Next Meeting Wednesday 27th November
At Waiuku Cossie Club
Meeting starts at 6.30pm Meeting followed by Prizegiving for the
“Biff ya Shit Out” surfcasting competition
You do not need to be a Cossie Club member to attend.
All CSFC members and guests welcome.
Important Note: if you intend to have a meal before the meeting it would pay to book to avoid disappointment as the restaurant is very popular and often full.
ShuntersRestaurantPhone 092359131ext5
Counties Sport Fishing Club
We are a family friendly West coast club based in Waiuku, just south of Auckland. With around 1000 members, trailer boats make up the majority of our fleet. Celebrating fishing of all kinds, from the humble Gurnard to the mighty Broadbill. Club waters span from Raglan north head to Kaipara south head and include the Manukau harbour and Waikato river.
To join the club click
New and Used Boats, Motors, Accessories, Servicing
9 Crosbie Road Pukekohe 09 2389180
Bits & Bobs
The end of the green shed
For many years our base at To Toro boat ramp has been the big green shed, but that is about to come to an end. After many years of faithful service the roof iron and cladding is now somewhat past its best and needs replacing. Fortunately for us NZ Steel have offered to supply us replacement material to re-roof the shed free of charge, so we will only have to pay to get it installed, and it looks like we’ll be getting a great deal on that from local contractors as well. The only thing is that the material that NZ Steel have in stock is dark blue, so there may be need to be a name change.
We have also secured some replacement flooring for the shed and hopefully as soon as the new roof has been fitted we can get the flooring replaced as well. If all goes to plan this work should be carried out before Christmas.
Road repairs on Te Toro Road
If you haven’t been to the boat ramp in the last week or so you may not be aware that Te Toro road is currently closed. This is to facilitate repair of the slip that happened in the big storm nearly two years ago, so is a well overdue repair and it’s great that it is getting done before the summer season gets fully underway. But the road will be closed for several more weeks. Until then you will have to use Cooper Road to access the boat ramp. Do take extra care as the turning into Cooper Road is on a bad bend with limited visibility and there are some tight bends on Cooper Road as well.
We’re always looking for items to include, so if you have a fishing report, some photos, or just a good story to tell please drop me an email on kevin@nzsteele.com
Counties / Clevedon Interclub
The yearly interclub competition between Clevedon and Counties took place over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of November. The heaviest three fish in each category are scored as 3 points, 2 points and one point and the total points added up. This year was a record win for Clevedon, in fact we struggled to even get on the scoreboard. The final score was 26 points to Clevedon and 4 points to Counties. There’s always next year.
Here are a couple of great catches. Carl Hill caught this trout at Tarawera and Chad caught this trevally surfcasting at Wattle bay, it weighed in at 2.95Kg.
Previous Newsletters
Newsletters, back to January 2018, are available online here. They have been uploaded in higher resolution then the old pdf versions were emailed out in, so the pictures especially should be better quality.
Bring along your old lifejackets to save $30 on a new Hutchwilco lifejacket. A special thanks to SeaLink and Bluebridge Cook
Strait Ferries
NORTH ISLAND NORTH ISLAND
November 2024
Sat 30 Nov
Old4New location
8am-11am Coastguard Maketū, 2 Town Point Rd.
9am-2pm Snells Beach Boat Ramp, Sunrise Boulevard.
1pm-4pm Coastguard Whakatāne,1C Muriwai Dr.
December 2024
Sun 1 Dec
Mon 2 Dec
Old4New location
8am-1pm Half Moon Bay Marina, 50 Argo Dr.
9am-3pm Telfer Marine Rotorua, 236 Te Ngae Rd, Ngapuna.
Wed 4 Dec 9am-3pm Masterton Old Town Hall, 22 Perry St.
Thu 5 Dec 9am-3pm Waiheke Island Boating Club, Causeway Rd, Ostend.
January 2025 Old4New location
Thu 2 Jan 9am-3pm Coromandel Keltic Fair.
Fri 3 Jan 9am-3pm Bowentown Boating & Fishing Club, Pio Rd, Waihi Beach.
Sat 4 Jan 9am-4pm Sulphur Point Boat Ramp Tauranga, 42 Cross Rd.
Sun 5 Jan 9am-3pm Coastguard Ōpōtiki, 1 Wharf St.
Fri 10 Jan 9am-2pm Boat City Wellington, 10 Old State Highway 1, Paraparaumu.
