Next Meeting Wednesday 31st July
At Waiuku Cossie Club Meeting starts
at 7.30pm
Guest speaker talking about Marine Electronics
You do not need to be a Cossie Club member to attend. All CSFC members and guests welcome. Why not come early and take advantage of the great food on offer at the Cossie Club.
Important Note: if you intend to have a meal before the meeting it would pay to book to avoid disappointment as the restaurant is very popular and often full.
ShuntersRestaurantPhone 092359131ext5
Counties Sport Fishing Club
We are a family friendly West coast club based in Waiuku, just south of Auckland. With around 1000 members, trailer boats make up the majority of our fleet. Celebrating fishing of all kinds, from the humble Gurnard to the mighty Broadbill. Club waters span from Raglan north head to Kaipara south head and include the Manukau harbour and Waikato river.
To
join the club click HERE
New and Used Boats, Motors, Accessories, Servicing
9 Crosbie Road Pukekohe 09 2389180
Bits & Bobs
Prizegiving
This years prizegiving will be held on Friday 6th September at the Cossie Club. Food will be available in the Restaurant between 5.30pm and 7pm and this year children will be able to stay until the end of the night. More details closer to the date, keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information.
Trophies
With prizegiving coming up it’s time for anyone with a trophy from last year to get it back to us. Please return them as soon as possible so Steve can get them ready for their new custodian. Either bring it along to the next club meeting or call Stephen Watts 0210335145
2024 AGM
This years AGM will be held on the 28th of August at the Cossie Club, so mark the date in your diary.
Something for the Newsletter?
We’re always looking for items to include, so if you have a fishing report, some photos, or just a good story to tell please drop me an email on kevin@nzsteele.com
$500 Voucher Up For Grabs
This $500 voucher for West Coast Boat Wraps could be yours if you are entered in the Icebreaker competition. It is a lucky draw prize that will go to one lucky angler.
Finn Verner caught this great snapper off the West coast. It weighed 6.43 Kg.
Previous Newsletters
Newsletters, back to January 2018, are available online here. They have been uploaded in higher resolution then the old pdf versions were emailed out in, so the pictures especially should be better quality.
Gisborne Tatapouri SFC
No doubt you will all now be aware of the terrible incident that happened off the Gisborne coast. As a club we have sent the below letter to Gisborne Tatapouri Sport Fishing Club. We have also donated $1000 to the givealittle fundraising effort that has been set up for the families of those lost.
If you would like to make a personal donation you can use the link below.
Dear Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club and families of the three men,
We would like to express our heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of the three fishermen who passed away at sea. This devastating news that has left our club in shock and sorrow.
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time. May the fond memories of your loved ones bring you comfort and peace. Their passion for fishing and the camaraderie they shared with fellow club members will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace, and may their legacy live on in the hearts of all who knew them. With deepest sympathies, Counties Sport Fishing Club
We are running this give a little as a place for anyone who wishes to contribute towards the families of the 3 fishermanElwood Higgins , Taina Sinoti and Damian Macpherson.
We understand times are hard and any amount is appreciated, all funds will be distributed evenly to the 3 families to help with costs that arise at these times.
This page has been setup by The Gisborne Tatapouri Fishing Club for those asking how
Zombie Snapper
No, not a low budget horror film but an actual thing. Diseased snapper with milky bloodshot eyes and lack of flesh have been caught in the Kaipara Harbour and off the West Coast. Fisheries NZ are currently investigating and need our help.
If you catch a fish that fits this description please keep it fresh on ice, but DO NOT FREEZE the fish. Call the MPI pest reporting number 0800 80 99 66 and they will arrange to come and collect the fish from you.
The diseased "zombie" snapper have sunken, milky eyes, bones sticking out and a lack of mucus on their skin.
Grunter Hunter
This was another great competition, with over 240 anglers competing for the huge prize pool on offer. As well as the $3,000 top prize there were prizes on offer right down to 25th place. The forecast leading up to the day was not great, but the weather was better than expected. Top prize went to a massive 1.48 Kg gurnard, and the weight of the fish barely dropped under a kilo right down to 25th place. With the average weight being 0.79 Kg, there were certainly a lot of good fish weighed in.
