Queensland - Obtain Recreational Fishing License

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Procedure

A Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP) can be purchased:

1. Online via the Queensland Government Gateway:
   1. Go to Queensland Government Gateway and complete an online form - Link.
   2. Do not forget to check the form before clicking the "continue" button.
2. From Fisheries Queensland on 13 25 23
3. At selected small business outlets throughout the state: You can purchase your Stocked Impoundment Permit directly from any of the following small business outlets - Link.

You must have your permit with you whenever you go fishing in a stocked dam to avoid paying a fine. If your permit has been lost or is no longer legible it is your responsibility to contact Fisheries Queensland and request a replacement. There is a fee applicable to reissue a permit.

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Office Locations & Contacts

Fisheries Queensland - 13 25 23

Queensland Boating & Fisheries Patrol office locations:

• Airlie Beach (also services Bowen): (07) 4946 7003
• Bundaberg (also services Gladstone): (07) 4131 5817
• Cairns (also services Thursday Island): (07) 4035 0700
• Gold Coast:(07) 5583 5500
• Hervey Bay: (07) 4125 3989
• Ingham: (07) 4776 1611
• Karumba: (07) 4745 9142
• Kingaroy: (07) 4160 0700
• Longreach: (+61) 427 722 208 (mobile)
• Mackay: (07) 4967 0724
• Mooloolaba: (07) 5444 4599
• Noosa: (07) 5449 7555
• Pinkenba (also services Brisbane): (07) 3330 4210
• Port Douglas: (07) 4099 5160
• Redlands: (07) 3824 9545
• Townsville: (07) 4772 7311
• Warwick: (07) 4660 3666
• Weipa: (07) 4069 8114
• Yeppoon (also services Gladstone): (07) 4933 6404

Eligibility

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Fees

Permits cost:

• $8.00 per week
• $41.00 per year
• $36.00 per year if you are entitled to a discount*

Note: You are entitled to a discount if you have a Queensland Government Seniors Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card or a Repatriation Health Care Card (Gold Card).

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Need for the Document

If you are planning on fishing recreationally in Queensland it is important that you are fully aware of the rules that apply to the area you are intending to fish. Restrictions can vary (either interstate, or even on the opposite side of a river) so ensuring you are familiar with the rules imposed to help protect fisheries resources and save you from receiving a fine.

You are not required to possess a licence to be an angler but you must know which fishing equipment you are allowed to use and catch limits.

Fishing in stocked dams

Before you go fishing in any of Queensland's dams, you must check first whether you need a permit. The permit you need is called the Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP). The permit covers access to all 32 dams and allows you to fish with fishing lines only. You only need one permit per couple (married or de facto), and if you are under 18 you don't need one at all.

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Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP) dams

Northern and Central Queensland:

• Burdekin Dam (Lake Dalrymple)
• Eungella Dam
• Kinchant Dam
• Peter Faust Dam
• Teemburra Dam
• Tinaroo Dam

Fitzroy:

• Callide Dam
• Fairbairn Dam
• Theresa Creek Dam

Burnett:

• Bjelke Peterson Dam
• Boondooma Dam
• Cania Dam
• Fred Haigh Dam (Lake Monduran)
• Gordonbrook Dam
• Borumba Dam
• Lake Gregory
• Lenthalls Dam (Lake Lenthall)
• Wuruma Dam

South East Queensland:

• Cressbrook Dam
• Lake Dyer (Bill Gunn Dam)
• Lake MacDonald
• Maroon Dam
• Moogerah Dam
• North Pine Dam
• Somerset Dam
• Wivenhoe Dam

Murray-Darling:

• Connolly Dam
• Cooby Dam
• Coolmunda Dam
• Glenlyon Dam
• Leslie Dam
• Storm King Dam

List last updated 20 February 2015

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External Links

• Queensland Government: http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/boating-fishing/rec-fishing/rules/

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