Inland Fisheries Service News
Atlantic salmon into Kara and Brushy
Today we released 120 Atlantic salmon into both Lake Kara and Brushy Lagoon. The fish averaged 1.5 kg. Thanks to Tassal for supporting local angling.
River Derwent trout study update
In late July, 400 tagged wild adult brown trout were released into the River Derwent in the Dromedary area. Each of the trout have a single green coloured tag with a four digit number. This release of fish is part of a study to investigate the movements, growth and population of brown trout in the...
Salmon into Craigbourne
Today we stocked 130 Atlantic salmon in Craigbourne Dam. The fish averaged 1.2 kg. The dam is full and fishing well with the adult brown trout and smaller rainbows it has received over the past few months providing lots of action. There is also, of course, one remaining $2 000 tagged brown trout after the...
Huntsman delivers the goods
Frederick “Ricky” Bassett, of Perth (Tasmania), retired recently and decided to buy a licence and return to trout fishing after a few years off. His mate, Neil, had recently bought a new boat. Along with Neil’s brother Ian, they took the boat to Huntsman Lake to give it a run. They trolled lures. Neil caught...
The rainbows have arrived at Liawenee
As if on cue, with the start of spring the rainbow trout spawning run has started at Liawenee Over the coming weeks we will use our fish trap on the canal to monitor the spawning run. We weigh and measure some fish as part of our long-term monitoring program. We will count all of the...
