June 2025 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

June 6, 2025

2025 Brown Trout Spawning Run Update

Due to the ongoing dry conditions and limited forecast rainfall, the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) has been liaising closely with Hydro Tasmania regarding management of water levels in Lake Augusta. Lake Augusta is the source of the water that flows down the Liawenee canal. This is a major inflow into Yingina/Great Lake, and provides significant...

June 2, 2025

Huntsman Lake - Low Water Level

Fishing at Huntsman Lake is currently challenging due to the low water level, which is 15 m under full supply. This is due to low autumn rainfall in the catchment after the irrigation season finished on 31 March. For the health of the Meander River a minimum daily flow of 207 ML/day is maintained at...