Fishing information
Our State's fisheries are a community-owned resource. We all have a responsibility to protect and safeguard this natural asset for present and future generations. Fishing regulations are in place to protect and conserve our fish stocks and aquatic habitats to ensure that fishing activities remain sustainable. These guides will give you an idea of the fishing on offer and the closures and restrictions that apply.
- Batemans Bay Recreational Fishing Guide
- Central Coast and Hawkesbury River recreational fishing guide
- Central Tablelands Recreational Fishing Guide
- Clarence recreational fishing guide
- Coffs Harbour to Nambucca recreational fishing guide
- Far South Coast Recreational Fishing Guide
- Far West Recreational Fishing Guide
- Hastings recreational fishing guide
- Hume District Recreational Fishing Guide
- Illawarra recreational fishing guide
- Lake Macquarie Hunter Recreational Fishing Guide
- Macquarie Recreational Fishing Guide
- Monaro Recreational Fishing Guide
- Montague Recreational Fishing Guide
- New England Recreational Fishing Guide
- Peel District Recreational Fishing Guide
- Port Stephens Recreational Fishing Guide
- Richmond Recreational Fishing Guide
- Riverina Recreational Fishing Guide
- Shoalhaven Recreational Fishing Guide
- South West Slopes Recreational Fishing Guide
- Sydney Harbour and Northern Beaches Recreational Fishing Guide
- Tweed Recreational Fishing Guide
- Sydney South recreational fishing guide
- Wallis Lake District Recreational Fishing Guide
- Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Northern) (PDF, 686.4 KB)
Primefact 988 third edition (Jan 2024)
This guide will give you an idea of the fishing on offer and the closures and restrictions that apply along the New England Region from Narrabri to Tenterfield. - Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Central) (PDF, 291.1 KB)
Primefact 1038 third edition (Jan 2024)
This guide will give you an idea of the fishing on offer and the closures and restrictions that apply to this region. Some rivers of this region include the Bell River, Belubula River, Coxs River, Lachlan River and Macquarie Rivers. - Trout waters recreational fishing guide (Southern) (PDF, 404.5 KB)
Primefact 1037 third edition (Jan 2024)
This guide will give you an idea of the fishing on offer and the closures and restrictions that apply across the Snowy Mountains region from Tumut in the west, Bombala in the east, Crookwell in the north and Khancoban in the south.
- Batemans Bay recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Central Coast recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Clarence recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Coffs Harbour area recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Far South Coast recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Hastings district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Illawarra recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Lake Macquarie area recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Montague district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 830.9 KB)
- Port Stephens recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 578.2 KB)
- Richmond area recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Shoalhaven district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 976.1 KB)
- Sydney North district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Sydney South district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Tweed district recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Wallis Lake recreational crab fishing guide (PDF, 975.0 KB)
- Recreational Fishing Havens
Thirty Recreational Fishing Havens, largely free of commercial fishing, were created along the NSW coast to provide better angling opportunities for recreational fishers. - Snowy Lakes Trout Strategy
- Go Fishing - Thompsons Creek Dam
- Go Fishing – Botany Bay
- Go Fishing – Jervis Bay
- Go Fishing – Lake Macquarie
- Go Fishing – St Georges Basin
- Go Fishing – Tuross Head
- Go Fishing - Sydney Harbour's Wharves, Piers and Parks
- Go Fishing - Middle and North Harbour Parks and Reserves
- Go Fishing - Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers' Wharves and Parks
- Go Fishing - Snowies Trout Waters
- Go Fishing - Blowering Dam
- Go Fishing - Coffs Coast
- Go Fishing - Hawkesbury River
- Go Fishing - Lake Windamere
- Go Fishing - Bermagui
- Go Fishing - Great Lakes
- Go Fishing - Burrinjuck Dam
- Go Fishing - Ulladulla
- Go Fishing - Burrendong Dam
- Go Fishing - Lake St Clair
- Go Fishing - Wyangala Dam
- Survey of Recreational Fishing 2013/14 (PDF, 4.2 MB)
A survey which measures the economic contribution of the recreational fishing sector in NSW - Statewide recreational fishing economic survey (PDF, 1.4 MB)
This report provides a detailed ‘big picture’ information for recreational fishing in NSW and ACT waters, by residents aged five years and older. - Attitudes and Motivations of recreational fishers.pdf (PDF, 1.8 MB)
This is the first detailed study of motivational profiles of recreational fishers in NSW. The report examines the attitudes, motives and beliefs of those pursuing recreational fishing in NSW. - Risk Assessment of recreational fishing in Sydney water supply dams (PDF, 2.5 MB)
This report is a risk assessment into recreational fishing in Sydney water supply dams.
