Australian Herring - Tommy Rough


Fishing limits

  • No minimum size
  • Personal daily bag limit: 40
  • Daily boat limit when 3 or more people are fishing on board: 120

Identification

Australian Herring (Tommy Ruff) look similar to juvenile Australian Salmon. Make sure you know the difference so you can return undersized salmon to the water.

Tommy Ruff have:

  • large eyes
  • rough scales
  • clear or silver pectoral fin
  • silver tail with black tips.

Juvenile Salmon have:

  • small eyes
  • smooth scales
  • yellow pectoral fin
  • yellow tail with a black edge.