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
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
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
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
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
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
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)