Line fishing in parts of the Mary River will be banned from August 1

Line fishing in parts of multiple Qld rivers and creeks will be banned from August 1

Mark Pertot form Davo's Bait and Tackle with a 5kg Mary River Cod he caught and released in January 2005. Line fishing in the Mary River and its tributaries upstream of Six Mile Creek will be banned as of August 1, to help protect and recover the endangered endemic fish species.

Line fishing in the Mary River and its tributaries upstream of Six Mile Creek will be banned as of August 1, to help protect and recover the endangered endemic fish species.

Queensland Fisheries released a statement reminding fishers that line fishing in the following waters would be banned from August 1, to October 31:

Coomera River and tributaries upstream from the junction of Guanaba Creek and Coomera River (includes Guanaba Ck);

Albert River and tributaries upstream from the junction of Canungra Creek and Albert River (includes Canungra Creek);

Running Creek and tributaries (top of the Logan River Catchment);

Christmas Creek and tributaries (top of the Logan River Catchment);

Stanley River and tributaries upstream of the Somerset Dam Full Supply Level (above Neurum Creek and Stanley River junction);

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Mary River and tributaries upstream from the junction of Six Mile Creek and Mary River, including Six Mile Creek and excluding Baroon Pocket Dam, Borumba Dam and Lake MacDonald (from dam walls to full supply level for each).

This closure will help protect and recover Mary River Cod.

Mary River Cod warning sign at Station Creek outside Widgee, north of Gympie. signs "Endangered Mary River Cod" fish fishing 2006.