WSAA Fish Sizes |
2024 - 2025 Season
Updated after AGM Tues 27th Aug 2024
Species
BASS COALFISH COD COMMON EEL DAB DOGFISH (LSD) DOGFISH (SUR) FLOUNDER GARFISH GURNARD (GREY) GURNARD (RED) GURNARD (TUB) GURNARD (STREAKED) HADDOCK HERRING LING MACKEREL MULLET (THICK LIPPED) PLAICE POLLOCK POUTING RAY (THORNBACK) ROCKLING 3 & 5 BEARDED SEA SCORPION SHAD SCAD SMOOTH HOUND SOLE (COMMON) SOLE (LEMON) TADPOLE FISH TURBUT WHITING (SENIOR MEMBERS) WHITING (JUNIOR MEMBERS) WRASSE (BALLEN) WRASSE (CORKWING) |
Size cms
42** 35 35 38 - Must be returned alive after weighing 25 38 38 25 38 25 25 25 25 30 24 70 30 33 27 35 25 46 - wing tip to wing tip 25 25 25 - All protected & must be returned 25 51 25 27 25 40 31* 27 - Or ammended legal fisheries size limits 35 35 |
* - Whiting size amended after AGM Tues 27th Aug 2024 - AOB A)
** - Whatever the latest Government guidance
** - Whatever the latest Government guidance
2023 - 2024 Season
Species
BASS COALFISH COD COMMON EEL DAB DOGFISH (LSD) DOGFISH (SUR) FLOUNDER GARFISH GURNARD (GREY) GURNARD (RED) GURNARD (TUB) GURNARD (STREAKED) HADDOCK HERRING LING MACKEREL MULLET (THICK LIPPED) PLAICE POLLOCK POUTING RAY (THORNBACK) ROCKLING 3 & 5 BEARDED SEA SCORPION SHAD SCAD SMOOTH HOUND SOLE (COMMON) SOLE (LEMON) TADPOLE FISH TURBUT WHITING (SENIOR MEMBERS) WHITING (JUNIOR MEMBERS) WRASSE (BALLEN) WRASSE (CORKWING) |
Size cms
42** 35 35 38 - Must be returned alive after weighing 25 38 38 25 38 25 25 25 25 30 24 70 30 33 27 35 25 46 - wing tip to wing tip (AGM 30/08/2017) 25 25 25 - All protected & must be returned 25 51 25 27 25 40 33* 27* - Or ammended legal fisheries size limits 35 35 |
Notes:-
* - Whiting size in creased for Seniors 33cms & reduced for Juniors 27cms AGM 2nd Aug 2022
** - Whatever the latest Government guidance is.
Published 2016
Last edit Sat 14th Sept 2024
Last edit Sat 14th Sept 2024