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Australian Bass (Macquaria
novemaculeata) Natural Range: Eastern coastal streams. Breading occurs in lower brackish/tidal waters close to river mouths over winter and early spring. Once hatched juvenile Bass feed up for a number of months (possibly years) before head upstream. The generally move into to freshwater streams often travelling over one hundreds kilometres upstream to low mountain streams. In the Central Tablelands area Australian Bass are commonly found in the Hawksbury-Nepean River, Colo River, Warragamba River, Erskin Creek and Grose River. At times bass can be found in schools and small groups particularly in the lead up to breading season. Identification Issues: Often confused with Estuary Perch and Macquarie Perch. Closed Season (in all rivers and estuaries): 1st June to 31st August. Stocking: Bass have been stocked to a number of man made water storages across the Central Tablelands including Lake Lyell, Lake Wallace, Penrith Lakes, Glenmore Park Loch and Glenbrook Lagoon (no fishing or boating at Glenbrook Lagoon due to health risk). When stocked in dams bass tend to live in schools. Bag & Size Limit: Australian Bass and Estuary Perch combined limit. Only 1 over 35 cm. 2 fish in total. Possession Limit: Australian Bass and Estuary Perch combined limit. Total of 4 in possession (only 1 over 35cm). More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/australian-bass http://australianmuseum.net.au/Australian-Bass-Macquaria-novemaculeata-Steindachner-1866 http://www.nativefish.asn.au/bass.html |
Golden Perch (Macquaria
ambigua) Natural Range: The Murray Darling River System (includes the Macquarie and Lachlan River's and their tributaries). Identification Issues: Easily confused with Macquarie Perch. Closed Season: None - Can be taken all year round. Stocking: Ben Chifley Dam, Burraga Dam, Burrendong Dam, Lake Canobolas, Carcoar Dam, Gosling Creek Reservoir, Dunns Swamp, Rylstone Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam and limited river stocking. Bag & Size Limit: 5 fish, 30cm Possession Limit: 10 More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/golden-perch http://www.nativefish.asn.au/golden.html http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/goldenPerch.html |
Murray Cod (Maccullochella
peelii peelii) Natural Range: The Murray Darling River System (includes the Cudgegong, Macquarie, Lachlan and Abercrombie River's). Identification Issues: Similar appearance to the endangered Trout Cod. Closed Season: All inland waters from September to November Inclusive. Stocking: Dams in the wester watershed of the Central Tablelands such as Wyangala, Windamere, Rylstone, Gosling Creek, Dunns Swamp, Carcoar, Canobolas, Burrendong, Burraga and Ben Chifley Dam's. Bag & Size Limit: Legal length: 60 cm. Bag limit: 2 (only 1 over 100 cm). Possession Limit: 4 (only 1 over 100 cm). More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/murray-cod http://australianmuseum.net.au/Murray-Cod-Maccullochella-peelii http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/murrayCod.html http://www.nativefish.asn.au/cod.html |
Silver Perch (Bidyanus
bidyanus) Natural Range: The lower reaches of the Murray Darling River System. Not likely to have been found on the Central Tablelands before stocking. Identification Issues: Only hard to identify from cod or other perch species in early juvenile stages of life. Closed waters: Fishing prohibited in all rivers. Stocking: Ben Chifley Dam, Burraga Dam, Burrendong Dam, Lake Canobolas, Carcoar Dam, Gosling Creek Reservoir, Dunns Swamp, Rylstone Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam. Now found in the Macquarie, Lachlan and Abercrombie Rivers areas probably outside the natural range of this fish. Bag & Size Limit: 5 in listed stocked dams, 25cm Possession Limit: 10 More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/conservation/what-current/vulnerable-species/silver-perch http://australianmuseum.net.au/Silver-Perch-Bidyanus-bidyanus-Mitchell-1838 http://www.nativefish.asn.au/silver.html http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/silverPerch.html http://fishnkids.dpi.nsw.gov.au/did/did-perchy |
Macquarie Perch (Macquaria
