Inland Fisheries Service News
2018 Golden galaxias survey in Lakes Sorell and Crescent
Between 19 and 21 March we conducted the annual golden galaxias (Galaxias auratus) survey. This is the 13th year in a row we have surveyed lakes Sorell and Crescent for this native fish. We used fine-mesh fyke nets set overnight. At three locations in each lake, we set four fyke nets. We recorded the number...
River Leven looking good for late season action.
Looking for a late season outing? A huge number of grasshoppers at Gunns Plains promises plenty of action for bait and fly fishers. A single grasshopper on light gear or a fly imitation will entice aggressive strikes. Good flows from recent rains and reports of larger than average trout this season should tempt you during...
Come and join Bug Blitz in New Norfolk this Sunday
The Derwent Catchment Project undertake land care work in the Derwent catchment. ThisSunday, 8 April,from 9am until 2pm they are running a free training day in how to identify water bugs. Come to Tynwald Park New Norfolk. (You don’t have to stay for the whole session). They will be teaching a nationally standardised way of...
The Easter fishing wrap up
The Easter Long weekend saw fantastic trout fishing around the State. Although the weather was not great at times, the fish were biting! Our Officers patrolled waters far and wide, from Lake Burbury to the South Esk River. Recent rainfalls lifted river levels in the north and northwest. This improved the fishing. All methods of...
Government House carp sighting
Recently, the official secretary of Government House contacted the IFS. He had seen some mystery fish in their large quarry pond. He sent us some photos of a dead fish found in the shallows and a live fish swimming around. The dead fish was a common goldfish (Carassius auratus), but we were not sure about...
