Castnetting fish from boats?

[postpossum]

Hi guys

Hope this isn't too silly a question- when I did my boat license, the instructor mentioned 'the only legal way to get a fish onto a boat' was via a line and a hook. No cast nets, no spearing from the boat. Couldn't find any info on it and now I'm not sure if he was thinking about freshwater or another state perhaps. I've seen people cast netting prawns from boats in Moreton Bay- is using a cast net to get bait from a boat in QLD legal?

Ryan

[nadders]

yes it is

where did you get your license done? i have a fair idea :laugh:

[Mr FeLiX]

Mate, every time I head out I need two hands to count the amount of nets I seen get thrown from boats.

I highly doubt it to be illegal

Perhaps in certain areas, marinas etyc due to the possability of a prop fouling issue?

[postpossum]

At the time I didn't really think twice as I don't use cast nets. It just piqued my curiosity when I was reading through the fishing regulations and didn't see it mentioned (apart in fresh water in QLD- for obvious reasons). I would imagine it'd be disallowed in marinas or at similar private facilities, but can't think of too many reasons why they'd be unusable in say, the bay. Thanks for the clarification

[rosstralia46]

illegal in freshwater

[qbkami]

illegal in nsw

[fishing_teen]

its legal in saltwater but illegal in freshwater

[postpossum]

Thanks everyone. Looks like I might get myself a castnet if it's going to make bait gathering a bit easier

[zan0_15]

yer it is legal people do it all the time......i personally cant get anything whilst throwing from the boat.....what do you blokes do......motor up then shut it down and drift around whilst throwing the net.....?

cheers

[51MPL]

just leave the motor idling.. if there no wind/current then just turn motor off and drift but generally leave it on.

Funny story - had someone come up to me at gold-coast while i was castnetting livies and tell me that i was an idiot, that it's illegal to castnet in qld, that i came at the wrong tide, all this other junk.. then tells me he's waiting for a friend to come pick him up. - Charter boat comes 5 mins later to pick him up