Sample Book

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Length-to-Weight Conversions

&

Identification Guide

for Southern African Angling Species

Chris de Vries

Preface

There are a number of good reasons for the move towards measuring rather than

weighing fish. In the 'good old days' we didn't think that our fishing had any significant

impact on fish stocks. The fish that died waiting to be weighed were regarded as

acceptable losses. This was especially true for cartilaginous species such as sharks,

skates and rays. With a general increase in the awareness of the vulnerability of our

coastal resources came the realization that we as anglers should do everything in our

power to return as many fish alive as possible. Measuring rather than weighing fish

allows just that - the ability to quickly measure and return your catch. There's also the

practicality of it. No need to break your back carrying the scale needed to weigh your

record-breaking catch! Not to mention all the nets, rigging and the gang of fellow

anglers needed to lift it all!

This book contains length-to-weight conversions for 129 bony fish species and 64

cartilaginous species. Also included is information on the current (September 2011)

South African shore angling records, as well as the daily bag and size limits and closed

season for each species.

The calculation of weights based on fish lengths is the result of years of research by

many dedicated scientists. Over the past 5 years I’ve researched scientific publications

with the aim of producing conversions for most, if not all of our angling species. This

publication aims to summarize and collate these efforts into a format that can serve as

a quick and easy reference for anglers.

Typically, scientists doing research on fish would measure and weigh large numbers of

fish and plot the results on a graph. From this data, an average equation is calculated,

which is the basis for the length-to-weight conversion for the specific species. The

more data is available, the more accurate the conversion will be. For many of the

seldom-caught species not much data is available, which influences the accuracy of the

conversions for these species. Accurate measurement is the first step in ensuring that

the estimated weight of your catch is accurate. There are, however, a couple of factors

to keep in mind. Firstly, fish, like humans, can have different weights for the same

length. Other factors that have a more obvious influence on the accuracy of the

weights are factors such as sex, the condition of the fish (sick vs healthy), time of year

and locality.

Bony fish (also referred to as “edible fish” by anglers) are measured in a straight line

from the tip of the snout to either the fork of the tail (known as fork length or FL), or to

the end of the tail (known as total length or TL). In the case of sharks, measurement is

made to the notch just before the start of the tail fin (known as precaudal length or

PCL) or total length. Skates and rays are measured in a straight line across their

'wingspan'. This is known as disc width or DW. There are a number of general rules

that make knowing which length to measure quite easy. For edible species with a

forked tail (such as shad or garrick) measure fork length. For all species that does not

have a forked tail (such as kob or rockcods) measure total length. Sharks with biting

teeth are measured to the notch before the tail fin (precaudal length) while those

without biting teeth (such as smooth-hounds and spotted gully sharks), are measured

to the tip of the tail (total length). For all flatfish (skates and rays) measure the

wingspan in a straight line (disc width).

As mentioned, the data provided in this book is the result of years of research by many

scientists, and special mention should be made of the research done by the Natal

Sharks Board, the Oceanographic Research Institute, Port Elizabeth Museum, South

African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and the Shark Research Centre. In particular

the contributions of Ms Sabine Wintner (NSB), Dr Bruce Mann (ORI), Dr Matt Dicken

(PE Museum) and Dr Paul Cowley (SAIAB) are acknowledged. A complete list of the

specific scientific references used to calculate weights is available at

www.shoreangling.co.za/references.html. We are fortunate in South Africa to have

such fine research institutions and individuals contributing to research. It is their

efforts that have made this first-of-its-kind in the world system available to anglers.

I am always looking for more data on actual length and weights. To this end I

encourage you to submit actual length and weight data in order to continuously refine

the accuracy of the conversions. This information you can e-mail to me at

[email protected]. You can also order this book by sending me an e-mail to this

address or by visiting the website: www.shoreangling.co.za

Chris de Vries

Bony fish (Osteichthyes) Baardman Baardman 1 Barracuda

Great barracuda 2 Bass

Brindle bass 3 Potato bass 4

Blaasop Blackback blaasop 5 Silverstripe blaasop 6 Smooth blaasop 7 Star blaasop 8 Whitespotted blaasop 9

