Trout and salmon fishing rules

Artificial fly and lure only waters

In the following table the waters described include the tributaries upstream from where those waters enter the backed up waters of all impoundments contained in those waters.� The backed up waters of those impoundments are not included in the waters of the following table except for Black Lake and Thompsons Creek Dam where the backed up waters of impoundments are included.

Southern NSW Trout Waters
Bobundara Creek	County of Wellesley. The whole of the waters of Bobundara Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Snowy River.�
Eucumbene River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Eucumbene River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the dam wall of Lake Eucumbene and including Providence Portal.
Khancoban Creek	County of� Selwyn: The whole of the waters of Khancoban Creek, together with all of its tributaries, from its confluence with the backed-up waters of Khancoban Pondage upstream to its source and including that part of Broken Back Creek from the wall of Murray 2 Pondage downstream to its confluence with the waters of Khancoban Creek.��
Kybeyan River	County of Beresford. The whole of the waters of the Kybeyan River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Numeralla River.
Maclaughlin River	County of Wellesley. The whole of the waters of the Maclaughlin River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction, but not including, the Snowy River.
Mowamba River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Mowamba River (or Moonbah River), its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction, but not including, the Snowy River.
Swampy Plains River	County of Selwyn. The whole of the waters of the Swampy Plain River, its creeks and tributaries downstream of the southern (upstream) boundary of Khancoban Station and upstream from its junction, but not including, the Murray River.
Thredbo River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Thredbo River (or Crackenback River), its creeks and tributaries upstream from where it enters the backed-up waters of Lake Jindabyne.
Flea Creek	County of Cowley: The whole of the waters of Flea Creek and its tributaries including Tumbledown Creek and its tributaries upstream of the junction with the Goodradigbee River.�
Wilde's Meadow Creek	County of Camden: The whole of the waters of Wilde�s Meadow Creek (including its creeks and tributaries, from a point where its visible flow merges with the backed-up waters of the Fitzroy Falls Reservoir, upstream to its source).
Black Lake	County of Wellesley. The whole of the waters of Black Lake.
Central NSW Trout Waters
Bell River	County of Wellington. The whole of the waters of the Bell River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Belgravia Road crossing.
Meadow Creek	County of Wellington. The whole of the waters of the Molong Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction, but not including, Borenore Creek.
Thompsons Creek Dam	County of Cook. The whole of the waters of Thompsons Creek Dam (near Wallerawang).

Spawning Streams

In the following table, the waters described include the tributaries upstream from where those waters enter the backed up waters of all impoundments contained in those waters.� The backed up waters of those impoundments are not included in the waters of the following table.

Southern NSW Trout Waters
Eucumbene River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Eucumbene River and its tributaries upstream of the dam wall and including the Providence Portal.�
Thredbo River	County of Wallace. The whole of the Thredbo River.

