Rainbow Trout (also known as Rainbow) in Tasmania. Minimum legal size, daily bag limit, possession limit, slot rule — verified against the NRE Tas guide, 2026.
In Tasmania, Rainbow Trout has no minimum legal size and the daily bag limit is 5 (river fisheries) or 12 (lake fisheries) by default; varies water-to-water — check the A-Z of waters / InFish app, with a possession limit of 5 (rivers) or 12 (lakes) by default — varies by water. A slot limit applies: Minimum size by default: 220 mm in river fisheries (with a daily bag of 5) and 300 mm in lake fisheries (with a daily bag of 12). At yingina/Great Lake a 400 mm minimum applies to rainbow trout. Limits and sizes change water-to-water — always check your water. Season note: Rainbow trout waters generally open from the Saturday nearest 1 October to the Sunday nearest 31 May. For 2025–26: open Saturday 4 October 2025, close Sunday 31 May 2026.
Minimum size by default: 220 mm in river fisheries (with a daily bag of 5) and 300 mm in lake fisheries (with a daily bag of 12). At yingina/Great Lake a 400 mm minimum applies to rainbow trout. Limits and sizes change water-to-water — always check your water.
Rainbow trout waters generally open from the Saturday nearest 1 October to the Sunday nearest 31 May. For 2025–26: open Saturday 4 October 2025, close Sunday 31 May 2026.
Tasmanian inland rainbow trout rules vary water-to-water. The defaults are: RIVER fisheries — 220 mm minimum and a daily bag of 5; LAKE fisheries — 300 mm minimum and a daily bag of 12. A water-specific 400 mm minimum applies at yingina/Great Lake. Confirm your water in the IFS A-Z of waters, the InFish app, or the Tasmanian Inland Fishing Code. An inland angling licence is required.
These limits are pulled from the NRE Tas Recreational Sea Fishing Guide — size and bag limits. Last verified June 2026.
Always check the official guide before keeping any fish. Regulations change. Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (Fisheries Tasmania) — and, for inland trout, the Inland Fisheries Service updates its guide annually and occasionally mid-year. Fines for over-bag or undersized fish are significant.
Tasmania has two licence regimes. Inland/freshwater (trout) fishing requires a recreational angling licence for anyone aged 14 or over. Sea/saltwater line fishing for scalefish needs no licence — only specific methods (rock lobster, abalone, scallop dive, nets, set lines) require a recreational sea fishing licence. Buy an inland angling licence (IFS).
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