Inland Fisheries Service News
Application open to the Fisheries Habitat Improvement Fund
The Fisheries Habitat Improvement Fund is calling for submissions for grant funding. Projects need to: Improve fresh water habitat. Prevent deterioration of freshwater habitat. Demonstrate tangible environmental benefit. Funding is available to groups, organisations or individuals for projects up to a total of $60 000. Applications close 1 February 2019 with funding available from 1 July...
Carp Management Program Quarterly Report July Sept 2018
During July to September the carp fishing effort continued. We set nets around transmitter fish and on known carp structures like rocky reefs in deep water. For the first time since 2009, we did not catch any carp between July and September. Looking ahead to this season, we hope to catch the few remaining carp...
Great Lake Tie In
As part of the lead up to the World Fly Fishing Championship 2019, fly tying and fishing clubs of Tasmania present the Great Lake Tie-In (GLTI). There are a range of activities planned for the weekend of Friday 12 to Sunday 14 October. On Friday 12 October at 7.30 pm, the Inland Fisheries Service will...
Gate to Nineteen Lagoons open
We have received information that the gate into the Nineteen Lagoons has now been opened. With the settled, overcast weather forecast for the next few days and coming weekend it should be a good place to find a wild brown trout. This opens up easy access to Double Lagoon, Lake Ada, Lake Kay and the...
Largest whitebait fine of the season
At the Devonport Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday 26 September, Timothy John Tuthill pleaded guilty to one count of possess whitebait without licence. Mr Tuthill was fined $5763.36, including special penalties and costs. Members of the public reported suspicious fishing activity on the Forth River. A search was done of Mr Tuthill’s home finding...
