Inland Fisheries Service News
Scientists from New Zealand visit
Nick Ling, Grant Tempero, and Brendan Hicks from the School of Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand visited Tasmania in September. They came for the Australian Society of Fish Biology conference. After the conference, they sampled several locations for the native common jollytails. Australia shares the common jollytail with New Zealand, Chile, Patagonia, Argentina, the...
Salmon Ponds fishing is now better than ever
We have not only fixed, but improved, the disabled fishing platforms and surrounding area at the Salmon Ponds. The winter floods cause a lot of damage making the area unusable. We had to remove major log jams in the river and completely restore the space around the platforms. Rocks left by the flood had made...
Carp Management Program Annual Report 2015 -16
The 2015 -16 Carp Management Program Annual Report is complete. Find out how we’re going in the battle with carp in Lake Sorell and all the 2015-16 season news. There are new developments in carp eradication techniques and strategies plus a look to the season ahead and information on other projects we’ve been working on....
Rainbow Trout spawning run promises great rewards
Some of our inland waters are classed as rainbow trout waters. These have slightly different season dates to our brown trout waters. They open Saturday, 1 October 2016. Tasmania’s designated rainbow trout waters are: • Dee Lagoon • Junction Lake • Lake Meston • Lake Rowallan • Lake Skinner • Lake Youd • Mersey River...
Penstock Lagoon boat ramp is complete
The upgrade to the Penstock Lagoon boat ramp is finished. Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) installed the flexmat this week. The project is the result of a successful Recreational Boating Fund application we made upgrade the ramp and install a landing at one of the state’s premier trout fisheries. Many thanks to Jim Caulfield from...
