freshwater-recreational-fishing-guide-2018-19

41 Summary table of bag limits, size limits and fishing seasons
NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide Fishing methods and activities
Fish species Legal length Daily limit
Australian Bass and
Estuary Perch
Crayfish, Murray 10cm to 12cm 2
– 2 (one or more species, only 1 of which
can be longer than 35cm in rivers)
Note: Catch and release fishing only permitted in
the Snowy River Endangered Ecological Community.
Crayfish, other Spiny 9cm 5 (one or more species, only 1 of
which can be longer than 12cm)
Eel, Southern Shortfin 30cm 10
Eel, Longfin 58cm 10
Freshwater Catfish, (Eel-tailed)
30cm in listed dams,
eastern dams and
eastern rivers
Golden Perch 30cm 5
Murray Cod 55cm to 75cm 2
Silver Perch 25cm in listed dams 5 in listed dams
Trout and Salmon
25cm in artificial fly and
lure streams and dams
50cm in trout
spawning streams
25cm in all other waters
Yabbies, Freshwater – 200
5 in listed dams and eastern dams
2 in eastern rivers
2 (one or more species) in artificial
fly and lure streams and dams
1 (of any species) in Trout
spawning streams
5 (one or more species) in
all other waters
Other native finfish species – 10 (one or more species other
than invertebrates)
Non-native finfish species
(excluding Trout and Salmon)
– –
Note: The possession limit is the maximum number of fish per person if you have been fishing for more than one day. One day is equal
to the 24 hour period from midnight to midnight. Fishing is prohibited in general trout streams, artificial fly and lure streams and trout
spawning streams from the end of the June long weekend to the start of the October long weekend (see page 45 for the location of
Trout waters). Seasonal fishing closures may apply in other waters (see page 60 for the location of these waters).
In the table, the terms “eastern dams” and “eastern rivers” refer to waters located within the eastern drainages of NSW. Listed dams
are shown on page 43.