What is the legal size for snapper in Victoria?
40cm
The legal size and catch limits are Snapper – Maximum 3 fish can be 40cm or over and Juvenile snapper (pinky) – Minimum legal size: 28cm. However, a prized Snapper can grow over 10 kilos in size. In Victoria, the annual Snapper run from October to February.
What size fish can you keep Victoria?
Introduction of a 45cm minimum size for brown trout and 30cm minimum size for rainbow trout in Toolondo Reservoir with a reduced bag limit from 5 to 3 trout per day. Introduction of a 45 cm minimum size for trout in Hepburn Lagoon with a reduced bag limit from 5 to 3 trout per day.
What size does a snapper have to be to keep?
| SNAPPER, GRAY (Mangrove) | |
|---|---|
| Minimum size limit: | 10″ (total length) |
| Maximum size limit: | None |
| Closed season: | None |
| Daily recreation bag limit: | 5 per harvester per day |
How is snapper measured Victoria?
Place the fish flat on the ruler. Move the fish up to zero centimetres and make sure the mouth is closed. Sweep the body of the fish round to ensure you get an accurate measurement to the tip of the tail. This fish measures about 27.5 centimetres.
What is the best bait for snapper?
Best baits include fresh mackerel, fresh kahawai, pilchards, squid, skipjack tuna, mullet, shellfish and crabs. For big snapper, try live mackerel, live squid – even live kahawai if they’re not too large – fished near the bottom. Soft baits, jigs and flasher rigs are also very effective.
How many rods can you fish with in Victoria?
4 rods
Summary of permitted recreational equipment
| Recreational equipment permitted | Maximum number permitted per person |
|---|---|
| Total number of rods or lines | 4 rods or handlines |
| Number of hooks per line | 3 hooks or three gangs of hooks * |
| Rod/ hand jigging line | 1 rod or handline with up to 6 single hooks with lures attached # |
| Bait trap | 1 trap |
How heavy is a 70 cm snapper?
6.3
Snapper
| Fork Length (cm) | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|
| 70 | 6.3 |
| 72 | 6.9 |
| 74 | 7.4 |
| 76 | 8.0 |
What tide is best for snapper?
Key bite periods for snapper will often coincide with the two hours before and after high and low tide however it’s worth fishing the entire cycle to get a feel for what will work best for the snapper in your particular waterway.
How many hooks can you have on a line in Victoria?
Summary of permitted recreational equipment
| Recreational equipment permitted | Maximum number permitted per person |
|---|---|
| Total number of rods or lines | 4 rods or handlines |
| Number of hooks per line | 3 hooks or three gangs of hooks * |
| Rod/ hand jigging line | 1 rod or handline with up to 6 single hooks with lures attached # |
| Bait trap | 1 trap |
Can you use live bait in Victoria?
You must not use undersize fish as bait in Victorian waters. You must not use live bait from a separate waterway as bait or berley. It is an offence to release live bait in a water other than where the bait was initially caught.