Blacktail Blacktail / Kolstert 10

Bludger Bludger 11

Bonefish Bonefish 12

Breams Bronze bream 13 Riverbream / Perch 14 Stonebream 15 Twobar seabream 16

Catfish Eel-catfish 17 Black seabarbel 18

Cavebas Cavebass 19

Chub Blue chub 20 Brassy chub 21 Grey chub 22

Concertina fish Concertina fish 23

Dageraad Dageraad 24

Dorado Dorado / Dolphinfish 25

Emperor Blue emperor 26

Fingerfins Twotone fingerfin 27 Natal fingerfin 28

Barracuda Bartailed flathead 29

Fransmadam Fransmadam 30

Galjoen

Galjoen 31 Banded galjoen 32

Geelbek Geelbek 33

Goatfish Indian goatfish 34

Grunter Cock grunter 35 Grey grunter 36 Javelin grunter 37 Spotted grunter 38

Gurnard Cape gurnard 39

Hogfish Goldsaddle hogfish 40

Hottentot Hottentot 41 Blue hottentot 42

Janbruin Janbruin / John Brown 43

Jobfish Green jobfish 44

Kingfish Bigeye kingfish 45 Blacktip kingfish 46 Blue kingfish 47 Brassy kingfish 48 Bumpnose kingfish 49 Giant kingfish 50 Golden kingfish 51 Longfin kingfish 52 Malabar kingfish 53 Tille kingfish 54 White kingfish 55

Knifejaw Cape knifejaw 56 Natal knifejaw / Cuckoo bass 57

Kob Common / Dusky kob 58 Snapper kob 59 Squaretail kob 60

Leervis Leervis / Garrick 61

Lemonfish Lemonfish 62

Mackerel

Indian mackerel 63 King mackerel / Couta 64 Queen mackerel / Natal snoek 65

Milkfish Milkfish 66

Mullet Flathead mullet 67

Musselcracker Black musselcracker 68 White musselcracker 69

Parrotfish Bluebarred parrotfish 70

Pompano Largespot pompano 71 Snubnose pompano 72 Southern pompano 73

Prodigal son Prodigal son / Cobia 74

Queenfish Doublespotted queenfish 75 Talang queenfish 76

Rainbow runner Rainbow runner 77

Remora Remora 78

Rockcod Bigspot rockcod 79 Catface rockcod 80 Halfmoon rockcod 81 Malabar rockod 82 Streakyspot rockcod 83 Yellowbelly rockcod 84

Roman Roman 85

Rubberlip Barred rubberlip 86 Black rubberlip 87 Dusky rubberlip 88 Minstrel rubberlip 89 Redlip rubberlip 90 Whitebarred rubberlip 91

Santer Santer / Soldier 92

Scotsman Scotsman 93

Slinger Slinger 94

Snapper

Blood snapper 95 Twinspot / Bohar snapper 96 Humpback snapper 97 River / Mangrove snapper 98 Russells snapper 99 Speckled snapper 100

Shad Shad / Elf 101

Sole Shallow-water sole 102 Largetooth flounder 103

Springer Springer 104

Steenbras Sand steenbras 105 White steenbras 106 Westcoast steenbras 107

Strepie Strepie / Karanteen 108

Stumpnose Bigeye stumpnose 109 Cape stumpnose 110 Natal stumpnose 111 Red stumpnose 112 White stumpnose 113

Threadfin Striped threadfin 114

Tripletail Tripletail / Lobotes 115

Tunas Albacore 116 Bigeye tuna 117 Eastern little tuna 118 Skipjack tuna 119 Slender tuna 120 Yellowfin tuna 121

Wahoo Wahoo 122

Wrasse Ladder wrasse 123 Natal wrasse 124 Surge wrasse 125

Yellowtail Giant yellowtail 126 Greater yellowtail / Amberjack 127 Longfin yellowtail 128

Zebra Zebra / Wildeperd 129

Cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)

St Joseph

St Joseph / Elephantfish 130 Shy & Catsharks

Brown shyshark 131 Puffadder shyshark 132 Dark shyshark 133 Banded catshark 134 Leopard catshark 135 Striped / Pyjama catshark 136 Tiger catshark 137

Sharks Spiny dogfish 138 Blackfin reef shark 139 Blackspot shark 140 Blacktip shark (F) 141 Blacktip shark (M) 142 Blue shark (F) 143 Blue shark (M) 144 Bull / Zambezi shark (F) 145 Bull / Zambezi shark (M) 146 Copper / Bronze shark (F) 147 Copper / Bronze shark (M) 148 Cowshark 149 Dusky / Grey shark 150 Great white shark 151 Smooth-hound (F) 152 Smooth-hound (M) 153 Java shark 154 Lemon shark 155 Milk shark (F) 156 Milk shark (M) 157 Sandbar shark (F) 158 Sandbar shark (M) 159 Scalloped h/head (F) 160 Scalloped h/head (M) 161 Smooth h/head (F) 162 Smooth h/head (M) 163 Soupfin shark 164 Spinner shark (F) 165 Spinner shark (M) 166 Spotted gullyshark 167 Spotted ragged-tooth (F) 168 Spotted ragged-tooth (M) 169 Tiger shark (F) 170 Tiger shark (M) 171 Bigeye thresher 172 Thintail thresher 173

