NSW · REGULATIONS

NSW saltwater bag limits.

Per-species minimum sizes, daily bag limits, possession limits and slot rules for New South Wales recreational saltwater fishing. Verified against the NSW DPIRD guide.

All NSW species

Click any species for the full per-species rule.

Yellowtail Kingfish Min 65 cm Bag 5 Mulloway Min 70 cm Bag 2 Snapper Min 30 cm Bag 10 Bream (Yellowfin and Black) Min 25 cm Bag 10 Dusky Flathead Min 36 cm Bag 5 Tailor Min 30 cm Bag 20 Australian Salmon Min 20 cm Bag 5 Sand Whiting Min 27 cm Bag 20 Silver Trevally Min 30 cm Bag 20 Yellowfin Tuna No min Bag 5 Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) Min 60 cm Bag 10 Leatherjacket (Six-spine) Min 25 cm Bag 20 Luderick Min 27 cm Bag 10 Drummer (Pigfish) No min Bag 10 Bonito (Australian) No min Bag 20 Spanish Mackerel Min 75 cm Bag 5

Source & verification

All limits sourced from the NSW DPIRD Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide. Per-species verification dates are shown on each detail page.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish.

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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