Use this page's search to check each species' daily fishing limits.

Understand fishing limits

Recreational fishers must comply with the daily fishing limits for marine and freshwater species caught in South Australian waters.

  • Size limits: There is a minimum (and sometimes maximum) legal size for some fish species.
  • Bag limits: There are limits on the number of a particular fish species that one fisher may take each day.
  • Boat limits: If 1 or 2 people are fishing from a boat, the personal bag limit applies to each person. If 3 or more people are fishing from a boat, the boat limit (the total number of fish that can be landed on the boat) applies.
  • Bag and boat limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight.
  • Size, bag, and boat limits may vary for charter boat fishing.

For more information, see fishing limits explained.

You can also refer to the fishing limits quick-lookup for basic information.

Species that are not listed don't have fishing restrictions in SA, but you should take only what you need for personal use.

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Alligator gar

(Atractosteus spatula)
Alligator gar
Report if seen
Freshwater

Also known as Agassiz's glassfish, chanda perch, gudgeon, pygmy perch sp.

Ambassis, Mogurnda and Nannoperca genus
Fully protected
Freshwater

Asian black-spined toad

(Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Asian black-spined toad
Report if seen
Freshwater

Australian Bass

(Percalates novemaculeatus)

Also known as Australian perch, bass, freshwater perch

Freshwater reservoir

Bream (all species)

(Acanthopagrus spp)
Bream (all species)
Marine freshwater

Brown Trout

(Salmo trutta)
Brown Trout
Freshwater

Cane toad

(Rhinella marina)
Cane toad
Report if seen
Freshwater

Catfish – Hyrtl's, Silver Tandan

(Neosilurus hyrtlii & Porochilus argenteus)

Also known as Hyrtl's Catfish & Silver Catfish

Catfish – Hyrtl's, Silver Tandan
Freshwater

Also known as Cichlid, Tilapia

Cichlid species
Report if seen
Freshwater

Congolli

(Pseudaphritis urvillii)
Congolli
Freshwater

Cooper Creek Catfish

(Neosiluroides cooperensis)
Cooper Creek Catfish
Fully protected
Freshwater
European carp (includes koi carp)
Freshwater