Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Southern) October 2014 Primefact 1037 Second edition Recreational and Indigenous Fisheries Unit Introduction The Snowy region offers excellent lake, river and Our State's fisheries are a community-owned boat fishing opportunities and anglers have the resource. We all have a responsibility to protect chance of catching a wide variety of trout species and safeguard this natural asset for present and including Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook future generations. Trout and Atlantic Salmon. Fishing regulations are in place to protect and NSW DPI Fisheries Officers regularly patrol conserve our fish stocks and aquatic habitats to waterways and impoundments ensuring ensure that fishing activities remain sustainable. compliance with NSW fishing regulations and The Snowy catchment provides many fishing distributing freshwater fishing guides and sticky opportunities for a variety of enthusiasts. This fish measuring rulers. guide will give you an idea of the fishing on offer Fishcare Volunteers can also be found at boat and the closures and restrictions that apply ramps and on the water in dedicated Fishcare across the Snowy Mountains region from Tumut vessels, advising anglers about responsible in the west, Bombala in the east, Crookwell in the fishing practices and distributing fisheries north and Khancoban in the south. advisory information. Figure 1. The Snowy Mountains region. Information on bag and size limits, fishing closures and legal fishing gear can also be obtained free of charge from the NSW DPI website www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries, or by visiting your local NSW DPI fisheries office. To report illegal fishing activity, call your local fisheries office or the Fishers Watch Phoneline on 1800 043 536. All calls will be treated as confidential and you can remain anonymous. Recreational Fishing Fee When fishing in NSW waters, both freshwater and saltwater, you are required by law to pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee and carry a receipt showing the payment of the fee. This applies when line fishing, bowfishing, trapping, netting or when undertaking bait or invertebrate collection or when in possession of fishing gear in, on or adjacent to waters. All money raised by the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is spent on improving recreational fishing in NSW. Some projects include: Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Southern) • Angler facilities such as fish cleaning tables Trout and salmon fishing rules and fishing platforms; • Stocking of freshwater fish in dams and General trout streams rivers; The following waters are general trout streams • Essential research on popular recreational and are closed to the taking of all species of fish fish species; by any method, from the Tuesday after the June (Queen’s Birthday) long weekend until midnight • Enhancing compliance with fishing rules; on the last Friday before the start of the October • Restoring important fish habitat; (Labour Day) long weekend (inclusive) in each • Research stocking of mulloway and prawns year. in estuaries; The following methods are permitted during the • The installation of fish aggregating devices fishing season: (FADs) to enhance fishing opportunities for a) one attended rod and line with not more than 2 Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) or even Tuna and hooks attached and with not more than 3 treble Marlin; hooks, or 3 double hooks, attached to any lure; • Creation of recreational fishing havens; and b) a landing net used as an ancillary for retrieval • Angler education and advisory programs of fish lawfully taken. Bait fishing is permitted. such as the Fishcare Volunteer program, fishing workshops, Get Hooked..It’s Fun to When taking Atlantic Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Fish and fishing guides; Trout and Rainbow Trout in general trout streams, the maximum quantity that a person • Building artificial reefs in offshore areas such may take on any one day is 5 and the maximum as Sydney Reef and Shoalhaven River and in quantity that a person may have in their inshore areas such as Lake Macquarie, possession is 10, consisting of any single species Botany Bay, St Georges Basin, Lake Conjola or a combination of species. and Merimbula Lake You can pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee Bemboka River. (Far South Coast district). The from hundreds of agents throughout NSW such following waters are general trout waters: the as over the counter at most fishing tackle shops. whole of the waters of Bemboka River, its creeks You can also pay the fee at some caravan parks, and tributaries upstream to its junction with, and service stations, many Kmart stores, online at including, Tantawangalo Creek. www.licence.nsw.gov.au or by calling 1300 369 Goodradigbee River. (South West Slopes 365. district). The following waters are general trout If you pay for a one year or three year period waters: the whole of the waters of the online, over the phone or at a Touch agent or if Goodradigbee River, its