagle
SB Spearfish15/02/2025Shane Leach28.6kgoff Gisborne GTSFC
Skipjack Tuna 14/02/2025Grant Gordon12.5kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Slender Tuna 07/11/2024Caelen Gubb5.96kgoff Mercury Bay MBGFC
Snapper 10/11/2024Kyle Seabrook11.30kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Snapper Junior / Small Fry24/01/2025Gus MacDougall9.775kgoff GisborneGTSFC
Striped Marlin – weighed22/12/2024David Smith131.20kgHawkes BayHBSFC
Thresher
Thresher – Big Eye
Tope 17/07/2024Brock Johnston24.8kgManukau Counties SFC
Trevally23/11/2024Jesse Stoney4.12kgRangaunu HarbourWhangaroa SFC
Wahoo
Yellowfin 11/12/2024Chris Graham83.2kgTe Kaha Whakatane SFC
Yellowtail Kingfish 23/10/2024Dana MacDonald28.75kgBay of Islands BOISC