Club Records

2021 sees WAUC establish brand new fish records.

The rules of claiming a WAUC club record (link):

Claiming A West Australian Undersea Club Spearfishing Record

Current WAUC records

African Pompano/Threadfin Trevally (Alectis ciliaris)
4.845kg
Joel Davies (09/03/2014)
Three-Mile Reef

Australian Salmon, Western (Arripus truttaceus)
5.980kg
Deacon Plant (19/03/2013)
Albany

Baldchin Groper (Choerodon rubescens)
9.000kg
Tim Quesnel (12/07/2015)
Jurien

Barramundi Cod (Chromileptes altivelis)
4.350kg
Mitch Dyson (12/09/2022)
Dampier

Black Drummer (Girella tephraeops)
4.905kg
Darryl Piper (04/09/2022)
Albany

Black-Spot Dart Fish (Trachinotus baillonii)
0.580kg
Zoran Djuric (05/01/2012)
Steep Point

Black-Spot Goat Fish (Parupeneus signatus)
1.215kg
Robert Coates (20/03/2015)
Rottnest Island

Blackspot Tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)
12.190kg
Deacon Plant (12/08/2013)
Steep Point

Black Wrasse (Coris aygula)
4.340kg
Steve Oakes (09/06/18)
Dirk Hartog Island

Bludger Trevally (Carangoides gymnostethus)
3.470kg
Zoran Djuric (11/02/2012)
Port Gregory

Blue-barred Parrot Fish (Scarus ghobban)
8.100kg
Nathan Goh (13/04/2019)
Dongara

Blue-Barred Parrot Fish (Scarus ghobban)
5.660kg
Jake Djuric (01/06/2019)
Port Gregory
JUNIOR RECORD

Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii)

26.350kg
Lewis Bruty (07/05/2022)
Augusta

Blue-Lined Emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis)
2.250kg
Rowan Clark (24/8/2020)
Dampier

Blue-Lined Leatherjacket (meuschenia galii)
0.420kg
Melissa Brunning (06/03/2022)
Hamelin Bay

(No longer meets minimum weight requirements)

Blue Spot Coral Trout (Plectropomus laevis)
6.930kg
Melissa Brunning (22/09/2022)
Scott Reef

Bluespotted Tuskfish (Choerodon Cauteroma)
1.550kg
Mitch Dyson (15/01/2022)
Dampier

Blue-Tailed Leatherjacket (Eubalichthys cyanoura)
0.890kg
Nick Extract (11/10/2011)
Two Rocks

Breaksea Cod (Epinephelides armatus)
1.710kg
Michael Brooks (18/7/2020)
Albany

Broadbarred King Mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciates)
9.000kg
Shane Robertson (28/08/2020)
Bernier Island

Chinaman Fish (Symphorus nematophorus)
12.000kg
Darren Aitken (09/09/2015)
Carnarvon

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
16.050kg
Tom Matheson (17/7/2015)
Carnarvon

Common Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
7.020kg
Michael Treble (31/05/15)
Abrolhos Islands

Barcheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
8.100kg
Matt Trewick (10/06/2020)
Shark Bay

Barcheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
8.100kg
Lewis ‘Big Red’ Bruty (22/05/2021)
Carnarvon
Equal record – Does not exceed current record by 50g.

Common Dart (Trachinotus botla)
2.100kg
Liam Ronzitti (09/06/18)
Dirk Hartog Island

Coral Cod (Cephalophis miniata)
1.515kg
Blake Caddy (26/6/2019)
Dampier

Coronation Trout (Variola louti)
5.000kg
Mitchell McClelland (11/09/2022)
Dongara

Darktail Sea Perch/Snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)
2.800kg
Mitch Dyson (15/08/2021)
Monties

Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
16.100kg
Melissa Brunning (17/09/2022)
Scott Reef

Dolphin Fish/Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
12.900kg
Riley Moore (16/03/2017)
Perth

Ember Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
4.470kg
Zoran Djuric (10/12/2011)
Shark Bay

Estuary Catfish/Cobbler (Cnidoglanis macrocephalus)
1.350kg
Shane Robertson (27/11/2021)
Hamelin Bay

Estuary Cod (Epinephelus Coioides)
13.950kg
Lisa Wolff (08/07/2022)
Montebello Islands

(Estuary Cod have a maximum size limit of 1000mm or 30kg)

Frostback Rockcod/Twinspot Grouper (Epinephelus bilobatus)
1.935kg
Andrew Buzzacott (07/07/2013)
Exmouth

Fringe-eyed Flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)
2.084kg
Cameron Cousins (17/04/2013)
Denham, Shark Bay
EQUAL RECORD

Fringe-Eyed Flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)
2.090kg
Blake Caddy (04/01/2019)
Dampier
EQUAL RECORD (Doesn’t exceed previous record of 2.084kg by more than 100g)