General trout waters

Southern NSW Trout Waters
Bemboka River	County of Auckland. The whole of the waters of Bemboka River, its creeks and tributaries upstream its junction with, and including, Tantawangalo Creek.
Goodradigbee River	County of Buccleuch. The whole of the waters of the Goodradigbee River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from where it enters the backed-up waters of Burrinjuck Dam.
Ingeegoodbee River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Ingeegoodbee River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Victorian border.
Macphersons Swamp Creek	County of Buccleuch. The whole of the waters of the Macphersons Creek and tributaries upstream from where it enters the backed-up waters of Burrinjuck Dam.
Molonglo River	County of Murray. The whole of the waters of the Molonglo River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the railway bridge at Burbong.
Murray River	County of Selwyn. The whole of the waters of the Murray River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the road bridge at Tintaldra.
Murrumbidgee River	County of Cowley. The whole of the waters of the Murrumbidgee River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, including, the Bredbo River.
Queanbeyan River	County of Murray. The whole of the waters of the Queanbeyan River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the fence boundary of the Googong Dam Reservoir (about 1 kilometres downstream of the wall of Googong Dam).
Shoalhaven River	County of Murray. The whole of the waters of the Shoalhaven River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Mongarlowe River.
Snowy River	County of Wallace. The whole of the waters of the Snowy River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the Victorian border.
Tumut River	County of Buccleuch. The whole of the waters of the Tumut River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Murrumbidgee River.
Tuross River	County of Dampier. The whole of the waters of the Tuross River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Tuross Falls.
Central NSW Trout Waters
Bell River	County of Wellington. The whole of the waters of the Bell River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Molong Creek.
Belubula River	County of Bathurst. The whole of the waters of the Belubula River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Cherry Tree Falls low level road bridge near Canowindra.
Boree Creek	County of Ashburnham. The whole of the waters of the Boree Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, Mandagery Creek.
Coxs River	County of Westmoreland. The whole of the waters of the Coxs River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, Little River.
Cudgegong River	County of Phillip. The whole of the waters of the Cudgegong River, its creeks and tributaries downstream of the wall of Windermere Dam and upstream from the Lawson Park Weir at Mudgee.
Guinecor Creek	County of Argyle. The whole of the waters of Guinecor Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Wollondilly River.
KowmungRiver	County of Westmoreland. The whole of the waters of the Kowmung River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Morong Creek.
Lachlan River	County of Bathurst. The whole of the waters of the Lachlan River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Cowra-Young road bridge.
Macquarie River	County of Bathurst. The whole of the waters of the Macquarie River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Lewis Ponds Creek.
Wollondilly River	County of Argyle. The whole of the waters of the Wollondilly River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Tarlo River.
Northern NSW Trout Waters
Apsley River	County of Vernon. The whole of the waters of the Apsley River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Tia River.
Barnard River	County of Hawes. The whole of the waters of the Barnard River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Gulf Creek.
Barrington River	County of Gloucester. The whole of the waters of the Barrington River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Moppy River.
Beardy Waters	County of Gough. The whole of the waters Beardy Waters, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Furracabad Creek.
Blicks River	County of Fitzroy. The whole of the waters of the Blicks River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the road bridge at Dundarrabin.
Carters Brook	County of Durham. The whole of the waters of Carters Brook, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Stewarts Brook.
Chandler River	County of Clarke. The whole of the waters of the Chandler River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Wollomombi River.
Cobark River	County of Gloucester. The whole of the waters of the Cobark River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Dilgry River.
Cooplacurripa River	County of Hawes. The whole of the waters of the Cooplacurripa River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, the Mummel River.
Deepwater River	County of Gough. The whole of the waters of the Deepwater River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the New England Highway road bridge near Deepwater.
Dungowan Creek	County of Parry. The whole of the waters of Dungowan Creek and its tributaries upstream from the road crossing near Ogunbil Station.
Georges Creek	County of Hardinge. The whole of the waters of Georges Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Louisa Creek.
Gloucester River	County of Gloucester. The whole of the waters of the Gloucester River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Sharpes Creek.
Guy Fawkes River	County of Gresham. The whole of the waters of the Guy Fawkes River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Aberfoyle River.
Gwydir River	County of Hardinge. The whole of the waters of the Gwydir River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the road bridge at Torryburn.
Gwydir River	County of Hardinge. The whole of the waters of the Gwydir River, its creeks and tributaries downstream of Copeton Dam and upstream of its junction with, but not including, Dingo Creek.
Horton River	County of Murchison. The whole of the waters of the Horton River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Cut Road Creek.
Hunter River	County of Brisbane. The whole of the waters of the Hunter River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, Pages Creek.
Laura Creek	County of Hardinge. The whole of the waters of Laura Creek and its tributaries of the ford at Baldeslie Station.
Macdonald River	County of Vernon. The whole of the waters of the Macdonald River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the New England Highway road bridge at Bendemeer.
Mcintyre River	County of Gough. The whole of the waters of the MacIntyre River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the road bridge at Elsmore.
Manning River	County of Gloucester. The whole of the waters of the Manning River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from the Gummi Trail crossing.
Moonan Brook	County of Durham. The whole of the waters of Moonan Brook and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Hunter River.
Moredun Creek	County of Hardinge. The whole of the waters of Moredun Creek and its tributaries upstream of the ford immediately below its junction with Limestone Creek.
Mulla Creek	County of Parry. The whole of the waters of Mulla Mulla Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Cockburn River.
Myall Creek	County of Hawes. The whole of the waters of Myall Creek and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Tuggolo Creek.
Nowendoc River	County of Hawes. The whole of the waters of the Nowendoc River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from Nowendoc Falls.
Nymboida River	County of Sandon. The whole of the waters of the Nymboida River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Wild Cattle Creek.
Oaky River	County of Clarke. The whole of the waters of the Oaky River, its creeks and tributaries upstream from where it enters the backed-up waters of Oaky River Dam.
Oban River	County of Clarke. The whole of the waters of the Oban River (or Ann River), its creeks and tributaries upstream from its junction with, but not including, the Sara River.
Omadale Brook	County of Durham. The whole of the waters of Omadale Brook and its tributaries upstream from its junction with, and including, Polblue Creek.
Styx River	County of Clarke. The whole of the waters of the Styx River, its creeks and tributaries upstream of the road crossing on the Armidale-Bellbrook road.
Swanbrook Creek	County of Gough. The whole of the waters Swanbrook and its tributaries upstream of the Kings Plains road crossing near Inverell.
Wellingrove Creek	County of Gough. The whole of the waters of Wellingrove Creek and its tributaries upstream from the Gwydir Highway road bridge near Glenn Innes

