Big Fish Fishing Club

The Big Fish Fishing Club Inc has an active membership of almost 180 and is growing. It’s a fun family club, with members participating in monthly competitions, meetings and family activities, on a regular basis.

Club fishing contests and events are held on Sundays following club meetings which take place at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Club rooms are kindly provided by the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club, at their clubrooms situated at Half Moon Bay Marina. Phone/Fax 0064 9 576 2764. The Big Fish Bait & Tackle Co., our key sponsor, monitors VHF channels 16, inner gulf 64 and outer gulf 60 during working hours, including Saturday.

The Big Fish Fishing Club Inc is affiliated to both IGFA and NZSFC with weigh forms, approved measure mats, tags, tag poles and IGFA certified weigh scales available at all times to club members. Join a club which caters to all keen anglers. Our membership is still only $56 per year. Enjoy our club discounts, tournaments, socialising and fish stories with other keen anglers. 

Things to look forward to 2021-2022 Season.

Our monthly Snapper comp is growing in popularity and provides friendly and good humoured competition between members. It is now a measurement competition, which changes monthly. The current prize is a bottle of Appletons rum.

The clubs most prestigious trophy awarded for a landbased competition is The “Trent Heaford Memorial”.  Details will be finalised for venue and dates shortly.

Every year there is a photo competition and we are always looking for shots that encapsulate our sport and Hobby.

We are also proud supporters and a sponsor of Hiwi the Kiwi primary schools educational programme and strong supporters of the National Body, New Zealand Sport Fishing.