SAFETY ALERT! Flooding
SAFETY ALERT! Flooding
There is no closed season for barramundi at Lake Awoonga however seasonal size and possession limits apply. Please refer to the Department of Primary Industries freshwater fishing regulations for all other species limits and permitted activities. A SIPS permit is not required to fish at Lake Awoonga.
Each year, GAWB stocks Lake Awoonga with fingerlings as part of our Environmental Licence. The species stocked are Barramundi, Mangrove Jack and Sea Mullet. Fingerlings are bred at Aquaculture Gladstone.
Catch a $ Barra!
We know Lake Awoonga is a premier fishing destination so as part of our ongoing promotion of the lake, we have released a number of tagged fish into Lake Awoonga.
Lucky anglers can fish for the following at Lake Awoonga:
• Pink tagged fish, worth $5,000 if caught over the weekend of the Boyne Tannum HookUp (usually the May long weekend) and worth $1,000 if caught at any other time
• Four blue and yellow tagged fish worth $25,000 each, able to be caught at any time at Lake Awoonga.
For more information or to register your catch, please contact aquaculturegladstone@gawb.qld.gov.au
The Gladstone Area Water Board proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and water on which we operate. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise the ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the land and water on which we rely.
