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FISHING IN THE HARVEY DISTRICT

 

FRESHWATER ANGLING

Trout Open Season
September 1 - April 30
Most waters are closed to fishing from May 1 – August 31 in the Harvey Shire.

LOCATIONS

LOGUE BROOK DAM (LAKE BROCKMAN)

Fishing and Marroning are no longer permitted at Logue Brook Dam

HARVEY DAM - REAR OF DAM ONLY
Closed (May 1 - August 31)

  • Daily bag limit for Trout of 4 per angler 
  • Trout must be 30cm minimum with a license
  • Artificial lures are allowed
  • Live bait is allowed
  • Redfin Perch have no size or bag limits

MARRONING

Season starts at midday on the second Friday in January and ends at midday on the first Sunday in February.

LOCATIONS

LOGUE BROOK DAM (LAKE BROCKMAN)

Fishing & Marroning are no longer permitted at Logue Brook Dam

HARVEY WEIR AND DAM - TROPHY WATERS
Snare water only

  • Minimum size limit - 90mm
  • Daily bag limit of 5 applies
  • Bag limits operate from midday - midday

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.
Domestic animals (including horses), swimming and fishing are not permitted in any circumstances. This is in order to safeguard the quality of water being supplied to the people Harvey, Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth.

STIRLING DAM
Fishing and marroning are no longer permitted at Stirling Dam and the Harvey River upstream of Stirling Dam.

HOFFMAN’S MILL
Fishing and marroning are no longer permitted at Hoffman Mill site.

TROPHY WATERS
Trophy waters are managed to provide fishers with an opportunity to catch larger 'trophy' sized marron. This applies within 500m of the water line of the Harvey Dam & Waroona Dam.

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

LOCATIONS

THE CUT AND THE ESTUARY ( AUSTRALIND)

New Bag Limits apply from 1 November 2007
Bag limits reduced to 10 crabs per person per day.
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.

  • Good for Blue Manna Crabs (November to March). Watch out, even the smallest one will have a go and try and fight back!
  • Flathead, Flounder, Gardies, Herring (summer)
  • King George Whiting (February, March and April)
  • Mulloway (summer and autumn)
  • Prawns (November to January)
  • Salmon (march through to winter)
  • Skippy, Tailor, Whiting (summer) Silver Bream (all year)

COLLIE RIVER

  • Black Bream (winter and summer)
  • Mulloway (summer and autumn)
  • Silver Bream (all year)

BEACH FISHING

LOCATION

MYALUP BEACH
Summer months (December - April) are best for beach fishing. Common varieties caught are Silver Bream (all year), Tailor, Yellowfin, Whiting, Herring, Salmon (March through to winter) & Flathead.

BINNINGUP BEACH
A reef that runs parallel to the beach makes it an excellent fishing beach.

Tailor, Flathead, Flounder, Gardies, Herring, Small Shark, Whiting (Sand and Yellow Fin).


 

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