Recreational Fishing Guide

  • The Recreational Fishing Guide gives an overview of the rules that apply to recreational fishing in South Australia.

The guide is available free from PIRSA Fisheries.  To obtain a copy:

  • contact your local Fisheries Office and ask for a copy
  • phone the FISHWATCH hotline on 1800 065 522 and ask for a copy to be sent to you .

You can also download a copy here.  To make file sizes smaller, the guide has been divided up into five sections as follows;

  • General fishing information (.PDF) 1.78MB including;
    • general fishing information
    • permitted fishing devices
    • closed areas/seasons
    • aquatic reserves
  • Marine fishing (.PDF) 1.18MB including
    • size bag and boat limits
    • abalone
    • rock lobster
    • crabs
  • Lakes and Coorong (.PDF) 248KB including
    • Coorong
    • Lakes Albert, Alexandrina and George
    • size and bag limits
    • permitted devices 
  • Freshwater fishing (.PDF) 828KB including
    • River Murray
    • Cooper Creek and Diamantina River
    • other freshwater fishing
    • size and bag limits
    • permitted devices
  • Other information (.PDF) 228KB including
    • directory
    • how to measure your catch
    • easy reference guide