australasica) PROTECTED Natural Range: Cooler fresh water creeks and rivers on the eastern and western side the Great Dividing Range in NSW and Victoria. In the Central Tableland Macquarie Perch can be found in most cooler rivers and streams of the Murray Darling River System & Hawksbury/Nepean River System. Including the Upper Nepean, Colo River, Erskin Creek, Grose River, Warragamba River, Upper Lachlan River, Abercrombie River and Cox's River. Identification Issues: Similar to Golden Perch and Australian Bass Closed Season: This fish it totally protected. Any Macquarie Perch caught must be returned to the water. Please help protect this species by not targeting them when you go fishing. Stocking: Penrith Lakes, Limited River Stockings west of the Great Dividing Range. They are also found in Wyangala Dam and possibly Lake Lyell. Bag & Size Limit: This fish it totally protected Possession Limit: This fish it totally protected More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/conservation/what-current/endangered-species/macquarie-perch http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/208250/FR5-Macquarie-perch.pdf http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/5102/Primefact_Macquarie_perch.pdf http://www.nativefish.asn.au/maccas.html http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/macquariePerch.html |
Trout Cod (Maccullochella
macquariensis) PROTECTED Natural Range: The Murray Darling River System (includes the Macquarie, Lachlan and Abercrombie Rivers). Identification Issues: Similar to Murray Cod, and River Blackfish (as juvenile). Closed Season: This fish it totally protected Stocking: Within NSW - Abercrombie River, Macquarie River, Ophir Creek (Hill End), and Turon River. Bag & Size Limit: This fish it totally protected Possession Limit: This fish it totally protected More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/conservation/what-current/endangered-species/trout-cod http://kids.mdbc.gov.au/basin_fish/pz_of_native_fish/trout_cod http://australianmuseum.net.au/Trout-Cod-Maccullochella-macquariensis-Cuvier-1829 http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/troutCod.html http://www.nativefish.asn.au/troutcod.html |
Long-Finned Eel (Anguilla
reinhardtii)  Natural Range: Eastern flowing rivers and streams, upper tidal waters and small coastal drainages. Moving into open sea to spawn. Have the ability to climb near vertical wet surfaces and can travel over land for some distance. Identification Issues: Confused with short-finned eel. Closed Season: None Stocking: None Bag & Size Limit: 10 eels, 58cm Possession Limit: 10 More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/long-finned-eel http://australianmuseum.net.au/Longfin-Eel-Anguilla-reinhardtii-Steindachner-1867 http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/longfinnedEel.html |
Short-Finned Eel (Anguilla
australis) Natural Range: Eastern flowing rivers and streams, upper tidal waters and small coastal drainages. Moving into open sea to spawn. Have the ability to climb near vertical wet surfaces and can travel over land for some distance. Identification Issues: Confused with long-finned eel. Closed Season: None Stocking: none Bag & Size Limit: 10 eels, 30 cm. Possession Limit: 10 More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/long-finned-eel http://www.nativefish.asn.au/sfeel.html http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/shortfinnedEel.html |
Freshwater Catfish or Eel Tailed
Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) Natural Range: Wide distribution across the Murray Darling Basin predominantly in slow moving waters (including lagoons, billabong's and man made dams), also found in eastern flowing streams. Found in the Macquarie River, Lachlan River, Abercrombie River, Turon River and Cudgegong River. Burrendong Dam, Dunns Swamp, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam Identification Issues: None Closed Waters: Closed in western rivers and unlisted western dams. Stocking: NA Bag & Size Limit: 5 (in eastern dams and listed western dams), (2 in eastern rivers). 30 cm in eastern dams, listed western dams and eastern rivers. Possession Limit: 10 (in eastern dams and listed western dams), 4 (in eastern rivers). More information: Recorded to 90 cm in length and 6.8 kg in weight, individuals above 2 kg are uncommon. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/eel-tailed-catfish http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/freshwaterCatfish.html http://www.nativefish.asn.au/tandanus.html http://www.fishingaustralia.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=35 www.dpi.vic.gov.au |
River Blackfish &
Northern River Blackfish (Gadopsis marmoratus) PROTECTED Natural Range: The Murray Darling River System. In NSW mainly found in the upper reaches of rivers greater 500m above seas level (particularly in the Macquarie, Lachlan and Abercrombie Rivers and tributaries). Identification Issues: Similar to the two-shined blackfish, juvenile murray and trout cod. Closed Season: Fishing for River Blackfish is prohibited in all waters in NSW. Stocking: Unknown Bag & Size Limit: Taking this fish is not permitted in NSW Possession Limit: Taking this fish is not permitted in NSW More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/river-blackfish http://australianmuseum.net.au/River-Blackfish-Gadopsis-marmoratus-Richardson-1848 http://www.nativefish.asn.au/blackfsh.html http://www.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/northernRiverBlackfish.html |
