December 2019 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

Join the Willow Warriors army
Dec. 20, 2019

Willow Warriors Winning the War

Hi Willow Warriors, Just getting in touch to wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. If you have been with the Willow Warrior for a while now, thank you for your contributions to the Tyenna River Recovery Program in 2019. If you are one of our new members, I look forward to...

The lone female carp caught this season
Dec. 13, 2019

Only one carp so far.

After 303 days and over 50 000 metres of gill nets pulled, we have caught only one carp this season. We caught it during November in the warm shallow waters just north of the Silver Plains Marsh. At 420 mm long and weighing 1.6 kg, this was a mature female holding 118gm of eggs. It...

The opening parade of the the 39th Fips Mouche World Fly Fishing Champsionship
Dec. 1, 2019

Lake Closures for the Word Fly Fishing Championship

The World Fly Fishing Championship kicked off yesterday with an parade that lead to the Official Opening in Civic Square, Launceston. Teams from 23 countries are here to compete at the three lake and two river venues. The following regulation changes are in place to support the event: The competition lake venues of Little Pine Lagoon,...