WA · REGULATIONS · JUNE 2026

Silver Trevally WA legal size & bag limits.

Silver Trevally (also known as Skippy, Skipjack Trevally, Trevally) in Western Australia. Minimum legal size, daily bag limit, possession limit — verified against the DPIRD WA guide, 2026.

In Western Australia, the minimum legal size for Silver Trevally is 25 cm and the daily bag limit is 8 (individual cap for silver trevally and other trevally/queenfish) — counts toward the nearshore/estuarine finfish mixed bag of 16, with a possession limit of Governed by WA's general weight/days-based finfish possession limit, not a fixed per-species count. There is no closed season in WA.

The numbers

Minimum size
25cm
Daily bag
8 (individual cap for silver trevally and other trevally/queenfish) — counts toward the nearshore/estuarine finfish mixed bag of 16
Possession
Governed by WA's general weight/days-based finfish possession limit, not a fixed per-species count
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Closed season

No closed season

Why these rules exist

WA silver trevally minimum is 25 cm with an individual cap of 8 (within the trevally-and-queenfish group), counting toward the nearshore/estuarine finfish "total mixed species" daily bag of 16. Giant and golden trevally are instead classed as large pelagics (no minimum size) and count toward the large pelagic mixed bag of 3. Possession is governed by a weight/days rule.

Source & verification

These limits are pulled from the DPIRD WA Recreational fishing guide 2026. Last verified June 2026.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish. Regulations change. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Western Australia) updates its guide annually and occasionally mid-year. Fines for over-bag or undersized fish are significant.

Western Australia does not require a general licence to fish from the shore. A licence is needed only for specific activities — fishing from a powered boat (Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence), rock lobster, abalone, marron, south-west freshwater angling, and net fishing. Check WA licence requirements.

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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

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