Fishing around the Derwent

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DeparWild Fisheriestment of Management Branch PrDepartmentimary Industr of ies,Primary Park s,Industries, Water and Parks, Environmen Water andt Environment Fishing around the Derwent Estuary

What will I catch from shore? Licences Sand 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 . An Inland Fisheries plastics and a sinker. Tassie’s most 32cm 20 30 licence is required for any fishing in inland waters caught fish. including some mouths and . Australian salmon - taken mid- Licences are required for abalone, rock lobster, water by spinning a silver lure or scallop, set line (longlines and droplines), graball net, casting a baited hook and sinker. 20cm 15 30 mullet net and beach seine net fishing. Often caught around river mouths. Sea Fisheries licences: www.fishing.tas.gov.au/licence Bream use bait with a running - Inland Fisheries licences: www.ifs.tas.gov.au sinker, hard body lures or soft plastics in and estuaries. Catch Limits 25cm 5 10 Inland waters catch limits apply. (marine waters) Size and possession limits apply for most Trout - trout or ‘sea runners’ recreational species. Possession limits apply will take a variety of natural and everywhere including your home. artificial lures. Seasons and different regulations apply in inland waters. No min.32cm size 12 24 Fishing Rulers Mullet - caught over sand or sea Use a fish measuring ruler to measure your catch. grass in bays and estuaries. Taken Free rulers are available from Service Tasmania and using a small baited hook fished 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 Valid as of 1 November 2015. Garfish and Rock. 20cm Morwong, Jackass This ruler is a guide only. Size and possession limits may change. Flathead, Sand and Tiger Only 1 over 60cm tackle shops. Mullet 32cm 40cm 25cm 15 30 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 shark (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 under a float. BL11180

Barracouta will take any shiny 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 SHARKS 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 38cm Yellowtail kingfish 2 4 15 30 30 60 1 1 2 15 30 5 10 1 2 2 2 4 MEASURE SCALEFISH lure or moving bait. Use barbless 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 hooks and a wire trace as they BL11180 Illustrations by Peter Gouldthorpe over 1.5m) have sharp teeth. No min.32cm size 15 30 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 • From a boat you can also catch cod, wrasse, whiting, Print: Pick up a copy of the Recreational jackass morwong, yellowtail kingfish and blue grenadier. Sea Fishing Guide from Service Tasmania and tackle shops. • The River Derwent is a Shark Refuge Area. No taking of sharks, skates or rays Fishcare other than elephantfish. • No taking of abalone or rock lobster in the Fishcare Tasmania promotes Waters Research Area. Angling for sustainable fishing. Ask Fishcare scalefish is allowed. volunteers for advice at a community event near you. • Do not eat shellfish and bream from the Derwent Estuary and limit consumption of other scalefish due to heavy metal CONTACT contamination. More information: Recreational Fisheries Section www.publichealthalerts.tas.gov.au Visit: www.fishing.tas.gov.au Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/FisheriesTasmania Fish illustrations by Peter Gouldthorpe. BL11150 Gouldthorpe. Peter by Fish illustrations