Inland Fisheries Service News
Easter inspections
The Easter long weekend saw our Officers patrolling waters around the State. This included both land based and boat patrols. In all 312 angling licence inspections were done. Weather conditions were ideal all weekend. Wind was minimal and there was a good mixture of sunny and overcast conditions. Overall, compliance with Inland Fisheries and MAST...
Tasmanian Trout Fishing Photo Competition: Last few weeks
We want your best Tasmanian trout fishing photos. There are cash and gear prizes on offer and both adult and junior categories. Photos need to be taken in Tasmania and be trout related but they don’t have to contain a fish. A favourite fishing spot, artfully placed gear, a group of family and friends fishing...
Easter salmon ready to be caught
Yesterday we stocked 240 Atlantic salmon into Brushy Lagoon and today 120 were put into Craigbourne Dam. The fish were in the 4-5kg range. This should provide a bit of excitement for anglers over the Easter period. When our officers were stocking Craigbourne they noted that angler were catching some nice resident brown trout. The...
Tods Corner boat ramp repaired
We had a report from an angler last week that the top of the Tods Corner boat ramp at yingina/Great Lake had washed out due to wave action and was stopping vehicles from accessing the ramp. There was up to 300 mm drop from the edge of the ramp. We inspected it and engaged local...
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...
