Inland Fisheries Service News
IFS involved in search and rescue exercise
On Saturday 22 September, IFS Officers participated in a large-scale search and rescue training exercise at Liawenee on the Central Highlands. Participants came from Tasmania Police, SES, Surf Life Saving Tasmania and bushwalking groups. We participated with a boat out on the yingina/Great Lake in windy conditions. Over130 people working in teams performed line searches...
Upgrade to Lake Cethana boat ramp
An update from Hydro Tasmania. Hydro Tasmania has just completed an upgrade of the boat ramp at Lake Cethana. New guard rails and edging have been installed at the concrete boat ramp, and vegetation around the ramp has been cleared to allow for better and safer access. Located less than an hour’s drive from Devonport,...
Carp Management Program Annual Report 2017-18
The Carp Management Program Annual Report 2017-18 is complete and available on our website. Find out all about the 2017-18 season and how the battle with carp in Lake Sorell is going. The 2017-18 season saw 107 carp removed from Lake Sorell. Over the years we have removed 41 452 carp and we think less than...
Rainbows are running
Rainbow trout have been running up Liawenee Canal for the past couple of weeks to spawn. We use our trap on the canal to observe the spawning run. We weigh and measure some fish as part of our long-term monitoring program. We sort the fish and place them into channels. This assists them to spawn...
Hydro Tasmania/Cressy Community 2018 Tasmanian Trout Expo
The Tasmanian Trout Expo is on again this weekend. Come to Brumbys Creek this Saturday and Sunday between 8am and 4pm. The IFS is supporting the Expo making it an angling-licence-exempt weekend for participants. Prizes are offered in various categories and the major draw card is a tagged wild brown trout worth $10 000. The event involves over 50...
