Lake George

Permitted devices
Marking of devices
Device specifications
Netting closures


Permitted Devices

Each person can use:
  • up to two rods; or
  • two handlines; or
  • one of each.


Each line can have:

  • up to three hooks attached; or
  • up to five hooks joined eye to shank or threaded together (this will be considered as one hook).


In addition to a rod and handline, a person can only use at any one time no more than:

  • 2 mesh nets (registered in your name); or
  • 1 hand net.


Marking devices

All permitted devices (other than those designed to be held in the hand, for example rod and line or handlines) which are left unattended must be marked with a tag and, in some cases, a buoy.

Tags

All registered devices must be marked with a tag showing the registered owner’s name and registration number.

Devices designed to be held in the hand and drop nets set from the shore do not need a tag if the person responsible is in attendance. This means that the person responsible for the device is no more than 50 metres away from any part of it at all times.

If a permitted device is left unattended at any time it must be marked with a tag showing the name and address of the owner of the device.

Tags must:
  • show the name and address of the owner of the device
  • be made of a material that is durable in water
  • be 10 cm x 5 cm in size.


A buoy with a name and address correctly inscribed is considered to be a tag.

Buoys

Many devices must be marked with buoys.
Buoys must:
  • be durable
  • have a volume not less than two litres (15 to 20 cm diameter) if used in the waters of the Lakes and Coorong
  • be of the correct colour for a particular permitted device and particular waters.



Device specifications

Check that any device you already have, or that you intend buying or constructing, conforms to legal specifications. Devices that do not conform might be seized and subsequently forfeited.

Hand net
Mesh net

Hand net

A hand net consists of conical-shaped netting joined to a hoop that is attached to a rigid handle. It can be a dab net, dip net or shrimp net. Only one hand net per person can be used. Hand nets do not need to be registered.

Specifications
Maximum hoop diameter: 100 cm (1 metre)
Maximum depth of net: 100 cm (1 metre)


A Hand Net


Mesh nets


The use of mesh nets is not permitted in marine coastal waters of South Australia.

Mesh nets can be used in some circumstances in the Coorong region, but all recreational mesh nets must be registered with PIRSA. Contact your local Fisheries Office for more information.


Specifications
Maximum length: 75 m
Minimum mesh size: 70 mm
Marking: 2 black buoys at one end, one yellow buoy at the other

If the net exceeds 50 metres in length it must be marked with floating red buoys at intervals not exceeding 50 metres
Setting: The net must be attended by the registered owner between one and a half hours after sunrise and one and a half hours before sunset on the same day.
The net does not need to be attended outside of these times.

 

Note that the specifications for mesh nets used in the waters of Lake Albert, Lake Alexandrina and in the Coorong  (when permitted) differ.

 


Netting Closures

The following netting closure applies to the Lake George region:
  • the waters of the drainage channel connecting Lake George to Rivoili Bay.