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Recreational fishing application for smartphones
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Developing Rocklands Reservoir as a native fishery
Hooked on Portland
Toolondo Reservoir
Frequently asked questions
Trout Opening Festivals 2018
Eildon Fishing Festival event schedule
Ballarat Fishing Festival event schedule
New trout cod fisheries
Great bass fishing at Blue Rock Lake
Better Fishing Facilities Grants Program
The nets are coming out of the bay
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Stocking fish in farm dams information sheet
Drought recovery fish stockings
Marine Stocking in Victoria
Managing Recreational Trout Fisheries
Murray Cod Million Lake Eildon
Stocking Summary
School holiday trout stocking
Chinook salmon fisheries return
Eastern King Prawn Stocking in Lake Tyers
Building Northern Native Fisheries
Australian Bass stocking program
Inland Estuary Perch Fisheries
Recreational Fishing Grants Program
Small Grants Program
Small Grants Program - Guidelines and Conditions
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Large Grants Program Guidelines and Conditions
Grants Working Group
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Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Account 2011/2012
Foreword
Fisheries Act 1995
Enforcement and Education
Financial Report
Notes to the Financial Report
Note 1
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4 - Cash assets
Statutory Certification
Independent Audit Report from Auditor-General
Fishing locations
Inland Angling Guide
Introduction
Background
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Australian Grayling
Blue-green algae
Brown Trout Habitat
Central Highlands Region Storages
Dwarf Galaxias
Fish Senses
Fishways
Freshwater Fish Habitat
Junior Angling
Lamprey
The Murray River
Murray River (NSW)
Red Worms in Fish
Saline Pools in Rivers
Saline Wedges in Estuaries
Sedimentation of Waterways
Spotted Tree Frog
Thermal Stratification
Water Salinity
Northern Victoria Inland Fishing Maps
Lower Goulburn
Upper Goulburn
Broken Creek
Mallee
Avoca
Campaspe
Lower Loddon
Upper Loddon
King River
Buckland River
Ovens
Mitta Mitta
Upper Murray
Kiewa River
Hopkins River
Go Fishing - Western Port
Go Fishing - Port Phillip Bay
Devilbend Reservoir
Restricted Fishing Locations
Restricted Areas - Marine National Parks
A guide to responsible fishing and boating in Port Phillip Heads
Restricted Areas - Intertidal Zone
Restricted Areas - Freshwater
Restricted Areas - Aquaculture Reserves
Clubs and Associations
Statewide Recreational Roundtable
SRFR Meeting #50 - 23 March 2018
SRFR Meeting #49 - 24 November 2017
SRFR Meeting #48 - 8 September 2017
SRFR Meeting #47 - 2 June 2017
SRFR Meeting #46 - 17 March 2017
SRFR Meeting #45 - 25 November 2016
SRFR Meeting #44 - 9 September 2016
SRFR Meeting #43 - 1 June 2016
SRFR Meeting #42 - 18 March 2016
SRFR Meeting #41 - 4 December 2015
SRFR Meeting #40 - 11 September 2015
SRFR Meeting #39 - 5 June 2015
SRFR Meeting #38 - 13 March 2015
SRFR Meeting #37 - 3 December 2014
SRFR Meeting #36 - 12 September 2014
SRFR Meeting #35 - 13 June 2014
SRFR Meeting #34 - 14 March 2014
SRFR Meeting #33 - 13 December 2013
SRFR Meeting #32 - 13 September 2013
Recreational Fishing Reefs
Shore Based Reefs
Boat Based Reefs
Port Phillip Bay Reef Transcript
Shellfish Reefs
East Gippsland Recreational Fishing Reefs
Torquay Offshore Recreational Fishing Reef
Have your say on a proposed size limit for game shark
Fish-e-Facts
Wild Trout Fisheries Management Program
Wild Trout Population Survey 2014
Summer temperature impacts
Wild trout populations and breeding
Impacts of fishing pressure
Building understanding amongst fishers
Trout Conference videos 2015
Tracking trout fishery performance
Contributions from Lake Eildon
Bankside vegetation and water temperatures
Role of stocking in recovery
How riparian vegetation supports aquatic insects resulting in better trout fishing
Rock lobster tagging program
Talk Wild Trout 2017
Recreational Pipi Fishery
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Chinese
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Vietnamese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Chinese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Vietnamese
Ray protection fishing rules
Oysters (all species)
Common Name:
Oysters (all species)
Scientific Name:
Ostreidae
Minimum legal size:
no minimum
Bag/possession limit:
50
Fishing licence
Find a Licence Outlet
user-marker.png
Recreational Fishing Guide
Catch limits and closed seasons
Measures and rulers
Crustaceans
Burrowing shrimp (all species including Bass yabbies)
Swimming shrimp
Crabs (all species except giant crabs and European shore crabs)
Prawns
Rock Lobster (all species)
Spiny freshwater crayfish (all species other than Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish and Murray spiny freshwater crayfish)
Murray Spiny Freshwater Crayfish
Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish
Yabby (freshwater)
European green shore crab
