Depar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and EnvironmentWild Fisher ies Management BranchDepar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and Environment

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Fishing around St Helens

Location

What will I catch from shore?

Sand flathead - caught on sandy bottom using baited hooks or soft plastics and a sinker. Tassie’s most caught fish.

Bream - use bait with a running sinker, hard body lures or soft plastics in rivers and estuaries. Inland waters catch limits apply.

Silver trevally - a fighting fish found in schools near reef edges and over sand. Use bait such as fish or prawns or try soft plastics or lures.

Garfish - taken using light gear with small hooks fished under a float. Baits include fish flesh, prawns or raw chicken.

Snapper - found on reefs bounded by areas of sand. Will take baits such as fish and squid, hard body lures and soft plastics.

King George whiting - use whiting rigs with prawns, chicken, squid or pipis for bait. A fighting fish that schools over sand and weed beds.

Local fishing facts • From a boat, you can also catch calamari and

Australian salmon. Offshore species include tiger flathead, striped trumpeter, morwong, tuna, blue-eye trevalla and mako shark.

• Georges Bay is a Shark Refuge Area. No taking of sharks, skates or rays other than elephantfish. Netting is also prohibited.

• A recreational only scalefishing area, Georges Bay is known for its diverse species including garfish, trevally, King George whiting and bream.

• The offshore waters of St Helens offer both deepsea and gamefishing action. Fishing charters are available for inside Georges Bay and offshore.

Licences

You don’t need a licence for rod and line fishing in marine waters in Tasmania. An Inland Fisheries licence is required for any fishing in inland waters including some river mouths and estuaries.

Licences are required for abalone, rock lobster, scallop, set line (longlines and droplines), graball net, mullet net and beach seine net fishing.

Sea Fisheries licences: www.fishing.tas.gov.au/licence Inland Fisheries licences: www.ifs.tas.gov.au

Catch Limits

Size and possession limits apply for most recreational species. Possession limits apply everywhere including your home.

Fishing Rulers

Use a fish measuring ruler to measure your catch. Free rulers are available from Service Tasmania and tackle shops.

More Information

Web: www.fishing.tas.gov.au

Phone app: Download the Tasmanian Sea Fishing Guide for iPhone or Android.

Print: Pick up a copy of the Recreational Sea Fishing Guide from Service Tasmania and tackle shops.

Fishcare

Fishcare Tasmania promotes sustainable fishing. Ask Fishcare volunteers for advice at a community event near you.

CONTACT

Recreational Fisheries SectionVisit: www.fishing.tas.gov.auEmail: fishing.enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/FisheriesTasmania

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Blue-eye trevalla 5 10 25

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Striped trumpeter 4 8 20

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Warehou 10 20

Snapper 5 10

King George Whiting 5 10

Bastard trumpeter 5 10

Banded morwong 2 4

Flathead, Sand and Tiger 20 30

Longsnout boarfish 2 4

Yellowtail kingfish 5 10

Wrasse 5 10

Flathead, Bluespotted and Rock Only 1 over 60cm 5 10

Flounder 15 30 Jackass morwong

10 20

Garfish 15 30

Mullet 15 30

Bream 5 10

Leatherjacket 10 20

Barracouta 15 30

Swordfish or Marlin 1 1 2

Mackerel and Redbait 30 60

Tuna (Bluefin, Yellowfin, Bigeye) 2 2 4 (Only 2 over 1.5m)

Pike, Longfin 15 30

Snook 5 10

Shark (Mako and Blue) 1 2 2

Sharks and Rays, other 2 4

Gurnard and Ocean Perch 15 30

Elephantfish 2 4

Squid, Goulds 15 30

Trout (marine waters) 12 24

*Other fish not listed, except ornamental species 5 10

Whiting, other 15 30

Tuna, Skipjack 10 20

Tuna, Albacore 5 10

Squid, Calamari 10 20

20cm

55cm

75cm

25cm

30cm

35cm

38cm

32cm 40cm

SHARKS AND RAYS BOAT LIMIT (all species combined) 5

from the nose to the end of the tail except:

shark: nose to tail or back gill slit to base of tail if headed and tailedbanded morwong: nose to fork of the tail garfish: upper jaw to the end of the tail

Catch limits are a combined total for all species in a fish group.

MEASURE SCALEFISH

No Minimum Size

Minimum Bag Possession Boatsize limit limit limit

20cm

GUIDE TO SYMBOLS

45cm

36 - 46cm

Recreational Fish RulerValid as of 1 November 2015. This ruler is a guide only. Size and possession limits may change. For updated information go to www.fishing.tas.gov.au or download the Tas Fish Guide app.

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30cm 35cm 38cm

36 - 46cm

32cm 40cm25cm

Australian salmonLeatherjacketSilver trevally

Boarfish, Yellowtail kingfish, School and Gummy shark (headed and tailed) 45cmStriped trumpeter 55cm

School and Gummy shark 75cm

SnapperWrasse

Whiting - King George

Bastard trumpeter

Banded morwong

Flathead, Sand and Tiger

Flathead, Bluespotted

and Rock.Only 1 over 60cm

WarehouBream

FlounderGarfish

Morwong, JackassMullet

Recreational Fish RulerValid as of 1 November 2015. This ruler is a guide only. Size and possession limits may change. For updated information go to www.fishing.tas.gov.au or download the Tas Fish Guide app.

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32cm 20 30

Minimum size Bag limit Possession limit 20cm

GUIDE TO SYMBOLS

25cm 5 10(marinewaters)

30cm 5 10

35cm 5 10

20cm 10 20

25cm 15 30