Inland Fisheries Service News
Fisheries Habitat Improvement Fund
The Fisheries Habitat Improvement Fund was originally founded in 2000 as an environmental not for profit Trust whose aim was to fund environmental projects that supported, preserved, protected or enhanced freshwater fish habitat. The first project supported by the Fund was the rehabilitation of Shannon Lagoon and a number of works were undertaken to achieve...
Meander River access reopened
Anglers access locations at Longridge Road and Birralee Road on the Meander River that were temporarily closed due to forest harvesting operations have been reopened to the public. The IFS thanks Forico for their continued support of the Anglers Access programme and the safety of anglers.
A wrap up of festive season fishing
Christmas/New Year saw many anglers heading to the Central Highlands. Although the conditions were windy at times, anglers reported great catches from a number of waters. Anglers trolling lead lines on yingina/Great Lake took bags of up to 10 fish. Green and gold cobra lures worked well, as did frog pattern flatfish lures. Arthurs Lake...
Not So Carpy Christmas
In the lead up to the festive season, we have continued to pull out all the stops in the fight against carp in Tasmania. The remaining carp have been very active within inshore regions due to warm water and recent rain events. This has been the time to strike: they are very susceptible to our...
Work on Woods pays off
As 2017 draws to a close, it is timely to reflect on the performance of one of our more popular highlands fisheries, Woods Lake. Woods was ranked number three in the 2016/17 IFS angler postal survey, which puts Tasmania’s lakes in order of their popularity. However, in the not so distant past, Woods was a...
