Inland Fisheries Service - Managing trout fishing in Tasmania
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Don't Miss the IFS Trout Weekend - It's On This Weekend
The popular Inland Fisheries Trout Weekend is on again this weekend, 19-20 May. This is a special weekend for anglers and their families, as well as Tasmanians and tourists, seeking a genuinely unique experience found only in the Central Highlands.
Read More...Carp Management Stakeholder Workshop
The Carp Management Program held its annual two day workshop on 10-11 May to look at the past years work and undertake planning for the coming year. Australian Maritime College Associate Professor and Director, John Purser, was secured to provide an independent review and comment of the Program over the course of the workshop.
Read More...Four Springs Jetty Upgrade
Members of the Westbury Fishing Club spent the weekend of 12-13 May working on the original jetty at Four Springs Lake boat ramp. The club received a grant from the Meander Valley Council to upgrade and refurbish the jetty to make it suitable as a fishing platform that can be used by anglers with a disability. The project has been supported by the IFS.
Read More...Boost to the off season fishery in the Northwest with salmon stocked into Lake Barrington
Northwest anglers got a nice boost to their winter fishery stocks this week with a new batch of Atlantic salmon stocked into Lake Barrington. The fish donated from Tassal are up to 8 kg. The average size of the 530 fish stocked is approximatly 2.5 kg with a some between 5 and 8 kg. Brushy Lagoon is likely to get some salmon next week from Petuna Aquaculture. A reminder to anglers that in both these waters there is a bag limit of 5 fish in total with no more than 2 fish over 600 mm in length.
Read More...Obstructing a Boat Ramp – Don’t Do This!
It’s the responsibility of all anglers to respect the rights of other anglers and freshwater recreational users. Preventing other boating anglers from using a boat ramp at a public inland water is not only disrespectful behaviour, it is prohibited by law and may cost the perpetrator more than a social rebuff by fellow anglers.
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