Inland Fisheries Service News
Laughing Jack bridge repairs
Hydro Tasmania advise that both the Clarence Weir Bridge and Laughing Jack Bridge are scheduled for maintenance and structural refurbishment works, prior to the summer season. The proposed works primarily include replacement of the existing superstructure (e.g. decking and bearers) and abutment repair works, which will be carried out between 13th November and 30th November...
Anglers Alliance Tasmania and Friends Of The Leven complete replanting
The River Leven habitat renewal project at Gunns Plains was recently completed with a grant of $11,750 to AAT from the Cradle Coast NRM. The project involved removing willow regrowth and replanting of the riparian zone with endemic native plants. Many thanks to AAT member John Broomby for his work in seeing the project through...
Shannon Lagoon - Fishery Performance Assessment
Shannon Lagoon is a fishery that receives very little attention from anglers. However, a recent survey of the brown trout population suggest this water may well be worth the extra effort. Using 40 box traps over two nights, we captured 106 brown trout and one rainbow trout. The average weight of the resident Shannon Lagoon...
When is a carp not a carp!
Yesterday afternoon, we received a phone call from a concerned member of the public informing us of a carp caught on rod and line out of the Macquarie River. The fish was described as approximately 3.5kg, with barbels (whiskers around the mouth), and a carp shaped body. Although the fish was disposed of after capture,...
Angler Postal Survey 2016-17 results
The Angler Postal Survey (APS) is an annual survey of the state's licenced anglers. The survey has been running continuously since 1986-87 angling season. Each year the IFS sends out 5,000 questionnaires to randomly selected anglers from our licence database. We aim to get back 1,000 of these questionnaires detailing where an angler has fished...
