Queensland - Australian Bass closed fishing season

Thursday, 24 June 2010 12:33

Recreational fishing news and information - Queensland

Australian bass closed fishing season.

As of the 1st of June 2010 till the 31 August 2010 Australian Bass will be off limits.

This time of the year is the Australian bass annual breeding season as they travel down stream to brackish marine waters to spawn.

According to Brett Depper from the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP)

This period is aligned to the breeding cycle of Australian bass populations within Queensland's south-east river systems.

Australian bass migrate down rivers within their natural range to spawn within the brackish marine systems at this time of the year.

The closed season is an important measure in sustaining fish stocks for the future. It ensures breeding populations are not targeted by fishers during periods where the species may be in large numbers at specific locations. These are called ‘aggregations’.

While the fishing regulation applies to all Queensland waters, you will still be able to catch Australian Bass in these waterways from and upstream of

Baroon Pocket
Bjelke-Petersen
Boondooma
Borumba
Cania
Cressbrook
Fred Haigh (Lake Monduran)
Gordonbrook
Hinze
Lenthalls
Maroon
Moogerah
North Pine
Somerset
Wuruma and Wivenhoe dams
Claude Wharton and Jones weirs
Isis Balancing Storage (Lake Gregory)
Clarendon, Dyer (Bill Gunn Dam) and MacDonald lakes.

"Our stocked impoundments provide great options for fishing," he said.

"Fishers are required to purchase a permit in the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS) before they throw in a line at any one of these impoundments.

"Money from these permits goes towards management of the scheme and to stocking groups for purchasing native fish fingerlings."

Any fisher who breaks the rules relating to the "take" or "possess" legislation will face an on the spot fine of $400. For more information on fishing rules and regulations in your area visit the Oz Fishing Tackle rules and regulations page.

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