Inland Fisheries Service News
Selling whitebait doesn’t pay.
Mark Adrian Wicks has been convicted of illegally advertising whitebait for sale. Mr Wicks appeared in the Devonport Magistrates Court on Monday 30 April. He was fined $450 and ordered to pay court costs. Mr Wicks posted an ad on a Facebook buy and sell page which is an offence under the Inland Fisheries Act...
Anglers Alliance Tasmania and World Fly Fishing Championship 2019 at AGFEST
Get along to AGFEST and talk to your angler representatives. Talk about the Tasmanian inland fishery and your ideas. World Fly Fishing Championship 2019 representatives are also there. They are looking for volunteers to assist with this exciting event. Call in, have a chat and see how you can get involved. The Championship will be...
Last chance to snap a photo and win
With the closing of the brown trout season on Sunday night you might like to take the opportunity to go fishing for one last time this season and get a photo that could put you in the running for some of the great prizes being offered in the Tasmania Trout Fishing Photo Competition. The competition...
Swan galaxias survey
We are undertaking our annual surveys of the Swan galaxias (Galaxias fontanus). Swan galaxias are native to Tasmania. You only find them in small pockets of rivers or streams that are free of trout and other native fish. They are endangered. Swan galaxias have a short life expectancy of around three years. They grow to...
Whitebait offenders convicted
On Wednesday 11 April two defendants were convicted in the Smithton Magistrates Court for offences relating to the illegal taking of whitebait. Our Officers apprehended the offenders last spring. Deekan Jackson of Stanley pled guilty to taking whitebait from Deep Creek. He was fined $1500 and ordered to pay $82.15 in court costs. Andrew Anderson...
