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Recreational fishing rules for Queensland - A brief guide
This year, Fisheries Queensland and Maritime Safety Queensland have joined together to create a single boating and fishing guide. Download the new Queensland Recreational Boating and Fishing Guide 2011-2012, or the recreational fishing rules and bag and size limits below.
- Recreational fishing rules for Queensland - A brief guide - August 2011 (PDF, 681 kB)
- Recreational fishing size and bag limits for tidal waters in Queensland - September 2011 (PDF, 91 kB)
- Recreational fishing size and bag limits for fresh waters in Queensland - September 2011 (PDF, 77 kB)
- Order copies in bulk from the Queensland Government bookshop or order single copies from the Customer Service Centre.
The zoning plan for Moreton Bay Marine Park is available from the Department of Environment and Resource Management.
Anglers do not require a licence to fish recreationally in Queensland, except if fishing in some stocked impoundments. The content below provides detailed information on anglers' responsibilities when fishing in fresh waters and tidal waters. Fishing rules apply to all ages but children should be of an age where they can be responsible for the use of their own fishing gear.
Tidal waters (1 September 2011)
- Size, take and possession limits
- Protected and no-take species
- Measuring
- Fishing gear - tidal waters
- Spearfishing, spear guns and underwater breathing apparatus
- Collecting bait
- Skin and fillet removal
- Closed seasons
- Closed waters
- Grey nurse shark protection areas
- Noxious fish
- Marine plants
- Tagged fish
- Sale of fish and other prohibitions
- Crabs and lobsters
Freshwater & stocked impoundments/dams (1 September 2011)
Further information
For more information about fisheries regulations and other fisheries issues, contact:
Relevant legislation, regulations and management plans may be accessed from:
- Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel (Fisheries Act, regulations and management plans)
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority (Commonwealth legislation)
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland marine parks)
Useful information:
- 'Freshwater Fishes of the Greater Brisbane Region' (Queensland Museum)
Disclaimer
Fisheries Queensland advises that the summarised information on this website should not be relied on as a complete or accurate representation of the legislative requirements. Users may access copies of the Fisheries Act 1994, regulations and management plans and should seek their own legal advice. Fisheries Queensland disclaims all liability for all claims, loss, damages, cost or expense of whatever nature, howsoever occurring as a result of reliance upon the information contained on this website.
