Salmon, Australian
Adult Australian Salmon
Juvenile Australian Salmon
Fishing limits
- Minimum legal length: 21 cm measured from tip of snout to tip of tail
- Personal daily bag limit:
- Salmon between 21 to 35 cm: 20
- Salmon longer than 35 cm: 10
- Daily boat limit (applies where 3 or more people are fishing on board):
- Salmon between 21 to 35 cm: 60
- Salmon longer than 35 cm: 30
Identification
Juvenile Salmon (Australian Salmon) look similar to Tommy Ruff.
Make sure you know the difference so you can return undersized Salmon to the water.
Species descriptions
Species descriptions
Juvenile Salmon have:
- small eyes
- smooth scales
- yellow pectoral fin
- yellow tail with a black edge.
Tommy Ruff have:
- large eyes
- rough scales
- clear or silver pectoral fin
- silver tail with black tips.
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Page Last Reviewed: 15 Aug 2019
