Recreational fishing is one of NSW’s most popular pastimes with up to an estimated 1 million participants enjoying some of the best fishing in the world each year!
The fourth state-wide survey of recreational fishing in NSW was carried out in 2019/20. The survey found that state-wide, fishers within long-term RFL households fished for an estimated 1.7 million fisher days in 2019/20! Three quarters of all fishing occurred in saltwater (49% in estuaries, 26% in oceanic waters), with freshwater fishing taking place in rivers (16%) and lakes/dams (9%).
A web summary and the full report are available here.