Guitarfish

Giant guitarfish 175 Greyspot guitarfish 176 Lesser guitarfish / Sandshark 177

Rays, skates & stingrays Blackspotted electric ray 178 Duckbill / Bull ray 179 Diamond ray / Butterflyray 180 Eagleray 181 Marbled electric ray 182 Round ribbontail ray 183 Spotted eagleray 184 Bluespotted ribbontail 185 Spearnose skate 186 Thornback skate 187 Blue stingray (F) 188 Blue stingray (M) 189 Sharpnose brown stingray 190 Honeycomb stingray 191 Black stingray / Short-tail ray 192 Thorntail stingray 193

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Baardman Scientific name Umbrina robinsoni

Length to measure TL

Bag limit 5

Size limit 40 cm

Closed season None

Heavy tackle record 85 cm

Light tackle record 82 cm

Ladies record 58 cm

U/21 record 65 cm

U/16 record 52 cm

Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight

20 0.1 53 1.8 86 7.6 119 20.4 21 0.1 54 1.9 87 7.9 120 20.9 22 0.1 55 2.0 88

8.2 121 21.5

23 0.1 56 2.1 89 8.5 122 22.0 24 0.2 57 2.2 90 8.8 123 22.5 25 0.2 58 2.3 91 9.1 124 23.1 26 0.2 59 2.5 92 9.4 125 23.7 27 0.2 60 2.6 93 9.7 126 24.2 28 0.3 61 2.7 94 10.0 127 24.8 29 0.3 62 2.8 95 10.3 128 25.4 30 0.3 63 3.0 96 10.7 129 26.0 31 0.4 64 3.1 97 11.0 130 26.6 32 0.4 65 3.3 98 11.3 131 27.3 33 0.4 66 3.4 99 11.7 132 27.9 34 0.5 67 3.6 100 12.1 133 28.5 35 0.5 68 3.8 101 12.4 134 29.2 36 0.6 69 3.9 102 12.8 135 29.9 37 0.6 70 4.1 103 13.2 136 30.5 38 0.6 71 4.3 104 13.6 137 31.2 39 0.7 72 4.5 105 14.0 138 31.9 40 0.8 73 4.7 106 14.4 139 32.6 41 0.8 74 4.9 107 14.8 140 33.3 42 0.9 75 5.1 108 15.2 141 34.0 43 0.9 76 5.3 109 15.6 142 34.8 44 1.0 77 5.5 110 16.1 143 35.5 45 1.1 78 5.7 111 16.5 144 36.3 46 1.2 79 5.9 112 17.0 145 37.1 47 1.2 80 6.1 113 17.4 146 37.8 48 1.3 81 6.4 114 17.9 147 38.6 49 1.4 82 6.6 115 18.4 148 39.4 50 1.5 83 6.9 116 18.9 149 40.2 51 1.6 84 7.1 117 19.4 150 41.0 52 1.7 85 7.4 118 19.9 Photo: JE Randall

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Great barracuda Scientific name Sphyraena barracuda

Length to measure FL

Bag limit 10

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm


20 0.1 53 0.9 86 3.6 119 9.3 21 0.1 54 0.9 87 3.7 120 9.6 22 0.1 55 1.0 88 3.9 121 9.8 23 0.1 56 1.0 89 4.0 122 10.0 24 0.1 57 1.1 90 4.1 123 10.3 25 0.1 58 1.1 91 4.3 124 10.5 26 0.1 59 1.2 92 4.4 125 10.8 27 0.1 60 1.3 93 4.5 126 11.0 28 0.1 61 1.3 94 4.7 127 11.3 29 0.2 62 1.4 95 4.8 128 11.5 30 0.2 63 1.5 96 5.0 129 11.8 31 0.2 64 1.5 97 5.1 130 12.1 32 0.2 65 1.6 98 5.3 131 12.3 33 0.2 66 1.7 99 5.5 132 12.6 34 0.2 67 1.7 100 5.6 133 12.9 35 0.3 68 1.8 101 5.8 134 13.2 36 0.3 69 1.9 102 6.0 135 13.5 37 0.3 70 2.0 103 6.1 136 13.8 38 0.3 71 2.1 104 6.3 137 14.1 39 0.4 72 2.2 105 6.5 138 14.4 40 0.4 73 2.2 106 6.7 139 14.7 41 0.4 74 2.3 107 6.8 140 15.0 42 0.4 75 2.4 108 7.0 141 15.3 43 0.5 76 2.5 109 7.2 142 15.6 44 0.5 77 2.6 110 7.4 143 15.9 45 0.5 78 2.7 111 7.6 144 16.3 46 0.6 79 2.8 112 7.8 145 16.6 47 0.6 80 2.9 113 8.0 146 16.9 48 0.7 81 3.0 114 8.2 147 17.3 49 0.7 82 3.2 115 8.4 148 17.6 50 0.7 83 3.3 116 8.7 149 18.0 51 0.8 84 3.4 117 8.9 150 18.3 52 0.8 85 3.5 118 9.1 Photo: JE Randall

