Summary of fishing closures for major freshwater fish species

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The fish species listed in column 1 cannot be taken in waters listed in column 2 during the period specified in column 3.

Fish species	Closure	Period
Australian bass	All rivers except rivers above impoundments	1 May to 31 August
Australian grayling	All waters	All year
Eastern freshwater cod	All waters	All year
Estuary perch	All rivers except rivers above impoundments	1 May to 31 August
Fitzroy Falls spiny crayfish	All waters	All year
Freshwater catfish	All rivers and dams west of the Great Dividing Range except the backed up waters of the following impoundments: Ben Chifley Dam, Burrendong Dam, Chaffey Dam, Copeton Dam, Keepit Dam, Pindari Dam, Split Rock Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam	All year
Macquarie perch	All waters	All year
Murray cod	All waters	1 September to 30 November, except Copeton Dam
Murray crayfish	All waters other than the following waters between 1 June and 31 August each year inclusive: (a) Murrumbidgee River between the Hume Highway road bridge, Gundagai and Berembed Weir near Ganmain and (b) Murray River from 130 below Hume Weir near Albury to the Newell Highway road bridge at Tocumwal	All year
River blackfish and Two-Spined Blackfish	All waters	All year
Silver perch	All rivers and dams east and west of the Great Dividing Range except the backed up waters of the following impoundments: Ben Chifley Dam, Blowering Dam, Burrendong Dam, Burrinjuck Dam, Chaffey Dam, Copeton Dam, Glenbawn Dam, Glennies Creek Dam, Googong Dam, Jounama Pondage, Keepit Dam, Lake Albert, Lake Wyangan, Pindari Dam, Split Rock Dam, Windamere Dam, Wyangala Dam, Yass Weir	All year
Spiny crayfish (other than Murray crayfish and Fitzroy Falls spiny crayfish)	Trout waters	All year
Trout cod	All waters. All fishing is prohibited in the Murray River and its tributaries between Yarrawonga Weir and the Tocumwal Road Bridge from September to November, to protect breeding populations.	All year
Trout and Salmon	General trout streams, artificial fly and lure streams (refer to the NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide for the location of these waters) Trout spawning streams (refer to the NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide for the location of these waters)	Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday prior to the start of the October long weekend Tuesday after the June long weekend until midnight 30 April the following year. Rules for artificial fly and lure streams apply from the start of the October long weekend until 30 April

Note. Many waterways are temporarily or permanently closed to fishing or to certain fishing methods. Refer to the NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Guide for more information.