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31 Murray Cod<br />
NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons<br />
Legal length: Min. 55cm, Max. 75cm.<br />
Bag limit: 2.<br />
Possession limit: 4.<br />
Habitat: Throughout the Murray-Darling system.<br />
Good baits: Bardi Grubs, Yabbies, lures and large flies.<br />
Closure: No taking of Murray Cod in all inland waters (rivers and dams,<br />
except Copeton and Blowering Dams) from September to November inclusive.<br />
Silver Perch<br />
Legal length: 25cm in listed stocked dams.<br />
Bag limit: 5 in listed stocked dams.<br />
Possession limit: 10 in listed stocked dams.<br />
Habitat: Uncommon in rivers. Common in<br />
stocked dams.<br />
Good baits: Shrimps, small live Yabbies, worms, aquatic<br />
insects, smaller baits and lures.<br />
Closure: Silver Perch must not be taken from all rivers and their<br />
tributaries and unlisted dams (see page 43 for lists of dams where<br />
Silver Perch may be taken).<br />
Other native finfish (except threatened and protected species)<br />
Bag and possession limit: A maximum daily bag limit<br />
and possession limit of 10 in total applies.<br />
Murray Crayfish<br />
Legal length: Min. 10cm, Max.12cm.<br />
Bag limit: 2.<br />
Possession limit: 4.<br />
Habitat: Parts of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers and<br />
some dams in south west NSW.<br />
Good baits: Fish heads, chicken gut.<br />
Closure: Cannot be taken in any waters at any time other<br />
than between June and August (inclusive) in the following specified waters:<br />
(a) Murrumbidgee River between the Hume Highway road bridge, Gundagai and 100m upstream<br />
of the weir face at Berembed Weir near Ganmain.<br />
(b) Murray River from 130 below Hume Weir near Albury to the Newell Highway road bridge<br />
at Tocumwal.<br />
Note: The specified waters include all tributaries, lakes, lagoons, dams, reservoirs, ponds, canals, channels or waterways of the<br />
main channels of the above rivers, except Old Man Creek, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. If you incidentally<br />
catch Murray Crayfish, either during the closed season or during the open season in unspecified waters, you must immediately<br />
return any Murray Crayfish caught to the water unharmed.
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