Barramundi (also known as Barra) in Queensland. Minimum legal size, daily bag limit, possession limit, slot rule — verified against the Fisheries Queensland guide, 2026.
In Queensland, the minimum legal size for Barramundi is 58 cm and the possession limit is 5 per person (or 10 per boat with 2 or more people aboard). A slot limit applies: Barramundi must be within a 58–120 cm slot: release any fish under 58 cm or over 120 cm. The 120 cm maximum protects large breeding fish. Season note: Closed season on the Queensland east coast (and all waters except the Gulf of Carpentaria): no take from 1 November to 31 January each year. In the Gulf of Carpentaria the closure runs 7 October to 31 January.
Barramundi must be within a 58–120 cm slot: release any fish under 58 cm or over 120 cm. The 120 cm maximum protects large breeding fish.
Closed season on the Queensland east coast (and all waters except the Gulf of Carpentaria): no take from 1 November to 31 January each year. In the Gulf of Carpentaria the closure runs 7 October to 31 January.
Barramundi is a tropical icon with a true 58–120 cm slot and an annual spawning closure — quite different from southern states. Most QLD tidal-water fishing needs no recreational fishing licence (only a Stocked Impoundment Permit for certain stocked dams, where barramundi are also stocked).
These limits are pulled from the Fisheries Queensland recreational fishing rules. Last verified June 2026.
Always check the official guide before keeping any fish. Regulations change. Fisheries Queensland (Queensland Department of Primary Industries) updates its guide annually and occasionally mid-year. Fines for over-bag or undersized fish are significant.
Queensland does not require a recreational fishing licence to fish in tidal (salt) waters. A Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP) is needed only to fish certain stocked freshwater dams.
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.
Fishare tracks your home spots and pings you when the next 3-hour peak window opens. Log catches and blanks to teach the model your local patterns. Free forever for everyone who joins now.
Open Fishare