Recreational fishing application for smartphones
Photographing fish to be released
Target One Million
Snobs Creek Hatchery Open Day 2018
Developing Rocklands Reservoir as a native fishery
Hooked on Portland
Toolondo Reservoir
Frequently asked questions
Trout Opening Festivals 2018
Eildon Fishing Festival event schedule
Ballarat Fishing Festival event schedule
New trout cod fisheries
Great bass fishing at Blue Rock Lake
Better Fishing Facilities Grants Program
The nets are coming out of the bay
Stronger Fishing Clubs grants program
Successful Stronger Fishing Clubs grants
Stronger Fishing Clubs - Defibrillator grants program
Marine stocking program
Target One Million budget 2015-2019
Record fish stocking of 6 million
Gone Fishing Day 2017
Vic Fish Kids Program
Women in Recreational Fishing Network
Women in Recreational Fishing survey results
Resources
Fisheries Calendar 2018
Hazelwood Pondage barramundi fishery
Hazelwood barramundi frequently asked questions
Dusky Flathead Symposium
Women in Recreational Fishing Network
Women in Recreational Fishing survey results
Resources
Fish Stocking
Fish Stocking Database
Search by Water only
Search by Species only
Search by Species and Water
Search Date Range for Species Summary
Search Month, Summary by Species
See Waters Last Stocking Map
See Native Fish Releases
See Salmonid Releases
Fish Stocking Reporting
Snobs Creek Advisory Board Position
Fish in Farm Dams
Stocking fish in farm dams information sheet
Drought recovery fish stockings
Marine Stocking in Victoria
Managing Recreational Trout Fisheries
Murray Cod Million Lake Eildon
Stocking Summary
School holiday trout stocking
Chinook salmon fisheries return
Eastern King Prawn Stocking in Lake Tyers
Building Northern Native Fisheries
Australian Bass stocking program
Inland Estuary Perch Fisheries
Recreational Fishing Grants Program
Small Grants Program
Small Grants Program - Guidelines and Conditions
Large Grants Program
Large Grants Program Guidelines and Conditions
Grants Working Group
RFGWG terms of reference
Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Account 2011/2012
Foreword
Fisheries Act 1995
Enforcement and Education
Financial Report
Notes to the Financial Report
Note 1
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4 - Cash assets
Statutory Certification
Independent Audit Report from Auditor-General
Fishing locations
Inland Angling Guide
Introduction
Background
Glossary
Special Articles
Australian Grayling
Blue-green algae
Brown Trout Habitat
Central Highlands Region Storages
Dwarf Galaxias
Fish Senses
Fishways
Freshwater Fish Habitat
Junior Angling
Lamprey
The Murray River
Murray River (NSW)
Red Worms in Fish
Saline Pools in Rivers
Saline Wedges in Estuaries
Sedimentation of Waterways
Spotted Tree Frog
Thermal Stratification
Water Salinity
Northern Victoria Inland Fishing Maps
Lower Goulburn
Upper Goulburn
Broken Creek
Mallee
Avoca
Campaspe
Lower Loddon
Upper Loddon
King River
Buckland River
Ovens
Mitta Mitta
Upper Murray
Kiewa River
Hopkins River
Go Fishing - Western Port
Go Fishing - Port Phillip Bay
Devilbend Reservoir
Restricted Fishing Locations
Restricted Areas - Marine National Parks
A guide to responsible fishing and boating in Port Phillip Heads
Restricted Areas - Intertidal Zone
Restricted Areas - Freshwater
Restricted Areas - Aquaculture Reserves
Clubs and Associations
Statewide Recreational Roundtable
SRFR Meeting #50 - 23 March 2018
SRFR Meeting #49 - 24 November 2017
SRFR Meeting #48 - 8 September 2017
SRFR Meeting #47 - 2 June 2017
SRFR Meeting #46 - 17 March 2017
SRFR Meeting #45 - 25 November 2016
SRFR Meeting #44 - 9 September 2016
SRFR Meeting #43 - 1 June 2016
SRFR Meeting #42 - 18 March 2016
SRFR Meeting #41 - 4 December 2015
SRFR Meeting #40 - 11 September 2015
SRFR Meeting #39 - 5 June 2015
SRFR Meeting #38 - 13 March 2015
SRFR Meeting #37 - 3 December 2014
SRFR Meeting #36 - 12 September 2014
SRFR Meeting #35 - 13 June 2014
SRFR Meeting #34 - 14 March 2014
SRFR Meeting #33 - 13 December 2013
SRFR Meeting #32 - 13 September 2013
Recreational Fishing Reefs
Shore Based Reefs
Boat Based Reefs
Port Phillip Bay Reef Transcript
Shellfish Reefs
East Gippsland Recreational Fishing Reefs
Torquay Offshore Recreational Fishing Reef
Have your say on a proposed size limit for game shark
Fish-e-Facts
Wild Trout Fisheries Management Program
Wild Trout Population Survey 2014
Summer temperature impacts
Wild trout populations and breeding
Impacts of fishing pressure
Building understanding amongst fishers
Trout Conference videos 2015
Tracking trout fishery performance
Contributions from Lake Eildon
Bankside vegetation and water temperatures
Role of stocking in recovery
How riparian vegetation supports aquatic insects resulting in better trout fishing
Rock lobster tagging program
Talk Wild Trout 2017
Recreational Pipi Fishery
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Chinese
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Vietnamese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Chinese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Vietnamese
Ray protection fishing rules