creeks and tributaries you renew your licence using your renewal letter, upstream from where it enters the backed-up you will receive a plastic receipt in the post. For waters of Burrinjuck Dam. all other payment methods you will receive a Guinecor Creek. (South West Slopes district). paper receipt. The following waters are general trout waters: the Some exemptions apply to paying the fishing fee, whole of the waters of Guinecor Creek and its including people under the age of 18 and holders tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not of pensioner concession cards. For further including, the Wollondilly River. information on exemptions visit the NSW DPI Ingeegoodbee River. (Monaro district). The website or call 1300 550 474. following waters are general trout waters: the You may not need to pay the NSW Recreational whole of the waters of the Ingeegoodbee River, Fishing Fee if you are fishing on a charter boat its creeks and tributaries upstream from the under the supervision of a fishing guide. Please Victorian border. check with the charter operator, or guide, before Lachlan River. (South West Slopes and Central you go fishing. If they do not hold a Recreational Tablelands districts). The following waters are Fishing Fee Exemption Certificate you will need general trout waters: the whole of the waters of to pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee. the Lachlan River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Cowra–Young road bridge. Macphersons Swamp Creek. (South West Slopes district). The following waters are general trout waters: the whole of the waters of the 2 NSW Department of Primary Industries, October 2014 Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Southern) Macphersons Creek and tributaries upstream waters of the Snowy River, its creeks and tributaries from where it enters the backed-up waters of upstream of the Victorian border. Burrinjuck Dam. Tumut River. (South West Slopes and Monaro Molonglo River. (South West Slopes district). districts). The following waters are general trout The following waters are general trout waters: the waters: the whole of the waters of the Tumut whole of the waters of the Molonglo River, its River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its creeks and tributaries upstream from the railway junction with but not including, the Murrumbidgee bridge at Burbong. River. Murray River. (Monaro and Hume districts). The Tuross River. (Monaro district). The following following waters are general trout waters: the waters are general trout waters: the whole of the whole of the waters of the Murray River, its waters of the Tuross River, its creeks and creeks and tributaries upstream from the road tributaries upstream from the Tuross Falls. bridge at Tintaldra. Wollondilly River. (South West Slopes district). Murrumbidgee River. (South West Slopes and The following waters are general trout waters: the Monaro districts). The following waters are whole of the waters of the Wollondilly River, its general trout waters: the whole of the waters of creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction the Murrumbidgee River, its creeks and with, and including, the Tarlo River tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Bredbo River Artificial fly and lure trout streams Queanbeyan River (Figure 2). (South West The following waters are artificial fly and lure trout Slopes district). The following waters are general streams and are closed to the taking of all trout waters: the whole of the waters of the species of fish by any method, from the Tuesday Queanbeyan River, its creeks and tributaries after the June (Queen’s Birthday) long weekend upstream of the fence boundary of the Googong until midnight on the last Friday before the start of Dam Reservoir (about 1 kilometre downstream of the October (Labour Day) long weekend the wall of Googong Dam). (inclusive) in each year. The following methods are permitted during the Figure 2. Queanbeyan River fishing season: a) one attended rod and line with not more than 2 hooks attached, artificial flies and lures only and with not more than 3 treble hooks, or 3 double hooks, attached to any lure; and b) a landing net used as an ancillary for retrieval of fish lawfully taken. Bait fishing is not permitted. Note: ‘artificial flies or lures’ does not include the use of ‘powerbait’ or any other similar artificial or manufactured bait product. When taking Atlantic Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout in general trout streams the maximum quantity that a person may take on any one day is 2 and the maximum quantity that a person may have in their possession is 4, consisting of any single species or a combination of species. Bobundara Creek. (Monaro district). The Shoalhaven River. (South West Slopes and following waters are artificial fly and lure waters: Monaro districts). The following waters are the whole of the waters of Bobundara Creek and general trout waters: the whole of the waters of its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but the Shoalhaven River, its creeks and tributaries not including, the Snowy River.