Inland Fisheries Service News
The Tumbledown Creek bridge is 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. This timber bridge was originally built nearly 15 years ago. It provided access to transmission lines. Hydro Tasmania (HT) left the bridge in place to allow recreational...
Anglers Access getting ready for the new season
We have been busy updating Anglers Access Program signs with the new regulations for the 2018-19 season. This means travelling all over the State. At the same time, we completed maintenance to navigation lights at major boat ramps. New Anglers Access Program brochures will be available from the IFS Website and tackle shops before the...
Huntsman Lake is offering good all year fishing
Fisheries officers checked a number of anglers enjoying a perfect winter’s day fishing at Huntsman Lake. Small but well conditioned brown trout were being caught on lures and fly. The lake level is rising slowly bringing fish into the shallows at first and last light. There is plenty of water for launching and retrieving boats....
Little Pine Lagoon turns it around
The signs from a fishery surveys suggest Little Pine Lagoon is well and truly on the up. Over recent years, anglers fishing for brown trout at Little Pine Lagoon have experienced a daily catch rate well below the long-term average. The reasons for this are still unclear but survey results are starting to show a...
An update on fishing in the Coal River
Inland Fisheries Service Officers visited the Coal River today after yesterday’s reports of illegal fishing. Our Officer did detect people fishing in closed waters. We would like to remind you that most inland rivers and lakes are currently closed to fishing. This does include the Coal River for taking of salmonids. The boundary between where...
