Fishing near George Town, Tasmania
George Town sits at the mouth of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania, where tidal estuary fishing meets easy access to freshwater rivers. The area around George Town and nearby Low Head is well regarded for its variety — estuary species off pontoons and banks, and trout and other freshwater fish in the river systems inland.
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River Blackfish
Gadopsis marmoratus
Australian Herring
Arripis georgianus
Australian Salmon
Arripis trutta
Bronze Whaler
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Gummy Shark
Mustelus antarcticus
King George Whiting
Sillaginodes punctatus
Luderick
Girella tricuspidata
Sand Flathead
Platycephalus bassensis
School Shark
Galeorhinus galeus
Silver Trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex
Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
Snapper
Pagrus auratus
Snook
Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Tailor
Pomatomus saltatrix
Australian Grayling
Prototroctes maraena
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