Rivers and streams across NSW are in prime condition for the opening of the State’s annual trout fishing season this long weekend with some 3.3 million trout and salmon stocked into NSW waterways over the past 18 months.

NSW boasts some of the best trout fishing locations in the country, including streams in the New England, and following a four-month spawning closure, keen fishers and their families will now be able to enjoy what is tipped to be a bumper trout fishing season.

It is important that all recreational fishers check they have a current and valid NSW Recreational Fishing Licence, unless exempt, before wetting a line and also take the opportunity to remind themselves of the fishing rules, to ensure the trout fishery remains viable now and well into the future.

The 2024-25 trout season is open through to midnight 9 June 2025.