Inland Fisheries Service News
Mersey River - World Fly Fishing Championship 2019 venue
Something that locals take for granted but the wild trout and stunning scenery surrounding the Mersey River will be on show and are sure to impress the competitors of this years World Fly Fishing Championship. Check out this fly over video clip by Brad Harris.
A great opportunity to try somewhere new to fish.
With the World Fly Fishing Championship 2019 coming to Tasmania during 30 November and 7 December, there will be a temporary closures for fishing at the five venue waters. Regulations to support this event are shown below. If the venues for the championship are your home waters, why not try somewhere a bit different for...
Whitebait poacher gets large fine
In Devonport Magistrates Court on 1 August 2019 Kerry James Davison, of Devonport, appeared on matters relating to the illegal taking of whitebait. Mr Davison was found guilty of exceeding the 2 Kilogram daily bag limit, and exceeding the 10 Kilogram possession limit. Mr Davison was found by our Officers in possession of 37.9 Kilograms...
2019 brown trout season opening a great success
Well, the Tasmanian weather during August did not disappoint last weekend, with the usual mixed bag of wind, rain and snow, followed by a lovely day on the Sunday. Once again, thousands of eager people of all ages and walks of life, ventured to their favourite spot to either try their hand at catching one...
Blackmans Lagoon Fishery Performance Assessment, July 2019
Blackmans Lagoon is well known for growing large trout that can be difficult to catch. During the 2019 Central Highlands brown trout spawning run, we transferred 500 wild brown trout into Blackmans Lagoon. Before we released them, we clipped their adipose fin. This was in preparation for a Fishery Performance Assessment so we could estimate...
