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)
4.800kg
Shane Robertson (23/10/2023)
Dampier
Black Drummer (Girella tephraeops)
4.905kg
Darryl Piper (04/09/2022)
Albany
Black flathead (Cymbacephalus parilis)
2.400kg
Darryl Piper (10/09/2023)
Exmouth
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)
13.250kg
Mael Coret (21/10/2023)
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)
32.050kg
Ben Rupnik (10/02/2023)
Windy Harbour
Blue-Lined Emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis)
2.710kg
Mitchell Dyson (24/6/2023)
Fortescue
Blue-Lined Leatherjacket (meuschenia galii)
0.500kg
Steve Oakes (07/08/2023)
Mindarie
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)
8.650kg
Maël Coret (06/07/2022)
Carnarvon
Barcheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
8.67kg
Rory Macleod
Carnarvon (19/08/2025)
EQUAL RECORD (Doesn’t exceed previous record of 8.65kg by more than 100g)
Common Dart (Trachinotus botla)
2.300kg
Carlos Del Pino (08/03/23)
Exmouth
Coral Cod (Cephalophis miniata)
1.62kg
Tyson Greenwood (12/04/2025)
Exmouth
Coronation Trout (Variola louti)
5.99kg
Rory Macleod
Carnarvon (19/08/2025)
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