Inland Fisheries Service News
World Fly Fishing Championships 2017 - Slovakia
Congratulations to the Australian team that competed in the recent World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia. It is well known that it is hard to beat the European teams on their continent. In the last session ,through a huge effort, the Aussie boys jumped over the Polish team to finish 5th. First place went to...
Rainbow trout waters to open on 30 September
The 2017-18 rainbow trout season is shaping up to be a good one with the current high water levels and recent catches of good sized fish in brown trout waters. With the opening of the waters known as the rainbow trout waters on Saturday 30 September and with some warmer days, now is a good...
The 2017 whitebait season opens Sunday 1 October
The 2017 whitebait season opens Sunday 1 October and will remain open until Saturday 11 November. The rivers open for whitebait fishing are subject to a schedule of annual rotations of open and closed waters. Whitebait fishers will need to ensure that the river they are proposing to fish is open for the season. This...
Tumbledown Creek Bridge
Hydro Tasmania has recently inspected the bridge over Tumbledown Creek (Gunns Marsh Road, Arthurs Lake) and it was found to have structural issues. The load rating of the bridge has been reduced to 2 tons to allow its ongoing safe operation,and revised load limit signage has been installed. Please exercise caution when using the bridge...
Latest report to AAT
On Sunday 13th of August we attended the Anglers Alliance Tasmania meeting held at Campbell Town. Please read the IFS report to Anglers Alliance Tasmania.
