Inland Fisheries Service News
Dreaming of next season?
While in isolation we have all been dreaming of the day when we can get back to our favourite water or explore new locations. There are several new fact sheets for anglers with quality maps and information to help plan for next season. These fact sheets are now available as downloadable PDF’s on the IFS...
Spawning brown trout ignore social distancing
Spawning brown trout have been running thick at Liawenee, despite COVID-19 restrictions forcing the cancellation of Trout Weekend 2020. With good rain and large flows being released from Lake Augusta, trout spawning conditions have never been better at Liawenee. These conditions have seen good numbers of brown trout running into the Liawenee fish trap. Each...
Fish released into Lake Sorell from salvage
Over the past couple of days we have salvaged 348 trout from the River Clyde downstream of the Lake Crescent outlet. As there is no requirement for a water release at present these fish had become restricted in their movements. Of these 171 were returned to Lake Crescent and 177 were released into Lake Sorell....
Bradys Chain of lakes: the results of our Fisheries Performance Assessment
The Bradys Chain of lakes consists of Bradys Lake, Lake Binney and Tungatinah Lagoon. In June last year, 7 000 adult brown trout were transferred from the Lake King William spawning trap into the Bradys Chain. Half of these fish were tagged, and the other half had their adipose fin clipped. The tagged fish were...
Curries River Reservoir: the results of our Fisheries Performance Assessment
Curries River Reservoir is located off the B82 road, between George Town and Bridport. The fishery serves anglers from the greater Launceston area. Over the years this water has produced variable fishing for both brown and rainbow trout. However, the fish are always of excellent size and condition. During August 2019 we did a survey...
