Taking fish around Sydney

[djpalmer88]

Hi all, I pretty much only do catch and release but I was wondering whether people are taking home fish around Sydney in a few areas:

* Pittwater - I'd assume that it would be fine here?

* Narrabeen lagoon - seems quite enclosed and close to residential/roads.
* General beaches - I assume most ocean facing areas are ok?
* Middle Harbour area - Guessing it would fall under the general advice on no more than 150gm / month which is a no from me.

I wouldn't mind taking the occasional one home for dinner, just looking for general areas that'd be considered safe.

Cheers!

[benno573]

Hey mate. Not 100% sure on all the areas you mentioned but ocean beaches should be fine to eat fish from. Probably best to check on the NSW DPI website for any current warnings - I know plenty of people who keep fish from the harbour without issue but I’m not sure on any current warnings post floods etc.

[Bretto77]

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-skills/fishing-in-sydney-harbour

There has to be maps on their website somewhere. I didn't look too hard. Sorry you have that dilemma down there.

[djpalmer88]

On 30/11/2022 at 6:52 PM, Bretto77 said:

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-skills/fishing-in-sydney-harbour

There has to be maps on their website somewhere. I didn't look too hard. Sorry you have that dilemma down there.

Ha thanks mate, some good fishing up the rivers these days, it's a shame.

[FishingCrazy]

Good luck finding an area that's safe to eat what you catch. That makes me sad to think about.