Fishing limits search
Use the search function to find the daily fishing limits for each species.
All recreational fishing limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight. Once you have reached the limit for a particular species, you are not allowed to catch any more. Limits may vary for charter boat fishing.
Any species not listed in the search does not have size or bag limit restrictions. Take only what you need for personal use.
View explanations for size, bag and boat limits.
Devices for measuring pipi, blue swimmer crab, sand crab, abalone and rock lobster are available free to the public. To request a measuring device be sent to you, call Fishwatch on 1800 065 522.
Golden Perch
(Macquaria ambigua)
Also known as callop, yellowbelly, Lake Eyre Perch
Fully protected
Murray Cod
(Maccullochella peelii peelii)
Also known as Murray Cod, Cod, Goodoo
Rainbow Trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Fully protected
Silver Perch
(Bidyanus bidyanus)
Also known as Tcheri