Inland Fisheries Service News
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...
New facilities at Arthurs Lake.
Arthurs Lake has a new picnic shelter, public toilet and black water dump point. The new facilities are on Arthurs Lake Road opposite the store. They are in good place for visitors to stop for a break. The Central Highlands Council built the new facilities. Including a black water dump point for campers with portable toilets will help...
CMP presents to Tasmanian Fly Tyers Club meeting
Jonah Yick, IFS Carp Management Program (CMP) Leader recently presented at the Tasmanian Fly Tyers Club meeting. The Tasmanian Fly Tyers Club are great supporters of the CMP. They are very excited at the possibility of successful eradication. Many of the members fished Lake Sorell back in the pre-carp days. Jonah spoke about the battle...
Inland Fisheries Service presents at national conference
Jonah Yick and Rob Freeman presented at the 2018 Australian Society for Fish Biology conference held over 7 – 11 of October in Melbourne. The conference brings together delegates from universities, environment, and fisheries bodies around Australia. There are about 200 presentations made. Jonah Yick, Carp Management Program Leader, talked about the status of carp...
PUBLIC NOTICE - Bradys Lake upgrade works
A public notice from Hydro Tasmania: Hydro Tasmania would like to advise that water levels in Bradys Lake, Lake Binney and Tungatinah Lagoon will be temporarily drawn down in October as part of normal operations. During this time Hydro Tasmania will be taking advantage of the lower levels to undertake upgrade works to the international slalom course....