Sat 11 Jan
NORTH ISLAND SOUTH ISLAND
Fri 6 Dec 10am-4pm Hyundai Sports Centre Ōrākei, 10 Tamaki Dr, Okahu Bay.
Old4New location
Sun 12 Jan
December 2024
Sat 7 Dec 9am-2pm Māngere Bridge Boat Ramp, Cnr of Waterfront Rd & Coronation Rd.
Coromandel Keltic Fair.
Sun 8 Dec
9am-2pm K'aute Pasifika, 100 Seddon Rd, Frankton.
9am-2pm Coastguard Wellington, 461 Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai.
8am-12pm Mana Marine - Mana Cruising Club, 5 Pascoe Avenue, Paremata, Porirua.
10am-4pm Coastguard Raglan, 92 Wallis St.
Old4New location
Fri 6 Dec 10am-3pm Picton Yacht Club Hotel Carpark, 25 Waikawa Rd.
9am-2pm Countdown Carpark Helensville, 43 Commercial Rd.
Bowentown Boating & Fishing Club, Pio Rd, Beach.
Fri 13 Dec 12pm-5pm Countdown Carpark Dargaville, Dargaville Plaza, Victoria St.
Sulphur Point Boat Ramp Tauranga, 42 Cross Rd. Coastguard Ōpōtiki, 1 Wharf St.
1pm-5pm Seaview Marina Boat Ramp, Petone Esplande near the Petone Settlers Museum.
Sat 7 Dec 10am-4pm Nelson Marine Centre, 23 McGlashen Avenue, Richmond.
Thu 16 Jan
Mon 9 Dec 10am-3pm Bays Boating - Motueka, 15 Kind Edward St.
12pm-5pm Coastguard Education, 165 Westhaven Dr, Auckland. 2pm-6pm Hawkes Bay Sports Fishing Club, Nelson Quay, Ahuriri.
Sat 14 Dec 9am-2pm Opononi Four Square, 29 State Hwy 12.
Tue 10 Dec 12pm-5pm New World Westport, 244 Palmerston St.
Fri 17 Jan
City Wellington, 10 Old State Highway 1, Paraparaumu.
Sun 15 Dec 8am-11am PAK'n Save Carpark Kaitāia, 111 North Rd.
1pm-4pm Houhora Fishing Club, Far North Rd, Pukenui.
Wed 11 Dec 8am-11am New World Greymouth, 128 High St. 1pm-5pm Moana Boat Ramp, Lake Brunner, Ana St, Moana.
9am-2pm Maraetai Beach Boating Club, 188 Maraetai Dr. 10am-3pm New World Wairoa, 51 Queen St.
K'aute Pasifika, 100 Seddon Rd, Frankton.
8am-11am Mangōnui Mill Bay, 5 Silver Egg Rd.
Sat 18 Jan
Fri 13 Dec 12pm-3pm Haast Heli, Cnr of State Highway 6 & Marks Rd.
9am-2pm Te Atatū Boating Club, 32 Bridge Ave, Te Atatū South. 9am-2pm Mahia Boating and Fishing Club, 1 Pohutukawa Dr.
Mon 16 Dec
Coastguard Wellington, 461 Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai.
1pm-4pm Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club, 573 Whangaroa Rd.
Marine - Mana Cruising Club, 5 Pascoe Avenue, Paremata, Porirua.
Fri 20 Dec
Sat 14 Dec 8am-3pm Coastguard Wānaka, Lakeside Road.
Sun 19 Jan
8am-11am The Village Green, 60 Marsden Rd, Paihia.
Tue 17 Dec
Coastguard Raglan, 92 Wallis St.
1pm-4pm Cater Marine Ōpua, Unit 16 Baffin St.
Seaview Marina Boat Ramp, Petone Esplande near the Petone Settlers Museum.
Sat 21 Dec
8am-11am Fruit Bowl Reserve, Cromwell Town Centre, SH 8B, North Side of Cromwell Town Centre & Mall. 1pm-4pm Coastguard Queenstown, Sugar Lane, Frankton Marina.
8am-11am Marsden Cove Rescue Centre, Marsden Cove Marina Boat Ramp
Coastguard Education, 165 Westhaven Dr, Auckland.
Hawkes Bay Sports Fishing Club, Nelson Quay, Ahuriri.
9am-1pm Kawakawa Bay Boat Ramp, Kawakawa Bay Coast Rd. 9am-2pm Gisborne Tatapouri Sports & Fishing Club, 54 Esplande, Inner Kaiti.
