July 2025 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

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South Riana Lake browns - Opening morning 2024 - 25 Season
July 23, 2025

Opening Weekend Option #3 - South Riana Lake

Third in our opening weekend options series is South Riana Lake. Always a popular early season option, this water is at its best in the first few months of the season. The trout in the lake are always well conditioned and strong, with all fishing methods productive. Traditional set rod bait fishing with worms works...

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Jonah Yick with a large brown from late Autumn 2025 survey
July 22, 2025

Opening Weekend Option #2 - Four Springs Lake

Second in our opening weekend options series is Four Springs Lake. Always a productive destination early in the season. This year will be no different. Our stocking team has been flat out and have released 3,000 adult brown and 1,600 adult rainbow trout into Four Springs Lake over the past couple of months. This has...

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Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion - 2025-26 Angling Season (*conditions apply)
July 21, 2025

Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion – continues for the 2025-26 season, with a $25,000 fish available!

The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) is continuing the Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion for the 2025-26 trout fishing season. The new promotion commences on Saturday 2 August, in-line with the 2025-26 brown trout fishing season, and is designed to encourage people to go trout fishing and support regional economies. This season will see a total of...

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Lake Sorell Trout are now big, fat and strong!
July 20, 2025

Opening Weekend Option #1 - Lake Sorell

First in our series of opening weekend options is one of the most exciting prospects for this season: Lake Sorell. Now that European carp have been eradicated, it’s finally time to go back! The barrier nets that were installed to prevent carp access to the marshes have been removed, meaning the trout have had access...

Two set fishing rods on the shore of South Riana Dam as day breaks on the opening of the 2018-19 trout season.
The appeal of opening morning - Ah the serenity!
July 20, 2025

2025-26 season is nearly here!

The wait is nearly over, and it’s time to get your trout fishing gear out again. Re-spool your reels, sharpen your hooks and kick the winter blues! Over the coming days, leading into the opening of the brown trout season, we will go through the very best fishery options for your first trip of the...