‘Marroning’ is a well-known summer highlight in Western Australia with more than 10,000 fishers licenced to go marron fishing between noon this Sunday 8 January and noon on Sunday 5 February.
Wild marron are true locals and endemic to WA’s South West, so fishing must be managed carefully to protect stocks and preserve this unique experience.
The marron season also provides a boost to the South West economy as fishers visit local tackle stores, camp at their favourite spot or enjoy the many local accommodation opportunities.
Decisions about managing marron stocks are based on research. This includes an ongoing tagging program. In the 2023 season, fishers may catch marron that have a green t-bar tag (as well as the existing yellow t-bar tags). You can keep legal-sized tagged marron.
Fishers are invited to contribute to this research by emailing or calling through with information if they catch a tagged marron. The research team needs to know in which dam the tagged marron was caught, the date, tag number and, if possible, a photo.
The information can be sent to marcus.newman@dpird.wa.gov.au or call 9203 0132 to leave a message with the key details.
For more information please see linked media release: Freshwater fishing for marron is a unique experience
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