Fish of the Month

sponsored by success group

The competition has two components: monthly and cumulative.
Each month, a prize will be awarded for the heaviest fish caught of that month’s designated species.

undefined	FISH	ANGLER	WEIGHT	BOAT NAME
March	Skippy	John Fagan	5.879kg	Johnny B Good
April	Snapper	Lana Hamilton	6.815kg	Cousin Itt
May	John Dory	Gary Mankelow	0.858kg	Johnny B Good
June	Gem Fish	Nothing weighed
July	Gurnard	Josh Thompson	0.943kg	Spots On
August	Porae	Josh Thompson	1.180kg	Cousin Itt
September	Tarakihi	Gary Mankelow	1.282kg	Johnny B Good
October	Bluenose	Mark Lane	6.224kg	Cousin Itt
November	Blue Cod	John Fagan	1.204kg	Johnny B Good
December	Trevally
January	Kingfish
February	Kahawai

Rules

All fish weighted over the course of the year will be entered into the final prize.

An entry fee of $20 per angler to enter for the year of part year which is part of the prize pool at years end.

$50 will be awarded to the heaviest fish of the month.

All fish must be caught within the bounds of marine chart 54.

The competition starts March 1st each year and will end on April 31st the following year.

Anglers must check the specified catch card for the competition for accuracy.

Only one fish can be weighed per angler of the monthly species, all fish weighed will be kept confidential until the winner is announced.

The month starts at the 1st of every month and finishes at 5pm on the final day of the month.

The winner of the month will be announced on the Friday after the months end after raffles have finished. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.

All fish must be weighed at the WBBBFC and an Orange Catch Card completed. Fish caught in other competitions to not qualify.

All entries must be current Full Members of the WBBBFC.