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| Author: | naya32 [ 09 Sep 2013, 10:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
Disclaimer: Catch/Posession limits and legal sizes were retrieved from the DPI Victoria Fisheries website on Mon Sep 09, 2013. These laws are open to change and may not be reflected on this post. Use the below Catch/Posession limits and legal sizes at your own risk. If you want to be sure, see the dpi website. Hey guys Just researching some fish, and thought I would post this info to help some of the newbies like myself in shooting the right fish, of the right size and their catch limits. Info from DPI. Common Name/s: Australian salmon Scientific Name: Arripis spp. Minimum legal size: 21cm Bag/possession limit: a total limit of 20 Australian salmon and/or Australian herring Common Name/s: Boarfish (all species) Scientific Name: Pentacerotidae Minimum legal size: no minimum Bag/possession limit: 1 Common Name/s: Bream Scientific Name: Acanthopagrus spp. Minimum legal size: 28cm Bag/possession limit: 10 Landed whole or as a carcass Common Name/s: Flathead Scientific Name: Platycephalidae Minimum legal size: 27cm Bag/possession limit: 20 Common Name/s: Flounder Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: 20 Common Name/s: Garfish Scientific Name: Hemiramphidae Minimum legal size: no minimum Bag/possession limit: 40 Common Name/s: Leatherjacket (all species) Scientific Name: Monacanthidae Minimum legal size: no minimum Bag/possession limit: 20 Common Name/s: Ling Scientific Name: Genypterus spp. Minimum legal size: 30cm Bag/possession limit: 5 Common Name/s: Longfin pike and snook Scientific Name: Dinolestes lewini and Sphyraena novaehollandiae Minimum legal size: 30cm Bag/possession limit: combined limit of 10 Common Name/s: Luderick Scientific Name: Girella tricuspidata Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: 10 Common Name/s: Morwong Scientific Name: Cheilodactylidae Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: 5 Common Name/s: Mullet (all species) Scientific Name: Mugilidae Minimum legal size: no minimum Bag/possession limit: 40 Common Name/s: Rock Lobster Scientific Name: Jasus spp. Minimum legal size: Male - 11cm carapace length. Female - 10.5cm carapace length. Bag limit: 2 Possesion limit: (in, on or next to Victorian waters): 4 Closed season: Male - 15 Sep to 15 Nov inclusive. Female - 1 June to 15 Nov inclusive. When taking rock lobster, you must not take or possess female rock lobster with eggs, or remove the eggs. You must not take soft-shelled rock lobster. Common Name/s: Silver trevally Scientific Name: Pseudocaranx spp. Minimum legal size: 20cm Bag/possession limit: 20 Common Name/s: Snapper Scientific Name: Pagrus auratus Minimum legal size: 28cm Bag/possession limit: 10 (of which no more than 3 fish may be equal to or exceed 40cm in length). Landed whole or as a carcass Common Name/s: Sweep Scientific Name: Scorpidadae Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: 10 Common Name/s: Tailor (skipjack) Scientific Name: Pomatomus saltatrix Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: 20 Common Name/s: Wrasse (parrot fish) (all species except bluethroat wrasse) Scientific Name: Labridae Minimum legal size: 23cm Bag/possession limit: a total limit of 5 for one or more wrasse species Cheers |
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| Author: | Fitzy_Eire [ 09 Sep 2013, 20:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
Download the Vic fishing app off iTunes. It has everything you need to know and it's handy to have. |
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| Author: | Kerrin [ 09 Sep 2013, 20:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
wish I could get 20 flathead in 1 go haha |
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| Author: | naya32 [ 10 Sep 2013, 09:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
an app! Awesome mate, thanks for the heads up |
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| Author: | shan_b [ 10 Sep 2013, 11:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
They also have the Vic fishing guide on google play (for those of us that don't own the communist fruit brand phone) If you are a hunter, ther is also the Vic hunting regulations guide as well |
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| Author: | Booman [ 30 Mar 2014, 23:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vic fish species, lengths and catch limits |
Does the app have information on seasons for catching them? |
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