Inland Fisheries Service News

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IFS carp team members Storm Eastley and Chris Boon with one of the carp from the aggregation.
April 7, 2017

Autumn brings the first carp aggregation of the 2016/17 season!

Aggregation – the formation of a number of things into a cluster After the mild, settled weather in late March, a radio transmitter ‘tracker’ carp was found in a rocky backwater of Lake Sorell. We found it using the large aerial built into our boat, then pinpointed it on foot using a handheld aerial. Trammel...

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The boat ramp at Huntsman Lake
April 6, 2017

Huntsman Lake boat ramp closed

Tasmanian Irrigation have advised that due to low lake levels the Huntsman Lake boat ramp is closed until further notice. It is anticipated that autumn rains will start to fill the lake soon and allow the boat ramp to be reopened. Anglers are reminded that boat ramp access road gate opens at 6.00am and closes...

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The road to Brushy Lagoon
April 6, 2017

The road to Brushy Lagoon is open

The road to Brushy Lagoon has been re-opened by the Parks and Wildlife Service. Two new bridges have been constructed. These replace temporary ones that were put in after the June 2016 floods. A new top layer of gravel is being put on the road. This should be finished within the next fortnight. This means...

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The road into the Dam Wall boat ramp has been improved
March 28, 2017

Hydro Tasmania upgrades access for anglers

Hydro Tasmania have undertaken maintenance work to improve Angler Access at Arthurs Lake Dam Ramp, Penstock Lagoon Ramp and Liawenee Open Weekend Overflow Carpark. The work was undertaken by Stornoway Maintenance on behalf of Hydro Tasmania and involved re-sheeting and grading of the existing roads and carpark. Anglers are reminded to limit their speed to...

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Cherax destructor
March 17, 2017

Media Release: Notice of closure of Lake Lynch in the Central Highlands

The Inland Fisheries Service is reminding Tasmanians it is illegal to move, possess, import or release Mainland yabbies (Cherax destructor) into waterways following the recent detection of the introduced species in a new area. A small artificial waterbody in the Central Highlands will be closed for a period of time to allow the Inland Fisheries...