Thu 23 Jan 11am-4pm The Square, Palmerston North, Opposite i-Site.
Thu 19 Dec 9am-2pm Coastguard Riverton, Towack St.
1pm-5pm Mangawhai Boating & Fishing Club, 2 Alamar Cres, Mangawhai Heads.
Maraetai Beach Boating Club, 188 Maraetai Dr.
10am-3pm Coastguard North Shore, 10-12 Beach Front Lane, Browns Bay.
Fri 24 Jan
Fri 20 Dec 8am-11am Pearl Harbour Manapouri Boat Ramp, 60 Waiau St. 1pm-4pm Te Anau Boating Club, Te Anau Terrace.
8am-11am Skips Fish N Chips Whangaruru, 155 Oakura Road, Oakura Bay, Northland.
11am-4pm Coastguard Whanganui, 7 Wharf St.
Mon 23 Dec 9am-2pm Pleasure and Marine Invercargill, 24 Bay Rd, Gladstone.
Sat 25 Jan
Sun 22 Dec
World Wairoa, 51 Queen St.
Atatū Boating Club, 32 Bridge Ave, Te Atatū South.
1pm-5pm Coastguard Tutukaka, Marine Rd, Whangārei.
Mahia Boating and Fishing Club, 1 Pohutukawa Dr. Kawakawa Bay Boat Ramp, Kawakawa Bay Coast Rd.
Sat 28 Dec
Sun 29 Dec
9am-2pm Orewa Boat Ramp, 214 Hibiscus Coast Highway. 12pm-4pm New World Tūrangi, 19 Ohuanga Rd.
Sat 28 Dec 9am-3pm Read Marine Dunedin, 32 Kitchener St.
8am-11am Whangamatā Boat Ramp, Beach Rd.
Sun 29 Dec 9am-2pm Friendly Bay Playground Reserve, Oamaru, Wansbeck St, Friendly Bay.
1pm-5pm Mercury Bay Marine Whitianga, 14 Moewai Rd.
Gisborne Tatapouri Sports & Fishing Club, Esplande, Inner Kaiti.
Sun 26 Jan
Mon 30 Dec 9am-1pm Mr Boats Timaru, 74 King St, Redruth.
9am-3pm Pauanui Supervalue Store, Jubilee Dr.
Mon 30 Dec 9am-1pm PAK'n Save Thames, 100 Mary St.
Square, Palmerston North, Opposite i-Site.
Coastguard North Shore, 10-12 Beach Front Lane, Browns Bay.
Coastguard Whanganui, 7 Wharf St.
8am-1pm Kinloch Marina, 23 Mata Place, Kinloch, Taupō. 9am-2pm Pukekohe Town Square, Cnr of Hall St & King St (outside BNZ bank).
Tue 31 Dec 9am-3pm Mr Boats Christchurch, 247-251 Dyers Rd, Bromley.
January 2025
This schedule is subject to changes and will be updated on our website and social media channels.
Orewa Boat Ramp, 214 Hibiscus Coast Highway.
World Tūrangi, 19 Ohuanga Rd.
Kinloch Marina, 23 Mata Place, Kinloch, Taupō.
Pukekohe Town Square, Cnr of Hall St & King St (outside BNZ bank).
Coastguard Rotorua Lakes, 1 Mataiawhea St, Ohinemutu.
Old4New location
Mokau Fishing Club, State Highway 3, Mokau. Coastguard Taranaki, 47 Ocean View Parade.
Mon 27 Jan 9am-3pm Coastguard Rotorua Lakes, 1 Mataiawhea St, Ohinemutu.
February 2025
Old4New location
Old4New location
Sat 1 Feb 2pm-6pm Mokau Fishing Club, State Highway 3, Mokau.
Fri 3 Jan 12pm-4pm Coastguard Kaiapoi, 76A Charles St.
Sun 2 Feb 9am-2pm Coastguard Taranaki, 47 Ocean View Parade.
Sat 4 Jan 9am-2pm Hurunui District Council,66 Carters Rd, Amberley, North Canterbury.
Sun 5 Jan 9am-2pm South Bay Boat Ramp, Kaka Rd, Kaikōura.
Mon 6 Jan 9am-2pm Auto Self-Serve Blenheim, 16 Horton St, Mayfield.
COASTGUARD ADVICE
Lifejackets are the easiest and best way to stay safe on the water. Make sure you have one for everyone on board, including kids, and check that they are fit-for-purpose, correct-fitting, and safe before every use.
