Drainage divisions for fish stocking
Queensland is divided into 5 main drainage divisions. The drainage division you belong to determines which species of fish you should stock in your private dam.
For further advice on the most appropriate strain of fish species for your area, contact the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) customer service centre on 13 25 23 or your local hatchery.
East Coast
Species | River systems |
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Australian bass | All coastal river basins from the Burnett River basin, south to the New South Wales border |
Barramundi | Four strains of barramundi:
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Eel-tailed catfish | Eastern strain of eel-tailed catfish can be stocked in Albert, Auburn, Baffle, Barambah, Bremer, Brisbane, Boyne, Burnett, Burrum, Caboolture, Calliope, Comet, Dawson, Fitzroy, K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), Isaac, Kolan, Lockyer, Logan, Mackenzie, Maroochy, Mary, Nogo, Nogoa, Noosa, North Pine, Shoalwater, South Coast, South Pine, Stanley and Waterpark river basins |
Golden perch (yellowbelly) | Murray–Darling strain of golden perch can be stocked in Albert, Auburn, Balonne, Barambah, Border Rivers, Bremer, Brisbane, Burnett, Burrum, Caboolture, Condamine, Lockyer, Logan, Macintyre, Maranoa, Maroochy, Mary, Moonie, Nebine, Nogo, North Pine, Paroo, Severn, South Coast, South Pine, Stanley and Warrego river basins. East Coast strain of golden perch can be stocked in Comet, Dawson, Fitzroy, Isaac, Mackenzie and Nogoa river basins |
Khaki bream | Stocked in the Barron, Daintree, Mulgrave, Murray, North Johnstone, Russell, South Johnstone, and Tully river basins |
Mary river cod | Stocked in the Albert, Bremer, Brisbane, Lockyer, Logan, Mary, North Pine, Stanley, and South Coast river basins |
Silver perch | Stocked in the Auburn, Barambah, Bremer, Brisbane, Boyne, Burnett, Burrum, Caboolture, Dawson, Eliot, Fitzroy, Kolan, Lockyer, Logan, Maroochy, Mary, Nogoa, Nogo, North Pine, Stanley, South Coast, and South Pine river basins |
Sleepy cod | The southern strain of sleepy cod can be stocked in the Plane Creek, Fitzroy, Mackenzie, Nogoa, Dawson, Isaac and Comet river basins |
Sooty grunter | Stocked in the Barron, Mulgrave, Russell, North Johnstone, Tully, Murray (North Queensland), Herbert, Burdekin, Clarke, Bowen, Belyando and Pioneer river basins |
Southern saratoga | Stocked in the Auburn, Barambah, Bremer, Brisbane, Boyne, Burnett, Comet, Dawson, Fitzroy, Isaac, Lockyer, Mackenzie, Nogoa, Nogo, North Pine, Stanley, and South Coast river basins |
Gulf of Carpentaria
Species | River systems |
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Barramundi | Two strains of Barramundi:
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Sleepy cod | The northern strain of sleepy cod can be stocked in all river basins in the Gulf region |
Sooty grunter | Stocked in all river basins in the Gulf region |
Redclaw crayfish | Stocked in all river basins in the Gulf region |
Murray–Darling
Species | River systems |
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Murray cod | Stocked in all river basins in the Murray–Darling |
Silver perch | Stocked in all river basins in the Murray–Darling |
Golden perch | The Murray–Darling strain of golden perch can be stocked in all river basins of the Murray–Darling |
Eel-tailed catfish | The Murray–Darling strain of eel-tailed catfish can be stocked in all river basins of the Murray–Darling |
Lake Eyre
Species | River systems |
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Golden perch | The Lake Eyre strain of golden perch can be stocked in all river basins of Lake Eyre |
Bulloo-Bancannia
Check with hatcheries within the region for the most appropriate local fish to use for stocking.
Further information
- Find out about stocking freshwater fish in your dam
- Find out stocking fish for mosquito control