Inland Fisheries Service News
Leading international journalist remarks on his recent visit to Tasmania
Tasmania recently hosted, Kirk Deeter, a leading US angling journalist and widely travelled author. Here is what he had to say in a recent social media post about his experience. "Thank you, Tasmania. Just back from one of the most extraordinary "fishing" trips I've ever experienced. Never thought I'd watch a wallaby jump over the...
Tumbledown Creek Bridge Remains Closed
Tumbledown Creek Bridge next to Arthurs Lake is closed. The bridge allowing access to Little Lake and Gunns Lake. The deteriorating structural condition is causing the closure. Unfortunately, it wil;l be closed over the Christmas period and into the the mid-summer months. This timber bridge was originally built nearly 15 years ago. It provided...
US Journalist Checks Out Tassie Trout
One year out from World Fly Fishing Championship 2019, Kirk Deeter, editor at large of Field and Stream, editor in chief of Trout magazine and editor of Angling Trade is in Tasmania to check out the form. He will be writing his thoughts in coming weeks so it will be interesting to see what he...
Proposal to close access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam
Proposal to close access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam Southern Midlands Council have advertised a public notice to consider a permanent closure of a section of Craigbourne Road that provides access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam. This location is sheltered and provides easy access for shore based anglers and kayaks....
Guests hooked on Tasmania – Woods Lake and Four Springs Lake foray
We are one year away from Tasmania being flooded by international anglers as we host the World Fly Fishing Championship 2019. The five venues for the event are Little Pine and Penstock lagoons, Woods Lake and the Meander and Mersey rivers. In the weeks leading up to the event the competing anglers are not permitted...