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Brindle bass Scientific name Epinephelus lanceolatus


Bag limit Not allowed

Size limit Not allowed

Closed season All year



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm


20 0.1 53 2.6 86 11.0 119 29.2 21 0.2 54 2.7 87 11.4 120 29.9 22 0.2 55 2.9 88 11.8 121 30.6 23 0.2 56 3.0 89 12.2 122 31.4 24 0.2 57 3.2 90 12.6 123 32.2 25 0.3 58 3.4 91 13.0 124 33.0 26 0.3 59 3.6 92 13.5 125 33.8 27 0.3 60 3.7 93 13.9 126 34.6 28 0.4 61 3.9 94 14.4 127 35.4 29 0.4 62 4.1 95 14.8 128 36.3 30 0.5 63 4.3 96 15.3 129 37.1 31 0.5 64 4.5 97 15.8 130 38.0 32 0.6 65 4.8 98 16.3 131 38.9 33 0.6 66 5.0 99 16.8 132 39.8 34 0.7 67 5.2 100 17.3 133 40.7 35 0.7 68 5.4 101 17.8 134 41.6 36 0.8 69 5.7 102 18.4 135 42.6 37 0.9 70 5.9 103 18.9 136 43.5 38 0.9 71 6.2 104 19.5 137 44.5 39 1.0 72 6.5 105 20.0 138 45.5 40 1.1 73 6.7 106 20.6 139 46.5 41 1.2 74 7.0 107 21.2 140 47.5 42 1.3 75 7.3 108 21.8 141 48.5 43 1.4 76 7.6 109 22.4 142 49.5 44 1.5 77 7.9 110 23.0 143 50.6 45 1.6 78 8.2 111 23.7 144 51.7 46 1.7 79 8.5 112 24.3 145 52.7 47 1.8 80 8.9 113 25.0 146 53.8 48 1.9 81 9.2 114 25.6 147 55.0 49 2.0 82 9.5 115 26.3 148 56.1 50 2.2 83 9.9 116 27.0 149 57.2 51 2.3 84 10.3 117 27.7 150 58.4 52 2.4 85 10.6 118 28.4 Photo: www.fishbase.org

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Potato bass Scientific name Epinephelus tukula


Bag limit Not allowed

Size limit Not allowed

Closed season All year



Ladies record 64 cm

U/21 record 80 cm

U/16 record 64 cm


20 0.2 53 2.8 86 9.5 119 21.8 21 0.3 54 2.9 87 9.8 120 22.3 22 0.3 55 3.0 88 10.1 121 22.8

23 0.3 56 3.2 89 10.4 122 23.2

24 0.4 57 3.3 90 10.7 123 23.7

25 0.4 58 3.5 91 11.0 124 24.2

26 0.4 59 3.6 92 11.3 125 24.7

27 0.5 60 3.8 93 11.6 126 25.2

28 0.5 61 3.9 94 11.9 127 25.8 29 0.6 62 4.1 95 12.3 128 26.3 30 0.6 63 4.3 96 12.6 129 26.8 31 0.7 64 4.5 97 12.9 130 27.4 32 0.8 65 4.6 98 13.3 131 27.9 33 0.8 66 4.8 99 13.6 132 28.4 34 0.9 67 5.0 100 14.0 133 29.0 35 1.0 68 5.2 101 14.3 134 29.6 36 1.0 69 5.4 102 14.7 135 30.1 37 1.1 70 5.6 103 15.1 136 30.7 38 1.2 71 5.8 104 15.4 137 31.3 39 1.3 72 6.0 105 15.8 138 31.9 40 1.3 73 6.2 106 16.2 139 32.5 41 1.4 74 6.5 107 16.6 140 33.1 42 1.5 75 6.7 108 17.0 141 33.7 43 1.6 76 6.9 109 17.4 142 34.3 44 1.7 77 7.2 110 17.8 143 34.9 45 1.8 78 7.4 111 18.3 144 35.5 46 1.9 79 7.6 112 18.7 145 36.2 47 2.0 80 7.9 113 19.1 146 36.8 48 2.1 81 8.1 114 19.5 147 37.5 49 2.3 82 8.4 115 20.0 148 38.1 50 2.4 83 8.7 116 20.4 149 38.8 51 2.5 84 8.9 117 20.9 150 39.5 52 2.6 85 9.2 118 21.3 Photo: www.fishbase.org

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Blackback blaasop Scientific name Lagocephalus guentheri


