FISHING IN THE HARVEY DISTRICT
FRESHWATER ANGLING
Trout (Rainbow & Brown)
Open Season September 1 until April 30.
Most Harvey Shire waters are closed to fishing from May 1 – August 31.
Artificial lures and live bait are permitted.
Bag limit 4 per angler, minimum size 30cm. LOCATIONSHARVEY DAM - REAR OF DAM ONLY. Weir Road, Harvey (Off the South Western Highway) LOGUE BROOK DAM (Lake Brockman) - ENTIRE DAM. Logue Brook Dam Road, Cookernup (Off South Western Highway)
Trout (Rainbow & Brown) - Daily combined bag limit for Trout of 4 per angler
- Minimum size limit for Trout State-wide is 30cm
- Artificial lures permitted
- Live bait permitted
Redfin Perch (No licence required) - Redfin Perch have no size or bag limits.
- Redfin Perch are major predators of juvenile marron and if caught, should not be returned to the water.
Cobbler
Also caught in the Harvey Dam waterways. (Rear area only)
Fishing licences
A licence is required for most freshwater fishing in water south of Greenough and above the tidal influence include
all lakes, dams, rivers and their tributaries. Licences are available from the Department of Fisheries and all Australia Post outlets. Licences and Fees 2009
South-West Freshwater Angling - $24.00
Marron - $24.00
Abalone - $41.00
Rock Lobster - $35.00
Net Fishing (gill, haul and throw) - $29.00
All categories (all the above) - $81.00
For more information regarding Fishing etc visit the Department of Fisheries website at www.fish.wa.gov.au
MARRONINGSeason starts at midday on the third Friday in January and ends at midday on the first Sunday in February.
Open: 12 noon, Friday 16 January - 12 noon, Sunday 8 February 2009
LOCATIONS HARVEY DAM - TROPHY WATERS (Trophy Waters are managed to provide fishers with a larger opportunity to catch 'Trophy' sized marron.
This applies within 500m of the water line of the Harvey Dam and Waroona Dam)
Snare water only Access available at the rear of the dam. Along northern side, the access is via Honeymoon Road, and to the south it is via the Harvey Quindanning Road (Weir Rd).
Domestic animals (including horses), swimming and fishing are not permitted in any circumstances. This is in order to safeguard the quality of drinking water being supplied to the people of Harvey, Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. LOGUE BROOK DAM (Lake Brockman)
Snare water only
STIRLING DAM
Fishing and marroning are no longer permitted at Stirling Dam and the Harvey River upstream of Stirling Dam. Water catchment area. HOFFMAN’S MILL
Fishing and marroning are no longer permitted at Hoffman Mill site. Water catchment area. SIZE LIMIT
A minimum size limit of 80mm carapace length applies throughout the marron fishery except in 'Trophy Waters - Harvey Dam' where a minimum size limit of 90mm applies. DAILY BAG LIMIT
A daily bag limit of 10 marron per licensed fisher applies except in 'Trophy Waters' where a bag limit of 5 applies. The daily bag limit applies from midday to midday the next day during the open season. POSSESSION LIMIT
You may only accumulate your daily bag limit up to a possession limit of 20 marron during the marron season. The possession limit applies everywhere except in your permanent place of residence. A seperate possession limit applies near "Trophy Waters". HOW TO MEASURE A MARRON
Always use an approved gauge and measure from the tip of the horn protruding from the marron's forehead, to the back edge of the marron's carapace. If the gauge fits over the back of the carapace, or is even slightly loose, the marron is too small and must be returned to the water. BREEDING STOCK PROTECTION
Females with eggs (berried) or live young attached beneath their bodies and undersize marron must be returned to the water immediately. CRABBING (Blue swimmer crab / Blue manna)LOCATIONS THE CUT AND THE ESTUARY ( Australind) BAG LIMITS
Bag limits reduced to 10 crabs per person per day.
BOAT LIMITS
Boat limits reduced to 20 crabs per boat, if there are more than two people on board. If there is only one person on board, standard bag limit of 10 applies.
There is also a limit of 10 drop nets per boat. SIZE LIMIT
Minimum size limit of 127mm across the widest part of the shell. Return all undersize and berried (egg-carrying) crabs to the water. You must return these unwanted crabs to the water within 5 minutes of catching them. CRABBING GEAR
Only wire or plastic scoop nets, drop nets or hand-held blunt wire hooks may be used to catch crabs. It is illegal to take crabs using fishing of prawning nets. Any crab caught accidentally this way must be released. BEACH FISHINGLOCATIONS MYALUP BEACH
Summer months (December - April) are best for beach fishing. Common varieties caught are Silver bream (all year), Tailor, Yellowfin & King George whiting, Garfish, Australian herring, Flounder, Mulloway, Salmon (March through to Winter) & Flathead. 
BINNINGUP BEACH
A reef that runs parallel to the beach makes it an excellent fishing beach. Common varieties caught are Silver bream (all year),
Tailor, Flathead, Flounder, Garfish, Australian Herring, Small Shark, Mulloway, Salmon (March through to Winter), Whiting (King George and Yellowfin).
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