REGULATIONS · AU · NZ · US

Fishing regulations.

Per-species bag limits, minimum sizes, slot rules and possession limits for recreational fishing across Australia, New Zealand and the United States — verified against each agency's official guide.

Pick your region for the per-species rule set.

Australia

NSW
New South Wales
NSW DPIRD
16 species
QLD
Queensland
Fisheries Queensland
17 species
VIC
Victoria
VFA
15 species
WA
Western Australia
DPIRD WA
16 species
SA
South Australia
PIRSA Fisheries
13 species
TAS
Tasmania
NRE Tas
11 species
NT
Northern Territory
NT Fisheries
12 species
ACT
the Australian Capital Territory
ACT Government
5 species

→ Every Australian bag & size limit on one searchable page — the Atlas

New Zealand

NZ
New Zealand (FMA1 — Auckland & northeast)
Fisheries New Zealand
8 species

United States

FL
Florida
FWC
17 species
TX
Texas
TPWD
12 species
NC
North Carolina
NCDMF
16 species
SC
South Carolina
SCDNR
13 species
GA
Georgia
Georgia DNR CRD
12 species
AL
Alabama
ADCNR Marine Resources
12 species
LA
Louisiana
LDWF
11 species
VA
Virginia
VMRC
12 species
NY
New York
NYSDEC
5 species
NJ
New Jersey
NJ Fish & Wildlife
6 species
CA
California
CDFW
6 species
OR
Oregon
ODFW
4 species
WA-US
Washington
WDFW
4 species
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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