Fishing

A valid fishing permit is required to fish at Bundaleer, Happy Valley, South Para, Myponga, and Warren Reservoir Reserves, Aroona Dam, and Beetaloo Reservoir.

Permit details

Three day permit (per angler) - $10.80 / $8.64 concession

10-day permit (per angler) - $21.60 / $17.28 concession

Annual permit (per angler) - $35.75 / $28.60 concession

Buy a fishing permit.

Read the full fishing conditions.

Funds raised through fishing permit sales go towards stocking reservoirs.

South Para is stocked with Murray Cod (catch and release), Golden Perch and Silver Perch. Warren is stocked with Murray Cod (catch and release), Golden Perch and Silver Perch. Bundaleer Reservoir is stocked with Golden Perch, Silver Perch, Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout. Beetaloo is currently stocked with Golden Perch, Silver Perch and Murray Cod.

Happy Valley is stocked with Murray Cod (catch and release). Myponga is stocked with Murray Cod (catch and release), Golden Perch and Silver Perch, with further stocking planned in the coming months.

Fishing at reservoir reserves is subject to bag and size limits. All recreational fishing limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight. Once you have reached the limit for a particular species, you are not allowed to catch any more.

• Golden Perch: minimum legal length 33 cm, personal daily bag limit 2 fish.
• Murray Cod: catch and release only year round.
• Rainbow Trout: minimum legal length 28 cm, personal daily bag limit 2 fish.
• Silver Perch: minimum legal length 33 cm, personal daily bag limit 2 fish.

If using bait, you must bring your own to site. Bait must not be collected from the reservoir reserve. Fishing with artificial lures and flies is permitted and preferred. The use of burley and/or fish attractants (including liquid, spray on or scented attractants) or baits associated with netting and trapping is prohibited.

From 27 July 2023, there are new handling regulations for Murray Cod in South Australia, anglers are now permitted to lift these fish from the water.

When handling Murray Cod to release them, please:

• use large knotless landing nets
• support the fish’s weight when it is out of water and avoiding handling the gills
• use wet gloves, towels, and surfaces when handling the fish
• avoid high temperatures, where possible, and high temperature surfaces on the landing location
• use circle hooks for bait fishing to reduce incidences of deep hooking
• cut line for deeply lodged hooks
• use non-barbed hooks
• be well prepared with the necessary gear readily at hand (such as nets, gloves, towels, pliers).