Variable legal size limits.
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Variable legal size limits.
Recent posts from Re-tyred and others about legal flathead sizes had me wondering why there is so much variation between states for the same species.
For example, in NSW dusky flathead minimum is 36cm, other flathead 33cm; In Victoria, duskies are 33cm, others 27cm. On the other hand, all bream in NSW are 25cm compared to 28cm in Victoria. There doesn't seem to be any real reason to account for the variations, which no doubt exist for some other species as well. To me, a 27cm flathead looks ridiculously small and, conversely, I feel pretty guilty taking home a 25cm bream which has swallowed the hook in NSW.
Could be time for some interdepartmental discussions towards more uniformity?
Cheers Col.
For example, in NSW dusky flathead minimum is 36cm, other flathead 33cm; In Victoria, duskies are 33cm, others 27cm. On the other hand, all bream in NSW are 25cm compared to 28cm in Victoria. There doesn't seem to be any real reason to account for the variations, which no doubt exist for some other species as well. To me, a 27cm flathead looks ridiculously small and, conversely, I feel pretty guilty taking home a 25cm bream which has swallowed the hook in NSW.
Could be time for some interdepartmental discussions towards more uniformity?
Cheers Col.
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
Duskies are minimum 30 and maximum 55cm in victorian waters.
Id say possibly due to the growth rates varying in different states is why the have different legal sizes.
Id say possibly due to the growth rates varying in different states is why the have different legal sizes.
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
Mattblack wrote:Make things a lot easier all fish were all 30cm minimum
What about species that don't grow bigger than 30cm?
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
Throw them back...be great to see the ecosystem recover one dayfrozenpod wrote:Mattblack wrote:Make things a lot easier all fish were all 30cm minimum
What about species that don't grow bigger than 30cm?
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
The ecosystem is sustainable, protecting the habitat and water quality is key to fish recruitment and future fish stocks.Mattblack wrote:Throw them back...be great to see the ecosystem recover one dayfrozenpod wrote:Mattblack wrote:Make things a lot easier all fish were all 30cm minimum
What about species that don't grow bigger than 30cm?
Based on your 30cm rule you would be throwing back pretty much all bait fish, gars, silver whiting, most squid, most PPB Sandflathead, Tommy Rough, EP's, Bass, Luderick, Trevalley, Yakkas, Flounder and a bunch of others I have forgotten.
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
Pillies - white bait most slimmies for bait - and just to point out a 27 cm flat head makes 2 great strip baits for snapperfrozenpod wrote:The ecosystem is sustainable, protecting the habitat and water quality is key to fish recruitment and future fish stocks.Mattblack wrote:Throw them back...be great to see the ecosystem recover one dayfrozenpod wrote:Mattblack wrote:Make things a lot easier all fish were all 30cm minimum
What about species that don't grow bigger than 30cm?
Based on your 30cm rule you would be throwing back pretty much all bait fish, gars, silver whiting, most squid, most PPB Sandflathead, Tommy Rough, EP's, Bass, Luderick, Trevalley, Yakkas, Flounder and a bunch of others I have forgotten.
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
Yep...chuck ‘em back. Squid arnt fish so they don’t count & they are great bait (& quite frankly, they have a shitty attitude, they even eat each other).
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Re: Variable legal size limits.
The size limits are the minimum. You can be like me and only take fish that are good eating size. 3cm for Flatties, pinkies and bream is my limit.cheaterparts wrote:Pillies - white bait most slimmies for bait - and just to point out a 27 cm flat head makes 2 great strip baits for snapperfrozenpod wrote:The ecosystem is sustainable, protecting the habitat and water quality is key to fish recruitment and future fish stocks.Mattblack wrote:Throw them back...be great to see the ecosystem recover one dayfrozenpod wrote:Mattblack wrote:Make things a lot easier all fish were all 30cm minimum
What about species that don't grow bigger than 30cm?
Based on your 30cm rule you would be throwing back pretty much all bait fish, gars, silver whiting, most squid, most PPB Sandflathead, Tommy Rough, EP's, Bass, Luderick, Trevalley, Yakkas, Flounder and a bunch of others I have forgotten.
As frozen said it is all about the environment and water quality. We can all do our bit as far as rubbish and pollutants go, but we can also lobby fishing clubs and gov to restore intertidal zones where possible and make new ones in some areas. Constantly harass them about storm water run off and buffer zones of trees and swamps around water ways. If we build the ecosystem to a healthy level then the fish will breed faster.
Re different state limits that will be a thing of the past one day, but lots of politics to be done first.
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