Inland Fisheries Service News
River Clyde fish salvage
Due to low water levels we completed a salvage of trout in the upper River Clyde. We recovered 172 brown and 51 rainbow trout. The fish were released into Lake Crescent. There were 8 dead fish. We would like to thank anglers for letting us know that there were fish stranded in the river.
Rainbows at Liawenee
The rainbow trout spawning migration has started in Liawenee Canal. We use our trap on the canal to monitor the spawning run. We weigh and measure some fish as part of our long-term monitoring program. We sort the fish and place them into channels. This assists them to spawn naturally, away from where the brown...
South Riana Dam fact sheet and map.
South Riana Dam has become recognised as a boutique fishery in the north west. Since its creation in 2015 the dam has developed in to an excellent regional water with its convenient location just 20 km from Penguin. Regular stocking with wild brown trout fry by the IFS has underpinned the existing trout population and...
Hydro Tasmania - King and Yolande Sustainability Review
Why are reviews important? We regularly conduct sustainability reviews of the catchments we use for generating hydropower. This year our focus is on the King and Yolande catchments. Our study aims to increase our knowledge of the lakes and waterways as well as the reasons that people value them. The feedback you provide, together with...
The first month of the trout season
The first month of the brown trout season has started very well with excellent fishing reports coming from around the state. In the south, the River Derwent is producing some lovely resident and sea run trout after a high water event in late August. Lure anglers seem to be making the most of this estuary...