Bag limit None

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 28 cm

U/21 record 35 cm

U/16 record 28 cm


20 0.1 53 2.3 86 9.4 119 24.4 21 0.2 54 2.4 87 9.7 120 25.0 22 0.2 55 2.5 88 10.1 121 25.6 23 0.2 56 2.7 89 10.4 122 26.3 24 0.2 57 2.8 90 10.8 123 26.9 25 0.3 58 3.0 91 11.1 124 27.6 26 0.3 59 3.1 92 11.5 125 28.2 27 0.3 60 3.3 93 11.8 126 28.9 28 0.3 61 3.4 94 12.2 127 29.6 29 0.4 62 3.6 95 12.6 128 30.3 30 0.4 63 3.8 96 13.0 129 31.0 31 0.5 64 4.0 97 13.4 130 31.7 32 0.5 65 4.1 98 13.8 131 32.4 33 0.6 66 4.3 99 14.2 132 33.1 34 0.6 67 4.5 100 14.7 133 33.9 35 0.7 68 4.7 101 15.1 134 34.6 36 0.7 69 4.9 102 15.5 135 35.4 37 0.8 70 5.1 103 16.0 136 36.1 38 0.9 71 5.4 104 16.4 137 36.9 39 0.9 72 5.6 105 16.9 138 37.7 40 1.0 73 5.8 106 17.4 139 38.5 41 1.1 74 6.1 107 17.9 140 39.4 42 1.1 75 6.3 108 18.4 141 40.2 43 1.2 76 6.6 109 18.9 142 41.0 44 1.3 77 6.8 110 19.4 143 41.9 45 1.4 78 7.1 111 19.9 144 42.7 46 1.5 79 7.3 112 20.4 145 43.6 47 1.6 80 7.6 113 21.0 146 44.5 48 1.7 81 7.9 114 21.5 147 45.4 49 1.8 82 8.2 115 22.1 148 46.3 50 1.9 83 8.5 116 22.7 149 47.2 51 2.0 84 8.8 117 23.2 150 48.2 52 2.2 85 9.1 118 23.8 Photo: JE Randall

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Silverstripe blaasop Scientific name Lagocephalus sceleratu


Bag limit None

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm


20 0.1 53 2.0 86 8.3 119 21.4 21 0.1 54 2.1 87 8.5 120 21.9 22 0.2 55 2.2 88 8.8 121 22.4 23 0.2 56 2.4 89 9.1 122 23.0 24 0.2 57 2.5 90 9.4 123 23.5 25 0.2 58 2.6 91 9.7 124 24.1 26 0.3 59 2.7 92 10.1 125 24.7 27 0.3 60 2.9 93 10.4 126 25.2 28 0.3 61 3.0 94 10.7 127 25.8 29 0.3 62 3.2 95 11.1 128 26.4 30 0.4 63 3.3 96 11.4 129 27.0 31 0.4 64 3.5 97 11.8 130 27.7 32 0.5 65 3.6 98 12.1 131 28.3 33 0.5 66 3.8 99 12.5 132 28.9 34 0.5 67 4.0 100 12.8 133 29.6 35 0.6 68 4.2 101 13.2 134 30.2 36 0.6 69 4.3 102 13.6 135 30.9 37 0.7 70 4.5 103 14.0 136 31.6 38 0.8 71 4.7 104 14.4 137 32.3 39 0.8 72 4.9 105 14.8 138 32.9 40 0.9 73 5.1 106 15.2 139 33.6 41 0.9 74 5.3 107 15.7 140 34.4 42 1.0 75 5.5 108 16.1 141 35.1 43 1.1 76 5.8 109 16.5 142 35.8 44 1.2 77 6.0 110 17.0 143 36.6 45 1.2 78 6.2 111 17.4 144 37.3 46 1.3 79 6.4 112 17.9 145 38.1 47 1.4 80 6.7 113 18.4 146 38.8 48 1.5 81 6.9 114 18.8 147 39.6 49 1.6 82 7.2 115 19.3 148 40.4 50 1.7 83 7.4 116 19.8 149 41.2 51 1.8 84 7.7 117 20.3 150 42.0 52 1.9 85 8.0 118 20.8 Photo: JE Randall

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Smooth blaasop Scientific name Lagocephalus inermis


