fishing guide – cunnamulla, eulo & wyandra Experience the tranquillity and excitement of fishing off the banks of an outback river or creek. Use your skills to catch a “Yellow Belly” or the elusive Murray Cod in the muddy waters that flows throughout our river systems. The Golden Perch, “Yellow Belly”, is the most commonly caught fish but Murray Cod, catfish, and silver and spangled perch are also available in some areas. You may even be lucky enough to find a local that will share his secret spot with you. Check road and weather conditions prior to travelling.
Freshwater Catfish
FISH IDENTIFICATION
Murry Cod
Golden Perch (Yellow Belly)
The Murray Cod are golden-yellow with green to dark brown mottling. They have soft dorsal, pelvic and caudal fins with thin white margins. The head profile is of a concave nature, with a large mouth, extending back to behind the eye.
A common fish caught in our waterways and in Queensland. Adult Perch are moderate to large in size and are bronze, olive green to brownish in colour overall with a yellow ventral surface. The forehead is distinctly concave above the eyes and the lower jaw is protruding.
Minimum Size Limit – 30cm, Bag Limit – 10 Fish.
The Catfish may appear to have greenish-brown mottled skin, fading to a white on the belly. This fish also has large eel-like dorsal fins starting about the middle of the body. CAUTION – The catfish has sharp barbs on their fins, although not poisonous they can cause sharp, burning pains if stabbed.
Minimum Size Limit – 30cm, Bag Limit – 10 Fish.
CLOSED SEASON – 1st September to 30th November Minimum Size Limit – 60cm, Maximum Size Limit – 110cm, Bag Limit – 2 Fish.
GOLDEN PERCH
MURRY COD
FRESHWATER CATFISH
SILVER PERCH
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