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YoudonotneedtobeaCossieClubmembertoattend.AllCSFCmembers andguestswelcome.Whynotcomeearlyandtakeadvantageofthe greatfoodonofferattheCossieClub.
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WeareafamilyfriendlyWestcoastclubbasedinWaiuku,justsouth ofAuckland.Witharound1000members,trailerboatsmakeupthe majorityofourfleet.Celebratingfishingofallkinds,fromthehumble GurnardtothemightyBroadbill.ClubwatersspanfromRaglannorth headtoKaiparasouthheadandincludetheManukauharbourand Waikatoriver.
Theyhaveareputationforgoodqualityworkmanship,honestyand reliability.TheonsitetechniciansareexpertsinMercury,Etech,Evinrude &JohnsonservicingandrepairsaswellasYamaha,SuzukiandHonda. Theycanalsofitneworusedoutboardenginesanddotrailerrepairs, springs,winchesandrollers.
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Aucklandboatiefined$16,000forhittingdiver,leavinghimwithhead
AnAucklandboatiehasbeenorderedtopay$16,000afterhittingadiver,leavinghimwithaconcussionand cutstohishead.HewassentencedintheAucklandDistrictCourtundertheMaritimeTransportActfor operatingavesselinamannerwhichcausedunnecessarydangerorrisktoanotherperson.
TheYouthNationalswereheldforthefirsttimelastyear,andtheyarebackagainnext year.TheyareheldoverthetwoweekEasterschoolholidaystogivepeoplethebest opportunitytogetoutfishing.Thiswillbethe7th tothe22nd ofApril2023.Wewillbe holdingourfamilydaycompetitiononthe16th Aprilsothatanyofourjuniorstaking partinthenationalscanalsofishthiscompetition,alsoanyjuniormembertakingpart inthefamilydaycompetitionwillgetfreeentrytotheyouthnationalsincluded.
Ifyouarestrugglingtoseeexactlywherethefishyoucaughtwasonoursponsorsgrid thereisahigherresolutionversionyoucanuse HERE thelogoshavebeenremoved fromthegridsquaressoyoucanseethemmoreclearlyandyoushouldbeabletozoom inmuchmore.
Newsletters,backtoJanuary2018,areavailableonline here.Theyhavebeen uploadedinhigherresolutionthentheoldpdfversionswereemailedoutin,sothe picturesespeciallyshouldbebetterquality.
We’realwayslookingforitemstoinclude,soifyouhaveafishingreport,somephotos, orjustagoodstorytotellpleasedropmeanemailonkevin@nzsteele.com
Environmental,iwiandrecreationalfishinginterestsintheHaurakiGulfarecelebratingtheMinister’s decisiontoclosetheCoromandelscallopfisheryindefinitely.
TheCoromandelscallopfisherystretchesfromLeigh,RodneyinthenorthtoMaketūintheBayofPlenty.
NgātiHeiledtheclosurewitharāhuiprohibitingtheharvestofscallopsontheeasternsideofthe CoromandelPeninsulain2020.Since2021a2-yeartemporaryclosurehasbeeninforce.
“NgātiHeiareoverjoyedtheMinisterofOceansandFisherieshasalignedwithiwiandcommunitywishesby closingthefisherytohelpitrebuild.Watchingthescallopsdisappearovertheyearshasbeenworrying, todaywecelebratethisdecision,”saysNgātiHeiRangatira,JoeDavis.
RecreationalfishersincludingtheNewZealandSportFishingCouncil,MercuryBayandTairuaSportFishing ClubssupportedtheCoromandelcommunitytoconductacitizensciencesurveyofscallopbedsinOpitoBay, inearly2021.Theresultsweresharedwithofficialsandthecommunity.
“It’sverypleasingtheMinisterhasactedonthelatestevidencethatshowsscalloppopulationsintheHauraki Gulfareatalltimelows.However,it’ssadthatthescallopbedshavealmostdisappearedbeforeactionis taken.Let’shopeFisheriesNewZealandismoreresponsivetocommunityconcernsinthefuture,”says TairuabasedNewZealandSportFishingCouncilVicePresidentWarrenMaher.
Since2020,LegaSeahasworkedwithHaurakiGulfiwiNgātiManuhiriandNgātiPāoainsupportingrāhuifor scallopsintheirrohe.LegaSeahasalsobeenanintegralpartoftheHaurakiGulfAllianceseekingtohave dredging,bottomtrawlingandDanishseiningbannedfromGulfwaters.
“LegaSeaisstokedthatarebuildplanisnowinplace.It’sgreatbecauseitmeansthescallopbedswillfinally getarestfromdredging.ThisisgoodfortheenvironmentandtheHaurakiGulfcommunitieswhohave workedsohardtoprotectthefisheryforfuturegenerations,”saysLegaSeaProjectLead,SamWoolford. TheOpitoBayRatepayersAssociationwasthefirstofmanyCoromandelgroupstosupportarestorationplan andtherāhuilaiddownbyNgātiHeiin2020.
“TheCoromandelcommunityandbusinessescametogetherin2020toinitiatethefirstscallopsurveyin OpitoBay.WewillbemonitoringprogresstoensureofficialsfollowthroughwiththeMinister’scommitment tosurveythescallopbedsinthenextthreeyears,”saysChrisSeverne,ChairmanofOpitoBayRatepayers Association.
ThisyearsClassicwasagreatweekendoffishing,withover300anglerscompeting.Good weatheronFridayandSaturdaysawmanyboatsoverthecoast,withlotsofthemlookingfor biggamefish.Sundayendedupasaharbouronlydayduetodeterioratingweather,but therewerestillplentyofboatsoutlookingtograbalastminutefish.Itwasahardfought competition,withmanyoftheresultsbeingveryclose-andacoupleofresultscamedown towhichfishwasweighedfirst.
TREVALLY:
1st:MarcelWadek2.29kgs
2nd:RossHutton1.58kgs
3rdStevenBernasconi1.52kgs(firstweighed)
KAHAWAI:
1st:TaylahMillen3.20kgs
2nd:GlennKidd2.74kgs
3rd:ShaneJohnston2.73kgs
GURNARD:
1st:CareyWalter1.03kgs
2nd:GlennKidd1.01kgs(firstweighed)
3rd:BrentMilesi1.01kgs
SNAPPERINSIDE
1st:CraigSaunders5.11kgs
2nd:BrentMilesi4.81kgs
3rd:DamianBannister4.39kgs
SNAPPEROUTSIDE
1st:DavidBurns8.24kgs
2nd:AaronSampson7.08kgs
3rd:DeanKriletich6.99kgs
KINGFISH
1st:WayneMorrison17.62kgs
2nd:SeanOxnam8.73kgs
ALBACORE
1st:AaronSampson10.47kgs
2nd:StuartRitchie10.45kgs
3rd:RogerFarley10.35kgs
SKIPJACK
1st:ShaneJohnston3.79kgs
2nd:KevinJames3.61kgs
3rd:WiremuHenare3.29kgs
MAHIMAHI
1st:SimonGardiner2.23kgs
2nd:PhilArthur2.03kgs
3rd:LeannaJohnston1.11kgs
MARLIN
1st:RussellDunn136.60kgs
2nd:MarkLangdon106.60kgs
3rd:CraigSaunders102.0kgs
LENGTHRECORDS weneedaclearphotoofthefishontheapprovedmeasure,whichareavailablefor$25.The photomustbeofthewholefishlyingonitssidewiththemouthtouchingtheheadofthemeasure.Wewillneed detailsofwhereitwascaughtandthenameoftheangler.
