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NZ Records. 

Currently there are only records for 30 New Zealand game fishes presented in this records area. NZSF is working with New Zealand Angling and Casting which maintains records for all New Zealand fish species. Approximately 130 fish species are currently recorded and for which records are held. 

Please click here to view these records. It is planned that ALL New Zealand record fishes will be available on line in the coming months.

Click here to view a PDF of the NZACA NZ record species.(319Kb) 43 Pages.

NZSF wishes to thank Scott Tindale of New Zealand Angling and Casting for his assistance in producing the amalgamated records in conjunction with Pete Saul, NZSF Records Officer.

Select the species you’d like to view:  
Albacore
Normal Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1 9.75   J Millar Jackson Bay 21-02-2008 9.75
Men All Tackle 27.60   M Oxley White Island 23-01-2009 40.00
Women All Tackle 23.80   J Brown Tutukaka 18-05-1996 n/a
Women 1 2.55   M Danks Cape Kidnappers 01-04-2007 2.55
Men 2 10.19   J Millar Jackson Bay 26-02-2005 22.68
Women 2 5.85   M Danks Cape Kidnappers 01-04-2007 9.07
Men up to 11 2 2.8   L Ross Raglan 06-02-2000 N/A *
Men 11 through 16 2 3.22   Campbell Clayton Off Waihi Beach 19-02-2011 n/a
Men 3 14.26   K Nyhon Jackson Bay 21-02-2006 15.75
Women 3 9.6   J Cotton Manukau Harbour 03-01-1998 11.79
Men up to 11 3 1.90   H Clayton Waihi Beach 31-01-2007 n/a
Men 11 through 16 3 11.38   D Baird Fiordland 24-02-2006 n/a
Women 11 through 16 3 6.68   A Towers Oakura 19-02-2008 n/a
Men 4 21.00   A Stokes White Island 03-09-2004 27.55
Women 4 10.39   M Danks Hawkes Bay 25-02-2005 19.50
Men up to 11 4 3.35   Bailey Beaufill Off Whale Island 15-12-2010 n/a
Men 11 through 16 4 10.2   G Field Manukau Harbour 23-02-1999 N/A *
Women 11 through 16 4 7.86   A Towers Oakura 21-02-2005 n/a
Men 6 22.4   M Savell Whakatane 07-07-1991 31.18
Women 6 14   C Fitness Tauranga 17-09-1995 26.19
Men up to 11 6 10.59   J Kerr Whitianga 07-01-2006 n/a
Men 11 through 16 6 17.4   D Cooney Tauranga 04-09-1995 N/A *
Women 11 through 16 6 7.10   M Jones North Taranaki 08-03-2004 n/a
Men 8 22.8   S Field Kaikoura 11-03-1995 32.54
Women 8 22.47   Michelle Danks Hawkes Bay 24-02-2009 27.20
Men up to 11 8 12.64   Todd Hemingway Penguin Rise 25-10-2010 n/a
Women up to 11 8 9.80   A Smith White Island 26-10-2004 n/a
Men 11 through 16 8 11.2   K Pollock Whakatane 23-02-1994 N/A *
Men 10 24   B Sedcole Whakatane 11-12-1988 34.47
Women 10 19.8   L Johnston Mayor island 24-09-1994 34.01
Men up to 11 10 13.26   Todd Hemingway Penguin Rise 25-10-2010 n/a
Men 11 through 16 10 22.20   J Tatton Mayor Island 08-09-2007 n/a
Women 11 through 16 10 19.40   A Padlie Tauranga 09-01-1995 n/a
Men 15 25.00   L Carter Whakatane 08-02-1990 36.74
Women 15 22   S Hope Whakatane 14-02-1993 32.65
Men up to 11 15 21.60   J Haddock White Island 28-09-2004 n/a
Women up to 11 15 11.00   A Smith White Island 26-10-2004 n/a
Men 11 through 16 15 21.40   J Tatton Mayor Island 13-09-2007 n/a
Women 11 through 16 15 15.8   A Padlie Mayor island 04-09-1994 *
Men 24 27.60   M Oxley White Island 23-01-2009 38.00
Women 24 23.8   J Brown Tutukaka 18-05-1996 32.5
Men up to 11 24 7.60   J Kramer Alderman Islands 03-01-2004 n/a
Women up to 11 24 7.20   M Crewe Bay of Islands 29-12-2007 n/a
Men 11 through 16 24 18.8   T Sneddon Mayor Island 04-09-1994 *
Men 37 25.80   S Freeman Whale Island 16-07-2007 40.00
Women 37 22.6   P Oatham Whakatane 16-05-1992 29
Women up to 11 37 7.53   K Randrup Waihau Bay 12-01-2005 n/a
Women 11 through 16 37 19.5   T Ross Tauranga 13-09-1997 Vacant *
Men 60   
Women 60   

Fly Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men up to 11 3 4.78   J Robertson Hawkes Bay 09-02-2009 6.44 *
Men 4 5.61   Tony Hildesheim Hawkes Bay 26-02-2009 9.85
Men 6 9.20   Frank Lux Whakatane 23-02-1994 15.87
Men 8 7.73   Reece Jones Hawkes Bay 24-01-2009 19.59
Men 10 10.4   Sam Mossman Whakatane 20-03-1993 21.31

* NB: If a particular lineweight is not displayed, the record is vacant for this section.
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