Browns Bay Fishing Club

Submission window extended to the 6th of May.

After One Ocean, Legasea, NZSFC and NZUWA wrote a letter of complaint regarding the short time to write submissions the Govt decided to extend the date to allow for extra time.

So you have 2 more days to use your “Noisy voices” to make a submission.

This is already sitting at 30,000 submissions, which makes this the 4th most in the history of NZ. Not bad for “just some fish”

It would’ve great to get this to 50,000!

Remember to send you submission in here and follow the steps.

https://legasea.co.nz/fisheries-amendment-bill-submission-form/

April was the strictly land based competition held over Anzac weekend. It sounds like people spread far and wide to cast a line, with some nice fish being measured in. Below are the results:

Snapper:
1st 75cm - Andrew Wilson
2nd 60cm - Preston Cockery
3rd 58.5cm - Phillip Martin

Kahawai:
1st 56cm - Preston Cockery

Trevally:
1st 45cm - Nicole Price

Womens Snapper:
1st 40.5cm - Nicole Price

Trifecta:
1st 156cm - Preston Cockery

Junior Kahawai:
1st 50.5cm - Thomas Liddle
2nd 50cm - Jackson Liddle
3rd 50cm -Luke Beesley

Our Christmas Competition has just wrapped up with some impressive catches being landed over the holidays. Congratulations to all our winners.

Snapper:
1st - 85.5cm Jackson Liddle
2nd - 77cm Brent Liddle
3rd - 76.5cm Fletcher Derksen

Kingfish:
1st - 110cm Tony Ward
2nd - 96cm Phillip Martin

Kahawai:
1st - 45cm Thomas Liddle

Trevally:
1st - 58cm Phil Clay

Trifecta:
171cm Brent Liddle

Womens Snapper:
1st=35cm Nicole Price

Junior Snapper:
1st - 66cm Willem Ditewig
2nd - 55cm Thomas Liddle

Junior Kahawai:
1st - 44cm Jackson Liddle

Next comp up is an all-monther in March followed by our strictly landbased competition in April.

There were some impressive catches last month, November all month competition results below:

Next up is the Xmas comp running from Boxing Day through to Waitangi Weekend.

Snapper:
1st: 87.5cm - Brent Liddle
2nd:83.5cm - Steve Wongkam
3rd: 80.0cm - Hamish Beesley
Junior:
1st: 74.5cm - Thomas Liddle
2nd:72.5cm - Jackson Liddle
3rd: 72.0cm - Luke Beesley
Womens:
1st: 57cm - Nicole Barnes

Kahawai:
1st: 57cm - Brent Liddle
Junior:
1st: 51.5cm - Jackson Liddle
2nd:50.5cm - Thomas Liddle

Kingfish:
1st: 100cm - Brent Liddle

Trevally:
1st: 43cm - Hamish Beesley

Trifecta:
1st: 244cm - Brent LIddle

Recently there have been well-publicised and much-debated changes to the Hauraki Gulf with the introduction of High Protection Areas and Special Protection Areas - and as recreational anglers we’re making some big sacrifices of giving up some great fishing zones in the name of conservation.

This has been a process years in the making and, for the most part, it’s one we’re onboard with as no-one can argue that as stakeholders we all have a responsibility to chip in and protect the much loved Hauraki Gulf - here comes the “but”. The catalyst for so much of the current discontent is the final hour, zero consultation amendment to factor in commercial activity in an HPA which has missed the mark in our, and the general public’s views. And regardless of how it is trying to be minimised and rationalised, it’s just tone deaf and has unwittingly been the spark that has finally lit this quickly growing flame.

This has motivated us to dig deeper into proposed law changes to how much future public consultation is required for changes to fisheries laws, how our fish are financially incentivised for export (ala butter and lamb), and proposed changes to adding commercial values to protected species like marlin and vulnerable reef fish.

Safe to say, from a recreational fisher and everyday kiwi perspective now is the time to mobilise to make our powerful voice heard in the form of the upcoming One Oceans Protest. This isn’t anti-commercial as we believe there is room for everyone to benefit from what our oceans have on offer, we just need to find our common thread of sustainable action and keep each other accountable with respectful and robust conversations.

The One Ocean Protest starts at 8:30am on Saturday November 22nd, leaving from the Albany Park-N-Ride, and will be a display of recreational fishing passion with boats being towed across Auckland. So if you’re keen to get involved and make your voice heard we’d love to see you there.

Follow the One Ocean Protest page and stay across updates and developments.

And if you can’t make it, then remember that your vote is your best foot forward for meaningful change, so make sure to do your research and see which party best aligns with your fisheries management values and vote accordingly next year.

See you out there.

It was a tight result with only 1.5cm in it, but the Brownzy team managed to keep hold of the '4 Grander' trophy for another year. Thanks to Poenamo Fishing Club for a great competition!

Comps on this weekend, lets go!

Sounds like a windy weekend for the annual Tokerau Beach One Base competition run over the weekend. Still some nice fish caught with the results below, along with brag photos including the ones from the August all month comp:

Snapper:
1st - 78cm Grant Symmans
2nd - 77.5cm Tony Wiles
3rd - 74.5com John Scott

Kahawai:
1st - 57.5cm Noah Beesley

Trevally:
1st - 49cm Jarrod Doe

Trifecta:
1st - 162cm Dean Torbet

Next comp up is the '4Grander'. Save the date 10-12 October 2025. Lets make sure we keep hold of the cup again this year!

There was a good turn out last night for the end of season prize giving dinner. Congratulation to our overall winners below:

This means we are about to kick off a new season for 2025/26. Get in touch [email protected] if you are interested in joining up.

Snapper:
87.5cm - Jackson LIddle

Kingfish:
121.5cm - Brent Liddle

Kahawai:
57cm - Grant Symmans

Trevally:
60cm - Fletcher Derksen

Trifecta:
253.5cm - Brent Liddle

Womens Snapper:
83.5cm - Nicole Barnes

Junior Snapper:
80cm - Thomas Liddle

Junior Kahawai:
51cm - Luke Beesley