Fishing

With rivers, creeks and wetlands – not to mention Lake Hume, Billabong Creek and the Murray River – our region is a major lure for anglers. Whether you like to cast your line from a tinny on a lake or a chair on a riverbank – or perhaps wading in for some fly fishing or yabbying – our ideal climate and heathy waterways provide abundant opportunities.

Along the Murray and its tributaries the prize catch is the iconic Murray Cod, a large and wily fish that tastes extra good cooked over a campfire. Other species common to our waterways are Golden Perch, Silver Perch, Redfin, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and yabbies.

Redfin, as an introduced species, is regarded as a pest, so if you catch one, don’t throw it back in. Luckily, they’re quite nice to eat. The same can’t be said for the noxious European Carp, which also must not be returned to the river. Horrible in the water; horrible on the plate.

Please note:

Murray Crayfish are not permitted to be caught in winter. You can check for other regulations at Department of Primary Industries. 

 

NSW Recreational Fishing Fee

When fishing in NSW waters, both freshwater and saltwater, you are required by law to pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee and carry a receipt showing the payment of the fee. You can apply for your NSW Recreational Fishing fee online at Service NSW.

Please note:

A Victorian Fishing Licence is NO longer required to fish in Lake Hume if you hold a NSW Licence. For more information visit the Victorian Fisheries Authority. 

To help keep our recreational fishers and fisheries officers safe during COVID-19 consider downloading your recreational fishing fee receipt onto your smartphone or tablet device and assist with social distancing and minimise contact.

To access your digital licence, you will need to have a MyServiceNSW Account and the latest version of the Service NSW app. Then just add your licence to your MyServiceNSW Account. Follow this link to get started!

Please note:

A current email address and mobile number must be listed on the NSW Fisheries data base for any fisher to successfully link their fishing fee receipt digitally with the My Service NSW application. The same email and mobile number must be used for the My Service NSW application.

If you need to update the details, please call DPI Fisheries first on T: 02 4424 7499 or E: recfish.licencing@dpi.nsw.go.au and advise your current email address and mobile phone number. It takes approximately 1 hour for these details to update once the amendment has been finalised.