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 (09/06/2018)
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)
3.10kg
Troy Moore (15/05/2026)
Dampier

Blue-Lined Leatherjacket (meuschenia galii)
0.500kg
Steve Oakes (07/08/2023)
Mindarie

Blue Spot Coral Trout (Plectropomus laevis)
8.40kg
Shane Robertson (02/10/2024)
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
 

Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis laevigata)
0.685kg
Michael Brooks
Albany

 

Gurnard Perch, Bighead (Neosebastes pandus)
1.050kg
Deryck Tan (25/11/2022)
Hamelin Bay

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

Long-Headed Flathead (Leviprora inops)
2.590kg
Dorcas Chia (26/04/2026)
Augusta

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

 

Longnose Emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)
6.98kg
Ben Rupnik (21/03/2025)
Ningaloo

 

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