Bag limit None

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 41 cm

U/16 record 33 cm


20 0.1 53 2.6 86 10.7 119 27.9 21 0.2 54 2.7 87 11.1 120 28.6 22 0.2 55 2.9 88 11.5 121 29.3 23 0.2 56 3.0 89 11.9 122 30.1 24 0.3 57 3.2 90 12.3 123 30.8 25 0.3 58 3.4 91 12.7 124 31.5 26 0.3 59 3.5 92 13.1 125 32.3 27 0.4 60 3.7 93 13.5 126 33.0 28 0.4 61 3.9 94 13.9 127 33.8 29 0.4 62 4.1 95 14.4 128 34.6 30 0.5 63 4.3 96 14.8 129 35.4 31 0.5 64 4.5 97 15.3 130 36.2 32 0.6 65 4.7 98 15.8 131 37.1 33 0.6 66 4.9 99 16.2 132 37.9 34 0.7 67 5.1 100 16.7 133 38.8 35 0.8 68 5.4 101 17.2 134 39.6 36 0.8 69 5.6 102 17.7 135 40.5 37 0.9 70 5.9 103 18.3 136 41.4 38 1.0 71 6.1 104 18.8 137 42.3 39 1.0 72 6.4 105 19.3 138 43.2 40 1.1 73 6.6 106 19.9 139 44.1 41 1.2 74 6.9 107 20.4 140 45.1 42 1.3 75 7.2 108 21.0 141 46.0 43 1.4 76 7.5 109 21.6 142 47.0 44 1.5 77 7.7 110 22.2 143 48.0 45 1.6 78 8.0 111 22.8 144 49.0 46 1.7 79 8.4 112 23.4 145 50.0 47 1.8 80 8.7 113 24.0 146 51.0 48 1.9 81 9.0 114 24.6 147 52.0 49 2.0 82 9.3 115 25.3 148 53.1 50 2.2 83 9.7 116 25.9 149 54.1 51 2.3 84 10.0 117 26.6 150 55.2 52 2.4 85 10.4 118 27.2 Photo: JE Randall

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Star blaasop Scientific name Arothron stellatus


Bag limit None

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm


20 0.3 53 3.7 86 13.5 119 32.2 21 0.3 54 3.9 87 13.9 120 32.9 22 0.4 55 4.1 88 14.4 121 33.7 23 0.4 56 4.3 89 14.8 122 34.4 24 0.4 57 4.5 90 15.3 123 35.2 25 0.5 58 4.7 91 15.7 124 36.0 26 0.6 59 4.9 92 16.2 125 36.7 27 0.6 60 5.2 93 16.7 126 37.5 28 0.7 61 5.4 94 17.2 127 38.3 29 0.7 62 5.6 95 17.6 128 39.1 30 0.8 63 5.9 96 18.1 129 40.0 31 0.9 64 6.1 97 18.7 130 40.8 32 1.0 65 6.4 98 19.2 131 41.6 33 1.0 66 6.7 99 19.7 132 42.5 34 1.1 67 6.9 100 20.2 133 43.4 35 1.2 68 7.2 101 20.8 134 44.2 36 1.3 69 7.5 102 21.3 135 45.1 37 1.4 70 7.8 103 21.9 136 46.0 38 1.5 71 8.1 104 22.5 137 46.9 39 1.6 72 8.4 105 23.1 138 47.9 40 1.7 73 8.7 106 23.6 139 48.8 41 1.9 74 9.1 107 24.3 140 49.7 42 2.0 75 9.4 108 24.9 141 50.7 43 2.1 76 9.7 109 25.5 142 51.7 44 2.3 77 10.1 110 26.1 143 52.6 45 2.4 78 10.4 111 26.7 144 53.6 46 2.5 79 10.8 112 27.4 145 54.6 47 2.7 80 11.1 113 28.1 146 55.6 48 2.8 81 11.5 114 28.7 147 56.7 49 3.0 82 11.9 115 29.4 148 57.7 50 3.2 83 12.3 116 30.1 149 58.8 51 3.3 84 12.7 117 30.8 150 59.8 52 3.5 85 13.1 118 31.5 Photo: JE Randall

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Whitespotted blaasop Scientific name Arothron hispidus


Bag limit None

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm



10

Blacktail / Kolstert Scientific name Diplodus sargus capensis


Bag limit 5

Size limit 20 cm

Closed season None



Ladies record 34.5 cm

U/21 record 38 cm

U/16 record 30 cm



11

Bludger Scientific name Carangoides gymnostethus


Bag limit 10

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 0 cm

U/16 record 0 cm


20 0.2 53 2.5 86 9.5 119 23.2 21 0.2 54 2.7 87 9.8 120 23.8 22 0.2 55 2.8 88 10.1 121 24.3 23 0.3 56 2.9 89 10.5 122 24.9 24 0.3 57 3.1 90 10.8 123 25.4 25 0.3 58 3.2 91 11.1 124 26.0 26 0.4 59 3.4 92 11.5 125 26.6 27 0.4 60 3.5 93 11.8 126 27.2 28 0.4 61 3.7 94 12.2 127 27.8 29 0.5 62 3.9 95 12.5 128 28.4 30 0.5 63 4.1 96 12.9 129 29.0 31 0.6 64 4.2 97 13.3 130 29.6 32 0.6 65 4.4 98 13.6 131 30.2 33 0.7 66 4.6 99 14.0 132 30.9 34 0.7 67 4.8 100 14.4 133 31.5 35 0.8 68 5.0 101 14.8 134 32.2 36 0.9 69 5.2 102 15.2 135 32.8 37 0.9 70 5.4 103 15.6 136 33.5 38 1.0 71 5.6 104 16.0 137 34.2 39 1.1 72 5.8 105 16.5 138 34.9 40 1.2 73 6.1 106 16.9 139 35.6 41 1.2 74 6.3 107 17.4 140 36.3 42 1.3 75 6.5 108 17.8 141 37.0 43 1.4 76 6.8 109 18.3 142 37.7 44 1.5 77 7.0 110 18.7 143 38.5 45 1.6 78 7.3 111 19.2 144 39.2 46 1.7 79 7.5 112 19.7 145 40.0 47 1.8 80 7.8 113 20.2 146 40.7 48 1.9 81 8.1 114 20.7 147 41.5 49 2.0 82 8.4 115 21.2 148 42.3 50 2.1 83 8.6 116 21.7 149 43.1 51 2.3 84 8.9 117 22.2 150 43.9 52 2.4 85 9.2 118 22.7 Photo: JE Randall

