Fishing around St Helens

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What will I catch from shore? Licences flathead - caught on sandy You don’t need a licence for rod and line fishing bottom using baited hooks or soft in marine waters in Tasmania. An Inland plastics and a sinker. Tassie’s most 32cm 20 30 licence is required for any fishing in inland waters caught . including some river mouths and . Bream - use bait with a running Licences are required for abalone, rock lobster, sinker, hard body lures or soft scallop, set line (longlines and droplines), graball net, plastics in rivers and estuaries. 25cm 5 10 mullet net and seine net fishing. Inland waters catch limits apply. (marine waters) Sea Fisheries licences: www.fishing.tas.gov.au/licence Silver trevally a fighting fish found - Inland Fisheries licences: www.ifs.tas.gov.au in schools near edges and over sand. Use bait such as fish or Catch Limits or try soft plastics or lures. 20cm 10 20 Size and possession limits apply for most Garfish - taken using light gear recreational species. Possession limits apply with small hooks fished under everywhere including your home. a float. Baits include fish flesh, prawns or raw chicken. 25cm 15 30 Fishing Rulers Snapper - found on reefs bounded Use a fish measuring ruler to measure your catch. by areas of sand. Will take baits Free rulers are available from Service Tasmania and such as fish and , hard body 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

Australian salmon Warehou Snapper Whiting Bastard Leatherjacket Bream Wrasse - King George trumpeter Flathead, Flounder Recreational Fish Ruler Silver trevally 30cm 35cm 38cm Bluespotted Garfish Valid as of 1 November 2015. 20cm and Rock. tackle shops. Morwong, Jackass Flathead, Sand Tiger Only 1 over 60cm This ruler is a guide only. Size and possession limits may change. and Mullet 32cm 40cm For updated information go to www.fishing.tas.gov.au FISHWATCH 25cm or download the app. Tas Fish Guide REPORT ILLEGAL FISHING Boarfish, Yellowtail kingfish, Schooland Gummy (headed and tailed) 45cm Banded morwong Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 0427 655 557 Striped trumpeter 55cm 36 - 46cm School and Gummy shark 75cm lures and soft plastics. 30cm 5 10 BL11180

King George whiting - use 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Striped trumpeter No Minimum Size 4 8 20 AND RAYS BOAT LIMIT King George Whiting Banded morwong School and Gummy shark (all species combined) 5 Recreational Australian salmon Leatherjacket Silver trevally Warehou Snapper 5 10 2 4 55cm 2 2 15 30 10 20 10 20 10 20 5 10 35cm 36 - 46cm Atlantic salmon Catch limits are a combined total maximum size for maximum Banded morwong Barracouta 75cm Fish Ruler 20cm Longsnout boarfish (marine waters) Blue-eye trevalla Cod for all species in a fish group. 12 24 15 30 5 10 25 15 30 or 45cm headed and tailed Valid as of 1 November 2015. 2 4 This ruler is a guide only. Size and possession limits may change. Flounder Wrasse For updated information go to 5 10 Bastard trumpeter www.fishing.tas.gov.au Jackass morwong 15 30 5 10 Elephantfish Gurnard and Ocean Perch Mackerel and Redbait or download the Tas Fish Guide app. 10 20 30cm Swordfishor Marlin Pike, Longfin Snook Shark (Mako and Blue) Sharks and Rays, other whiting rigs with prawns, chicken, 38cm Yellowtail kingfish 2 4 15 30 30 60 1 1 2 15 30 5 10 MEASURE SCALEFISH 1 2 2 2 4 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Bream 5 10 nose to the end of the tail 5 10 Flathead, from the except: Garfish Mullet Bluespotted and Rock 45cm shark: nose to tail or back gill slit to base of GUIDE TO SYMBOLS 15 30 15 30 Flathead, Sand and Tiger Only 1 over 60cm FISHWATCH tail if headed and tailed REPORT ILLEGAL FISHING 20 30 5 10 *Other fish not listed, 20cm Minimum Bag Possession Boat 25cm Squid, Goulds Squid, Calamari Trout Tuna (Bluefin, Yellowfin, Bigeye) Tuna, Albacore Tuna, Skipjack Whiting, other banded morwong: size limit limit limit 0427 655 557 (marine waters) except ornamental species nose to fork of the tail 32cm 40cm 2 2 4 (Only 2 15 30 10 20 12 24 5 10 10 20 15 30 5 10 garfish: upper jaw to the end of the tail squid or pipis for bait. A fighting BL11180 Illustrations by Peter Gouldthorpe over 1.5m)

fish that schools over sand and 35cm 5 10 weed beds. More Information

GUIDE TO SYMBOLS Web: www.fishing.tas.gov.au 20cm Minimum size Bag limit Possession limit Phone app: Download the Tasmanian Sea Fishing Guide for iPhone or Android. Local fishing facts Print: Pick up a copy of the Recreational • From a boat, you can also catch calamari and Sea Fishing Guide from Service Tasmania Australian salmon. Offshore species include and tackle shops. tiger flathead, striped trumpeter, morwong, tuna, blue-eye trevalla and mako shark. Fishcare • Georges is a Shark Refuge Area. No Fishcare Tasmania promotes taking of sharks, skates or rays other than sustainable fishing. Ask Fishcare elephantfish. Netting is also prohibited. volunteers for advice at a • A recreational only scalefishing area, Georges community event near you. Bay is known for its diverse species including garfish, trevally, King George whiting and bream. CONTACT • The offshore waters of St Helens offer both Recreational Fisheries Section deepsea and gamefishing action. Fishing Visit: www.fishing.tas.gov.au charters are available for inside Georges Bay Email: [email protected] and offshore. Facebook: www.facebook.com/FisheriesTasmania Fish illustrations by Peter Gouldthorpe. BL11150 Gouldthorpe. Peter by Fish illustrations