General trout dams

In the following table, the waters described include the backed up waters of all impoundments and weirs.� The tributaries upstream from where those waters enter the backed up waters of all impoundments contained in those waters are not included in the following table.

Waters	Nearest town
Beardy Waters Dam	Glen Innes
Ben Chifley Dam	Bathurst
Captain's Flat Dam	Queanbeyan
Carcoar Dam	Carcoar
Coolumbooka Weir	Bombala
Diggers Creek Dam	Perisher Valley
Dumaresq Dam	Armidale
Fitzroy Falls Reservoir	Fitzroy Falls
Geehi Dam	Khancoban
Googong Dam	Queanbeyan
Gosling Creek Reservoir	Orange
Guthega Lake	Jindabyne
Happy Jacks Pondage	Khancoban
Island Bend Dam	Jindabyne
Jounama Pondage	Talbingo
Khancoban Pondage	Khancoban
Lake Bathurst	Tarago
Lake Canobolas	Orange
Lake Crackenback	Thredbo
Lake Eucumbene	Adaminaby
Lake Jindabyne	Jindabyne
Lake Lyell	Lithgow
Lake Wallace	Wallerawang
Lake Williams	Nimmitabel
Malpas Dam	Armidale
Mardsen Weir	Goulburn
Murray 2 Pondage	Khancoban
Oberon Dam	Tumbarumba
Paddy's River Dam	Goulburn
Pejar Dam	Oberon
Redground Dam (Crookwell water supply)	Crookwell
Rossi Weir	Goulburn
Sheba Dams	Nundle
Talbingo Dam	Talbingo
Tantangara Dam	Adaminaby
Tod Kill Park Dam	Crookwell
Tooma Dam	Khancoban
Tumut Ponds	Adaminaby
Tumut 2 Pondage	Khancoban
Three mile Dam	Kiandra
Wentworth Falls Lake	Wentworth Falls

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Trout and salmon fishing rules

Artificial fly and lure only waters

Southern NSW Trout Waters

Spawning Streams

Southern NSW Trout Waters

General trout waters

Southern NSW Trout Waters

Central NSW Trout Waters

Northern NSW Trout Waters

General trout dams