Mullet Natural Range: Open sea, coastal streams including lower freshwater reaches. Mullet are found in the Nepean River at Penrith 30km upstream of the tidal limit. Identification Issues: NA Closed Season: None Stocking: None Bag & Size Limit: 20 in total Poddy Mullet (under 15cm) for live bate only Sea Mullet (over 30cm) Possession Limit: 20 in total More information: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/poddy-mullet http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sea-mullet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_(fish) http://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Information/SpeciesInfo/tabid/91/xmmid/620/xmid/767/Default.aspx |
Trout & Salmon
Brown Trout Natural Range: Introduce to Australia from UK Identification Issues: Similar to other introduced trout and salmon Closed Season: June Long Weekend to October Long Weekend Stocking: Lake Canobolas, Gosling Creek Reservoir, Lake Lyell, Oberon Dam, Thompsons Creek Dam, Lake Wallace, Wentworth Falls Lake and Wyangala Dam Also present in other dams such as: Ben Chifley Dam, Burrendong Dam, Rylstone Dam, Windamere Dam Click here for trout and salmon regulations More information: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Brown-Trout-Salmo-trutta-Linnaeus-1758 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au |
Rainbow Trout Natural Range: Introduce to Australia from North America. Identification Issues: Similar to other introduced trout and salmon Closed Season: June Long Weekend to October Long Weekend Stocking: Ben Chifley Dam, Burraga Dam, Lake Canobolas, Carcoar Dam, Dunns Swamp, Gosling Creek Reservoir, Lake Lyell, Oberon Dam, Thompsons Creek Dam, Lake Wallace, Wentworth Falls Lake, Wyangala Dam Also present in other dams such as: Burrendong Dam, Rylstone Dam, Windamere Dam Click here for trout and salmon regulations More information: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au |
Atlantic Salmon Natural Range: Introduce to Australia from North America. Identification Issues: Similar to other introduced trout and salmon Closed Season: June Long Weekend to October Long Weekend Stocking: No longer stocked in the area Click here for trout and salmon regulations More information: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au |
Brook Trout Natural Range: Introduce to Australia from North America. Identification Issues: Similar to other introduced trout and salmon Closed Season: June Long Weekend to October Long Weekend Stocking: No longer stocked in the area - Brook Trout are reported to have been taken at Oberon Dam in recent years. Click here for trout and salmon regulations More information: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au |
Pest Species
Carp Distribution: Just about everywhere including both eastern coastal fresh water streams and western flowing waters. Impoundments such as Burrendong Dam, Oberon Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam and Lake Lyell. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/carp http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp http://kids.mdbc.gov.au/basin_fish/alien_fish/carp http://australianmuseum.net.au/European-Carp-Cyprinus-carpio-Linnaeus-1758 |
Redfin Perch Distribution: Western flowing rivers and impoundments. Including Ben Chifley Dam, Lake Canobolas, Carcoar Dam, Gosling Creek Reservoir, Oberon Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/redfin-perch http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/fw-species/redfin-perch |
Invertebrates & Other Edible Water
Life
For more info follow the links below
Freshwater fish in NSW
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/151247/fw-fish-guide.pdf
NSW Freshwater Fishing Guide
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater/guide
NSW Freshwater Stocking
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/224303/STOKv1.pdf
Native Fish Australia
http://www.nativefish.asn.au/
Australian Museum
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Fishes
Alien Fish Fact sheets
http://www.mdbc.gov.au/NFS/alien_species_information
Native Fish Fact sheets
http://www.mdbc.gov.au/NFS/native_fish_information
Fish Info Links
http://www.mdbc.gov.au/NFS/links_to_other_fish_organisations
Invasive Animals CRC - Fish Pages
http://www.invasiveanimals.com/invasive-animals/fish/index.html