Foxfish (Bodianus frenchii)
1.560kg
Zoran Djuric (20/11/2011)
Denmark

Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)
6.495kg
Matt Greenaway (22/04/2015)
Rottnest Island

Gold-Spotted Trevally/Turrum (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)
14.500kg
David Stickland (21/02/2012)
Abrolhos Islands

Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
18.220kg
Michael Bretagne (17/03/2013)
Beagles
WORLD RECORD

Gold-Spot Sweetlip (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)
2.720kg
Nick Extract (02/02/2013)
Point Peron

Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
35.500kg
Te-aopouri Manihera (24/09/2011)
Abrolhos Islands

Green Jobfish (Aprion virescens)
10.840kg
Bryce Hollins (6/10/16)
Montebello Islands

Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis laevigata)
0.685kg
Michael Brooks
Albany

Harlequin Fish (Othos dentex)
4.020kg
Darryl Piper (08/10/2022)
Albany

Harlequin Sweetlip (Plectorhinchus chaetodontoides)
3.785kg
Graham Carlisle (23/11/2016)
Murion Island

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Herring (Arripis georgianus)
0.150g
John Davies (12/28/2019)
Greenhead

(No longer meets minimum weight requirements)

Horseshoe Leatherjacket (Meuschenia hippocrepis)
1.400kg
Shane Robertson (04/01/2022)
Five Fathom Bank

Humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
41.950kg
Rowan Clark (30/03/2022)
Cocos Islands

*This Fish is Protected in WA Waters. Please Check Local And State Laws Before Harvesting

Indian Goatfish (Parupeneus indicus)
1.250kg
Shane Robertson (28/08/2020)
Bernier Island

King George Whiting (Sillaginodes Punctatus)
1.410kg
Amanda Schupp (23/06/2018) Rottnest Island
NATIONAL WOMENS RECORD

Long-Headed Flathead (Leviprora inops)
2.240kg
Lio Hebert (12/01/2019)
Rowboat Rock

Long snout Boarfish (Pentaceropsis recurvirostris)
2.210kg
Deacon Plant (29/10/2011)
Albany

Longnose Emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)
5.620kg
Bryce Hollins (29/8/2017)
Onslow

Mackerel Tuna
4.000kg
Shane Robertson (28/08/2020)
Carnarvon

Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
8.750kg
Mitch Dyson (12/09/2022)
Dampier

Maori sea perch (Lutjanus rivulatus)
14.050kg
Blake Caddy (03/07/18)
Dampier

Moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus)
1.810kg
Ben Bloxsome (06/04/2019)
Albany

Magpie Perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes)
0.995kg
Nick Extract (05/04/2014)
Albany

Midnight Snapper (Macolor Macularis)
4.250kg
Rowan Clark (27/03/2022)
Cocos Islands

Milk Fish (Chanos chanos)
13.150kg
Shane Robertson (26/08/2020)
Carnarvon

Military Sea Pike/Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamae)
2.890kg
Zoran Djuric (07/07/2012)
Exmouth

Mosaic Leatherjacket (Eubalichthys mosaicus)
1.440kg
Nick Extract (16/02/2014)
Canal Rocks

Moses Perch (Lutjanus russelli)
0.950kg
Shane Robertson (26/08/2020)
Carnarvon

Mu / Bigeye Seabream (Monotaxis grandoculis)
4.460kg
Morgan Hughes (6/12/2022)
Cocos Islands

Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)
18.300kg
Graham Gould (28/10/2012)
Canarvon

Oriental Bonito (Sarda orientalis)
2.895kg
Damon Walling (05/04/2014)
Albany
STATE RECORD

Passionfruit Coral Trout (Plectropomus Areolatus)
2.450kg
Morgan Hughes (30/03/2022)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Pickhandle Barracuda (Sphyraena Jello)
11.300kg
Mitch Dyson (12/09/2022)
Dampier

Pink Snapper (Pagrus auratus)
9.485kg
Deacon Plant (06/03/2011)
Albany

Queen Fish (Scomberoides commersonianus)
6.700kg
Shane Robertson (25/08/2020)
Cape Cuvier

Queensland School Mackerel (Scomberomorus Queenslandicus)
1.980kg
Deryck Tan (05/06/2021)
Leeman

Queen Snapper/Blue Morwong (Nemadactylus valenciennesi)
7.200kg
Deacon Plant (01/10/2012)
Albany

Rankin Cod (Epinephelus multinotatus)
8.600kg
Jessica Mangan (13/08/2017)
Exmouth
NATIONAL WOMENS RECORD

Red Bass (Lutjanus bahar)
11.500kg
Chris Barnes (08/08/2015)
Exmouth

Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae)
10.800kg
Kaiden Matera (18/4/2020)

Onslow

Red Snapper (Centroberyx gerrardi)
2.950kg
Rowan Clark (23/12/2019)
Albany

 