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Bonefish Scientific name Albula vulpes


Bag limit 10

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 65 cm

U/21 record 81 cm

U/16 record 65 cm

Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight

20 0.1 53 2.2 86 9.1 21 0.2 54 2.4 87 9.4 22 0.2 55 2.5 88 9.7 23 0.2 56 2.6 89 10.0 24 0.2 57 2.8 90 10.4 25 0.3 58 2.9 91 10.7 26 0.3 59 3.1 92 11.0 27 0.3 60 3.2 93 11.4 28 0.4 61 3.4 94 11.7 29 0.4 62 3.5 95 12.1 30 0.4 63 3.7 96 12.5 31 0.5 64 3.9 97 12.9 32 0.5 65 4.0 98 13.2 33 0.6 66 4.2 99 13.6 34 0.6 67 4.4 100 14.0 35 0.7 68 4.6 101 14.4 36 0.7 69 4.8 102 14.9 37 0.8 70 5.0 103 15.3 38 0.9 71 5.2 104 15.7 39 0.9 72 5.4 105 16.2 40 1.0 73 5.7 106 16.6 41 1.1 74 5.9 107 17.1 42 1.1 75 6.1 108 17.5 43 1.2 76 6.4 109 18.0 44 1.3 77 6.6 110 18.5 45 1.4 78 6.8 111 19.0 46 1.5 79 7.1 112 19.5 47 1.6 80 7.4 113 20.0 48 1.7 81 7.6 114 20.5 49 1.8 82 7.9 115 21.0 50 1.9 83 8.2 116 21.6 51 2.0 84 8.5 117 22.1 52 2.1 85 8.8 118 22.7

Length Weight

119 23.2 120 23.8 121 24.4 122 24.9 123 25.5 124 26.1 125 26.8 126 27.4 127 28.0 128 28.7 129 29.3 130 30.0 131 30.6 132 31.3 133 32.0 134 32.7 135 33.4 136 34.1 137 34.9 138 35.6 139 36.4 140 37.1 141 37.9 142 38.7 143 39.5 144 40.3 145 41.1 146 41.9 147 42.7 148 43.6 149 44.4 150 45.3

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Bronze bream Scientific name Pachymetopon grande


Bag limit 2

Size limit 30 cm

Closed season None



Ladies record 47 cm

U/21 record 52 cm

U/16 record 42 cm


20 0.2 53 4.4 86 19.1 119 51.3 21 0.3 54 4.6 87 19.8 120 52.7 22 0.3 55 4.9 88 20.5 121 54.0 23 0.3 56 5.2 89 21.2 122 55.4 24 0.4 57 5.5 90 21.9 123 56.8 25 0.4 58 5.8 91 22.7 124 58.2 26 0.5 59 6.1 92 23.4 125 59.7 27 0.6 60 6.4 93 24.2 126 61.1 28 0.6 61 6.7 94 25.0 127 62.6 29 0.7 62 7.0 95 25.9 128 64.1 30 0.8 63 7.4 96 26.7 129 65.7 31 0.9 64 7.8 97 27.5 130 67.2 32 0.9 65 8.1 98 28.4 131 68.8 33 1.0 66 8.5 99 29.3 132 70.4 34 1.1 67 8.9 100 30.2 133 72.1 35 1.2 68 9.3 101 31.2 134 73.7 36 1.3 69 9.8 102 32.1 135 75.4 37 1.5 70 10.2 103 33.1 136 77.1 38 1.6 71 10.6 104 34.1 137 78.9 39 1.7 72 11.1 105 35.1 138 80.6 40 1.9 73 11.6 106 36.1 139 82.4 41 2.0 74 12.1 107 37.1 140 84.2 42 2.2 75 12.6 108 38.2 141 86.1 43 2.3 76 13.1 109 39.3 142 88.0 44 2.5 77 13.6 110 40.4 143 89.9 45 2.7 78 14.2 111 41.5 144 91.8 46 2.8 79 14.7 112 42.7 145 93.7 47 3.0 80 15.3 113 43.9 146 95.7 48 3.2 81 15.9 114 45.1 147 97.7 49 3.4 82 16.5 115 46.3 148 99.8 50 3.7 83 17.1 116 47.5 149 101.8 51 3.9 84 17.8 117 48.8 150 103.9 52 4.1 85 18.4 118 50.0 Photo: Bruce Mann

