Download the Qld Fishing 2. You can also use the 'My fishing' feature to record your fishing trips and share your stats and photos. You can't interfere with gear that you didn't set β this is a serious offence that carries heavy penalties. Home Recreation, sport and arts Recreation and outdoor activities Boating and fishing Recreational fishing Recreational fishing rules Fishing gear.
Recreational fishing rules Download the Qld Fishing 2. Last updated: 23 December Last reviewed: 7 September Share this page: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Maximum net size is 3. You can use up to 3 fishing lines with up to 6 hooks in total in any configuration An artificial fly, lure, bait jig or gang hook is counted as 1 hook A fishing line may be handheld or attached to a rod or reel, but you can't use a cross line, drum line, free-floating line or set line You must stay with all your fishing lines at all times.
You can use a digging fork to catch bait, except on foreshores with a worm digging closure or in certain marine park zones You can't use digging tools in fish habitat areas , other than a hand pump.
A hand pump may be used on foreshores in tidal waters to take bait only. You can use a lobster loop to catch lobster while snorkelling Pole with a loop on one end that can be drawn around the lobster to secure it, without anything attached that may pierce the shell. Maximum net size is 2m in any dimension Maximum handle length is 2. Maximum net size is 16m in length and 3m in drop Maximum mesh size is 28mm It can't contain a bag, pocket or similar device It can't be anchored, staked or fixed No part of the net containing fish can be out of the water other than to immediately remove the fish You can keep fish caught in a seine net as long as they meet size and possession limits Any fish you don't keep must be released into water deep enough to allow the fish to escape.
You can use a spear or spear gun including a bow for propelling a spear in selected tidal water locations You can't use underwater breathing apparatus other than a snorkel to catch fish A power head is not permitted other than for defence against sharks You can't spearfish for barramundi between 6pm and 6am You can't go spearfishing in fresh waters Closed waters apply.