Red Throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus)
2.900kg
Darren Aitken (25/04/2022)
Dongara

Remora (Echeneis Naucrates)
2.550kg
Troy Moore (23/11/2022)
Dampier

Saddletail Snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus)
2.315kg
Blake Caddy (27/06/2020)
Dampier

Sail fin Snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
2.000kg
Melissa Brunning (20/09/2022)
Scott Reef

Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
19.200kg
Michael Clitheroe (30/07/2022)
Dampier

Samson Fish (Seriola hippos)
30.500kg
Stuart Parker (24/03/18)
Albany

Sand Bass/Glass-eyed Perch (Psammoperca waigiensis)
0.980kg

Melissa Brunning (19/02/2022)

Sand Bass/Glass-eyed Perch (Psammoperca waigiensis)
1.200kg
Amanda Schupp (15/01/2023)
Quinns Rocks

Sea Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis)
1.920kg
Luke “The Sweep Reaper” McManus (06/03/2022)
Augusta

Shark Mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)
11.990kg
Zoran Djuric (09/09/2012)
Rockingham

Silver Trevally (Pseudocaranx georgianus)
2.180kg
Liam Ronzitti (3/2/2018)
Leeman

Skipjack/Striped Tuna (Katsumonus pelamis)
6.395kg
Aleks Ceklic (23/12/2015)
Rockingham

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Snook (Sphyraena nuvaehollandiae)
3.360kg
Graham Carlisle (24/3/2018)
Albany

Snub-nose Dart (Trachinotus blochii)
8.350kg
Shane Robertson (27/8/2020)
Carnarvon

Small-eyed Flathead (Cymbacephalus bosschei)
1.080kg
Zoran Djuric (02/05/2013)
Kalbarri

 Smalltooth Flounder (Pseudorhombus Jenynsii)
0.780kg
Sam Bock (15/04/2022)
Cockburn Sound

Small Tooth Jobfish (Aphareus furca)
0.500kg
Morgan Hughes (30/03/2022)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
5.426kg
Graham Carlisle (4/1/2018)
Direction Bank

Southern Blue-spot Flathead (Platycephalus speculator)
1.640kg
Melissa Brunning (15/1/2023)
Perth

Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
6.000kg
Graham Gould (12/06/2014)
Abrolhos Islands

Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
6.050kg
Darren Aitken (25/04/2022)
Dongara

Equal record – Does not exceed current record by 100g.

Spanish Flag (Lutjanus carponotatus)
1.650kg
Shane Robertson (28/08/2020)
Bernier Island

Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
35.480kg
Darren Aitken (7/10/2017)
Montebello Islands

Spiny-Tailed Leatherjacket (Acanthaluteres brownii)
0.600kg
Emily Wearne (06/03/2022)

Hamelin Bay

Squid – Tiger (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
1.000kg
Blake Caddy (08/27/2019)
Dampier

Swallow-tailed dart (Trachinotus coppingeri)
1.800kg
Benjamin Coy (15/03/2018)
Exmouth

Swallowtail (Centroberyx lineatus)
0.620kg
Matthew Trewick (11/01/2020)
Perth Metro

Tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix)
3.830kg
Jack Moss (27/10/2012)
Rockingham

Tarwhine (Rhabdosargus sarba)
1.190kg
Zoran Djuric (01/10/2012)
Rockingham

Thicklip Trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus)
4.970kg
Zoran Djuric (11/02/2012)
Geraldton

Tomato Cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati)
2.600kg
Mitch Dyson (15/08/2021)
Monties

WA Dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum)
23.74kg

Nathan Lencioni (20/11/2021)
South West

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
21.400kg
Zoran Djuric (07/07/2012)
Abrolhos Islands

Southern/Western Blue Devil (Paraplesiops meleagris)
0.600kg
Shane Robertson (05/03/2022)
Hamelin Bay

Western Red Scorpion Cod (Scorpaena sumptuosa)
1.130kg
Nick Extract (26/10/2013)
Rottnest Island

Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus)
4.200kg
Tom Matheson (18/10/2015)
Albany

Western Wirrah (Acanthistius serratus)
1.250kg
Shane Robertson (24/01/2021)
Bremer Bay

Yellowspotted Boarfish (Paristiopterus gallipavo)
3.900kg
Nick Cawte (23/02/2021)
Perth Metro

Yellowlip Emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus)
1.600kg
Rowan Clark (29/03/2022)
Cocos Islands

Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)
30.100kg
Darryl Piper (13/09/2020)
Albany

Yellow Fin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
57.150kg
Chris Barnes (14/4/2019)
Christmas Island

Yellowfin Whiting (Sillago schomburgkii)
0.162kg
Deryck Tan (21/03/2022)
Milligan Island

(No longer meets minimum weight requirements)

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