Download the FishSmart app

The free FishSmart app provides essential information for NSW recreational fishers, including:

• bag and size limits
• fishing gear rules
• dates for closed seasons.

The app is available for Apple and Android devices.

You can use the app to:

• record your own fishing log
• see your local weather, tide, moon phase and barometric pressure.
• use a real-time map to find marine park zones and locate your nearest:
  • Fisheries Aggregating Devices (FADs)
  • artificial reefs
  • spearfishing zones
  • recreational fishing havens.
• download fishing guides, such as:
  • visual guide of common recreational species
  • spearfishing
  • trout fishing 
  • regional fishing
  • fishing safely.

You can also use the app to:

• pay your recreational fishing licence fee
• contact the Department of Primary Industries to report illegal fishing, fish kills, pest species
• contact local Fisheries offices.

To download the free Department of Primary Industries app, visit an app store.

It's available for:

• Apple Watch
• iPhone
• iPad
• Android smart watch
• Android smartphone
• Android tablet.