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First and Heaviest for the Season

  • First Fish 2021-2022
SpeciesDate Angler Weight/TaggedArea CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore02/07/2021Riley Bird 20.8kgWaihau Bay Kawhia B&AC
Bigeye Tuna
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)01/07/2021William Hurst75.2kgWaihau BayBig Fish Fishing Club
Broadbill/Swordfish
Bronze Whaler
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)
Hammerhead
Hapuka04/07/21Michael Gray 6.35kgManukau Counties SFC
Kahawai04/07/21Dion Watts2.26kgTairua Counties SFC
Mahimahi
Mako15/08/2021Marlin Candy T/R est 70kgFlat Island Whangaroa SFC
Probeagle
SB Spearfish
Skipjack Tuna
Slender Tuna
Snapper 04/07/2021Brent Milesi 8.37kgManukau Counties SFC
Snapper – small fry/Junior 01/08/2021Charlee Masters1.6kgAhiparaAhipara GFC
Striped Marlin
Thresher
Thresher – Bigeye
Tope
Trevally
Wahoo
Yellowfin
Yellowtail (Kingfish)04/07/2021Dion Watts9.23kgTairua Counties SFC

Heaviest Fish 2021-2022

SpeciesDateAnglerWeight/TaggedArea CaughtAngler’s Club
Albacore29/07/2021Ben Pond 22.6kgAlderman Knoll Mercury Bay GFC
Bigeye Tuna
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Blue Shark
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)
Bluefin Tuna (Southern)28/07/2021Marty Johanson135.2kgAlderman Knoll Mercury Bay SFC
Broadbill/Swordfish
Bronze Whaler
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)
Hammerhead
Hapuka04/07/2021Michael Gray 6.35kgManukau Counties SFC
Kahawai04/07/2021Dion Watts2.26kgTairua Counties SFC
Mahimahi
Mako
Probeagle
SB Spearfish
Skipjack Tuna
Slender Tuna
Snapper 03/10/2021Brett Talmage12.01kgAotea Kawhia B&AC
Snapper – small fry/Junior 01/08/2021Charlee Masters1.6kgAhiparaAhipara GFC
Striped Marlin
Thresher
Thresher – Bigeye
Tope
Trevally
Wahoo
Yellowfin
Yellowtail (Kingfish)04/07/2021Chris Stone21.56kgOff Tatapouri Gisborne Tatapouri SFC