Quite a few people in the results weighed fish of the same weight. In the case of more than one fish being weighed at the same weight the order that they were weighed in decides the order in the results. A good reason to be nice and early for the weigh in.
Why are Snapper Starving
LegaSea is stunned that Fisheries New Zealand is blaming the climate for snapper having "milky white flesh syndrome". Their latest report skips over last year's lab results that showed snapper were in a "state of chronic malnutrition". That testing found that tissue breakdown in snapper was attributed to a "prolonged period of starvation".
So, why are our most prolific fish species starving?
On the northeast coast there is a noticeable absence of baitfish in the water. Reports from Northland to East Cape confirm fears that there are fewer Jack mackerel. Areas relied on for holding baitfish are barren. Fishers report spending hours hunting bait rather than the prize kingfish.
Baitfish are an integral part of the food chain, sustaining finfish, birds and marine mammals. Successive State of our Gulf reports show that baitfish, including Jack and blue mackerel are the most commonly harvested species.
It's ludicrous to think we can keep purse seining day after day and expect the environment to keep producing the same amount of fish. And, it's well documented that scallop dredging, Danish seining and bottom trawling destroy seabed life.
After decades of dredging our scallop beds are closed, crayfish in the Hauraki Gulf are described as "functionally extinct", and after a century of bottom trawling there are no wild mussels left in the Marine Park. We cannot ignore that these outcomes are due to fishing and other human related pressures.
This is no longer just a Hauraki Gulf issue. Our initial work with NIWA in 2022 showed that catches of mushy, white flesh fish were concentrated within the inner Hauraki Gulf. However, recent online surveys of recreational fishers have indicated that affected fish are being caught in Northland, Bay of Plenty and areas along the west coast of the North Island.
LegaSea is concerned that a hardy species like snapper is now succumbing to a collapsing food chain, and that officials are dismissing the lack of bait fish in the water while ignoring the impacts of a century of destructive fishing methods. We would have expected a more constructive response from Fisheries New Zealand to this chronic issue.
Distribution and potential causes of milky fleshed snapper in SNA 1
MPI commissioned report from the Animal Health Authority, and commentary available here.
President Matthew Douglas
Secretary Barbara Prescott
027 5757411 fishdougie@hotmail.com
027 6938431 15bjpre@gmail.com
Treasurer Nick King 021 02887606 csfcoffice@gmail.com
Vice President Stephen Harper 021 373334 sharperuku@gmail.com
Committee Bob Hilton 027 4880563 Bob.hilton9@gmail.com
Michael Parker 2352663 021 654741 smudgethefisherman@gmail.com
Patrick Egan 021 2710533 patrick@eganbricklayers.co.nz
Carey Walter 2352173 027 3922831 c_walter146@msn.com
Bruce Sloane 2357729 027 4061581 bruzasloane@yahoo.co.nz
Phil Nicklin 027 2207775 philandces@gmail.com
Shane Johnston
027 4889073 shanej@envirowater.co.nz
Clint Hunt 021 08097284 clintonhunteng@gmail.com
Polly Eyre 0210 527 604 maizienz@hotmail.com
Mike Oldfield 020 41079843 biff_mel@ps.gen.nz
Bert Duncan 021 421713 bertoduncan@gmail.com
Social Media Maddie Hull 02108255744 maddyhull@rocketmail.com
Merchandise Alvin Pacey 021 544276 allynpace@hotmail.com
Fish ‘n Chicks Claire Hull
027 2043151 underway11sc@gmail.com
Newsletters Kevin Steele 2357336 021 2301917 kevin@nzsteele.com
NZFC Reps Stephen Harper 021 373334 sharperuku@gmail.com
Darin Burns 2356456 027 2224538 Darin.laura@hotmail.com
Head Weighmaster Stephen Watts 2352002 021 0335145 teressawatts@slingshot.co.nz
Non Committee Scott Warrender 021 626076
Weighmasters Pete Sellers 0210 412 943
Sarah Parkinson 2356494 021 669944 Sparks.s@xtra.co.nz
Charlie Norton 021 1640300
Leader Board
Leader Board
LENGTH RECORDS we need a clear photo of the fish on the approved measure, which are available for $25. The photo must be of the whole fish lying on its side with the mouth touching the head of the measure. We will need details of where it was caught and the name of the angler.
DJS FLOORING
DJS FLOORING