NZSFC Podcast
HERE to listen to the podcasts
Pod and Reel: The NZSFC Podcast
Welcome to the Pod and Reel podcast, presented by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council, a national body with over 50 affiliated clubs across New Zealand, and over 37,000 members. Since 1957, NZSFC has focussed on setting standards for responsible fishing practices, collating records, organising events like the Nationals, and supporting its affiliated fishing clubs. This podcast dives deep into the history, the people, and the clubs that make up our fishing community. We’ll explore the highs and lows of fishing and learn from mistakes made, striving to be better, safer, and smarter when we interact with the water. With 15,000 kilometres of coastline, New Zealand’s fishing history is rich with stories of the tussle between us and the sea.
Join us as we delve into these topics and more on the Pod and Reel podcast, your gateway to the world of all things fishing in New Zealand.
Sales and Wants
Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game II fishing kayak
This is a serious fishing kayak, with lots of useful features like mounting plates for accessories, lots of railblaza ports and a huge carrying capacity. It has a proper, comfortable, seat and is fitted with a Hook2 fishfinder/trail GPS. Stable enough to stand up in to cast. Comes with lots of extras, C-Tug wheels, insulated catch bag, anchor, sea anchor, paddle, flag pole with light on top.
$1800 contact kevin@nzsteele.com 021 2301917
Lure Making Equipment
Complete set of lure making equipment. This is the assets of Tropic Lightning big game lures and includes all the original moulds, hundreds of lure skirts, large quantity of genuine Naugahyde vinyl for making vinyl skirts. Lots of other bits and bobs, including lathe for polishing lure heads. Could be run as a business, or just to make your own lures.
$2000 contact kevin@nzsteele.com 021 2301917
2002 Marine Creations 570 Sports cruiser
“Bob About”
2015 150HP 4stroke Mercury 33Hrs
New braked trailer with electric winch.
150L & 60 L underfloor tanks
Furuno FCV 585 sounder with 1KW transducer, Furuno gps, Navman vhf, stereo.
Anchor winch
Canopy and side clears
Hydraulic steering
Saltwater washdown pump
Bait station
Game rigged, comes with outriggers, fixed gaff, flying gaff & tag pole.
Epirb, fire extinguisher, lifejackets
2x Iceytek chilly bins 82L & 55L with squabs to fit the boat.
Renowned for their handling Marine creations 570 is a very capable boat.
Garaged its entire life, “Bob About” is in amazing condition. Full size cabin with removable infill and storage bin, 2 x underfloor tanks.
Ready to go for summer.
The owner also has 4 game rods for sale, 1st option to the purchaser of the boat.
$49,000 ono
Ph Bob 0274 961 108
President Matthew Douglas
Secretary Barbara Prescott
027 5757411 fishdougie@hotmail.com
027 6938431 15bjpre@gmail.com
Treasurer Nick King 021 02887606 csfcoffice@gmail.com
Vice President Stephen Harper 021 373334 sharperuku@gmail.com
Committee Bob Hilton 027 4880563 Bob.hilton9@gmail.com
Mike Oldfield
020 41079843 biffnmell@gmail.com
Patrick Egan 021 2710533 patrick@eganbricklayers.co.nz
Shane Johnston 027 4889073 shanej@envirowater.co.nz
Bruce Sloane 2357729 027 4061581 bruzasloane@yahoo.co.nz
Phil Nicklin 027 2207775 philandces@gmail.com
Nick Murdoch 02102696635 Nick@apscivil.co.nz
Social Media Polly Eyre 0210 527 604 maizienz@hotmail.com
Fish ‘n Chicks Claire Hull
027 2043151 clairehull1316@gmail.com
Newsletters Kevin Steele 021 2301917 kevin@nzsteele.com
Head Weighmaster Stephen Watts 2352002 021 0335145 teressawatts@slingshot.co.nz
Non Committee
Weighmasters Scott Warrender
021 626076
Pete Sellers 0210 412 943
Sarah Parkinson 2356494 021 669944 Sparks.s@xtra.co.nz
Charlie Norton
021 1640300
Michael Parker 021654741
Colin Marriner 0274523991
NZFC Reps Stephen Harper 021 373334 sharperuku@gmail.com
Darin Burns 2356456 027 2224538 Darin.laura@hotmail.com
Merchandise Alvin Pacey 021 544276 allynpace@hotmail.com
Leader Board
Leader Board
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