QLD · REGULATIONS

QLD saltwater bag limits.

Per-species minimum sizes, daily bag limits, possession limits and slot rules for Queensland recreational saltwater fishing. Verified against the Fisheries Queensland guide.

All QLD species

Click any species for the full per-species rule.

Barramundi Min 58 cm Bag 5 Coral Trout Min 38 cm Bag 7 Mangrove Jack Min 35 cm Bag 5 Red Emperor Min 55 cm Bag 5 Snapper Min 35 cm Bag 4 Bream Min 25 cm Bag 30 Dusky Flathead Min 40 cm Bag 5 Sand Whiting Min 23 cm Bag 30 Tailor Min 35 cm Bag 20 Mulloway Min 75 cm Bag 2 Spanish Mackerel Min 75 cm Bag 1 Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) Min 50 cm Bag 5 Cobia Min 75 cm Bag 2 Giant Trevally No min Bag 20 Yellowfin Tuna No min Bag 20 Yellowtail Kingfish Min 60 cm Bag 2

Source & verification

All limits sourced from the Fisheries Queensland recreational fishing rules. Per-species verification dates are shown on each detail page.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish.

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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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