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Riverbream / Perch Scientific name Acanthopagrus berda


Bag limit 5

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 0 cm

U/21 record 35 cm

U/16 record 28 cm


20 0.2 53 3.9 86 16.7 119 44.6 21 0.2 54 4.1 87 17.3 120 45.7 22 0.3 55 4.3 88 17.9 121 46.9 23 0.3 56 4.6 89 18.5 122 48.0 24 0.4 57 4.8 90 19.2 123 49.2 25 0.4 58 5.1 91 19.8 124 50.5 26 0.4 59 5.3 92 20.5 125 51.7 27 0.5 60 5.6 93 21.2 126 53.0 28 0.6 61 5.9 94 21.8 127 54.2 29 0.6 62 6.2 95 22.6 128 55.5 30 0.7 63 6.5 96 23.3 129 56.9 31 0.8 64 6.8 97 24.0 130 58.2 32 0.8 65 7.2 98 24.8 131 59.6 33 0.9 66 7.5 99 25.5 132 60.9 34 1.0 67 7.9 100 26.3 133 62.4 35 1.1 68 8.2 101 27.1 134 63.8 36 1.2 69 8.6 102 28.0 135 65.2 37 1.3 70 9.0 103 28.8 136 66.7 38 1.4 71 9.4 104 29.7 137 68.2 39 1.5 72 9.8 105 30.5 138 69.7 40 1.7 73 10.2 106 31.4 139 71.2 41 1.8 74 10.6 107 32.3 140 72.8 42 1.9 75 11.0 108 33.2 141 74.4 43 2.1 76 11.5 109 34.2 142 76.0 44 2.2 77 12.0 110 35.1 143 77.6 45 2.4 78 12.4 111 36.1 144 79.3 46 2.5 79 12.9 112 37.1 145 81.0 47 2.7 80 13.4 113 38.1 146 82.7 48 2.9 81 13.9 114 39.1 147 84.4 49 3.1 82 14.5 115 40.2 148 86.1 50 3.2 83 15.0 116 41.2 149 87.9 51 3.4 84 15.6 117 42.3 150 89.7 52 3.7 85 16.1 118 43.4 Photo: JE Randall

15

Stonebream Scientific name Neoscorpis lithophilus


Bag limit 5

Size limit None

Closed season None



Ladies record 39 cm

U/21 record 45 cm

U/16 record 45 cm


20 0.2 53 3.4 86 15.3 119 41.6 21 0.2 54 3.6 87 15.8 120 42.7 22 0.2 55 3.9 88 16.4 121 43.8 23 0.3 56 4.1 89 17.0 122 44.9 24 0.3 57 4.3 90 17.6 123 46.0 25 0.3 58 4.5 91 18.2 124 47.2 26 0.4 59 4.8 92 18.8 125 48.4 27 0.4 60 5.0 93 19.5 126 49.6 28 0.5 61 5.3 94 20.1 127 50.8 29 0.5 62 5.6 95 20.8 128 52.0 30 0.6 63 5.9 96 21.5 129 53.3 31 0.7 64 6.2 97 22.2 130 54.6 32 0.7 65 6.5 98 22.9 131 55.9 33 0.8 66 6.8 99 23.6 132 57.2 34 0.9 67 7.1 100 24.3 133 58.6 35 1.0 68 7.4 101 25.1 134 59.9 36 1.0 69 7.8 102 25.9 135 61.3 37 1.1 70 8.1 103 26.7 136 62.7 38 1.2 71 8.5 104 27.5 137 64.2 39 1.3 72 8.8 105 28.3 138 65.6 40 1.4 73 9.2 106 29.1 139 67.1 41 1.6 74 9.6 107 30.0 140 68.6 42 1.7 75 10.0 108 30.8 141 70.1 43 1.8 76 10.4 109 31.7 142 71.6 44 1.9 77 10.9 110 32.6 143 73.2 45 2.1 78 11.3 111 33.6 144 74.8 46 2.2 79 11.8 112 34.5 145 76.4 47 2.4 80 12.2 113 35.5 146 78.0 48 2.5 81 12.7 114 36.4 147 79.7 49 2.7 82 13.2 115 37.4 148 81.4 50 2.9 83 13.7 116 38.4 149 83.1 51 3.1 84 14.2 117 39.5 150 84.8 52 3.2 85 14.8 118 40.5 Photo: Bruce Mann

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