freshwater-recreational-fishing-guide-2016-17

40 Prohibited fishing methods and activities
NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide Fishing methods and activities
Line fishing
You are not permitted to:
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Set line, drop line, or jag (foul hooking).
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Use handlines in trout waters (rods and
lines only permitted).
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Use, carry or possess rigged lines in excess
of the maximum number of attended
lines permitted. It is an offence and
heavy penalties may apply. Spare lines
should not be rigged e.g. should not have
hooks or lures attached, and should be
properly stowed.
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Leave hand held lines unattended unless
within 50m and in line of sight.
Gear and methods
You are not permitted to:
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Use gaffs in inland waters.
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Use spears, spear guns or bows and arrows*
in inland waters (*see Bowfishing reference,
page 39).
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Use explosives, firearms or electrical devices.
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Use fish traps, gill nets, drum nets, crab
nets, cast nets or any other equipment to
take fish or invertebrates other than gear
specified within the “permitted fishing gear
and methods” section of the guide (from
page 34), within the waters prescribed.
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Use a hand (e.g. ‘tickle’) to take Trout or Salmon.
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Use a light to take Trout or Salmon.
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Use a hand-hauled yabby net in rivers or
dams to take Yabbies.
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Use traps and nets in trout waters except
hoop (lift or kulkyne) nets in Googong Dam
and in Lakes Lyell, Wallace, Eucumbene or
Jindabyne to take Yabbies or Shrimp.
Fish filleting
You must not alter the length of a fish which is
subject to a minimum or maximum size limit
whilst you are in, on or adjacent to any waters
in any manner other than by gutting, gilling
and scaling. You cannot remove the head or
tail. This rule does not apply if the fish are
being prepared for immediate consumption,
are being prepared for immediate use as bait,
if the fish are being cleaned at a fish cleaning
facility or a fish cleaning table at a boat ramp,
or for fish that do not have a legal length.
Baits
You are not permitted to:
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Use frogs.
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Use live finfish in inland waters including
live Carp or other pest species.
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Use non-native fish or parts thereof
whether alive or dead, other than
dead Carp.
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Use live birds or live mammals.
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Use prohibited size fish as bait.
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Use Trout and Salmon roe (eggs) or
products containing them.
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Use “Power bait” or any other similarly
artificially manufactured bait product
in artificial fly and lure waters and trout
spawning streams (see page 35 for a list
of permitted baits in general trout waters
and page 46 for a list of trout waters
in NSW).
Crayfish
You are not permitted to:
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Take Murray Crayfish in any waters at any
time other than between June and August
(inclusive) in the following specified waters:
(a) Murrumbidgee River between the
Hume Highway road bridge, Gundagai
and 100m upstream of the weir face at
Berembed Weir near Ganmain.
(b) Murray River from 130m below
Hume Weir near Albury to the Newell
Highway road bridge at Tocumwal.