Inland Fisheries Service News
Topping up Lake Crescent
On Tuesday (14 June) 500 adult brown trout were moved from the fish trap at Liawenee into Lake Crescent. The fish averaged 1kg and will soon grow bigger because of the lake’s great food supply. These 500 fish top up a fishery that has performed well over the last few years. Celebrated for its big...
Anglers Access infrastructure damaged in Tasmanian floods
The devastating floods that have struck much of Tasmania are likely to have caused significant damage to Anglers Access infrastructure on northern rivers. Inland Fisheries staff will be out and about assessing damage over coming weeks and planning repairs over the coming months. Thank you to anglers who have contacted the IFS with offers of...
Warning to boaters - Hydro Tasmania update
Hydro Tasmania, Marine and Safety Tasmania and the Inland Fisheries Service are warning Tasmanians to avoid inland boating during the current flooding and extreme weather. Many of Hydro Tasmania’s lakes are rising rapidly or already spilling. Some have reached record high levels (refer to http://www.hydro.com.au/water/lake-levels for current lake levels). Hydro Tasmania, MAST and the IFS...
Trevallyn catchment release – Hydro Tasmania update
Due to heavy rain in the Trevallyn catchment over the past 48 hours Hydro Tasmania is forecasting Lake Trevallyn to go on spill in the next 12 hours. In preparation for this Hydro Tasmania will be releasing 12 cubic metres per second down Cataract Gorge as a pre-emptive spill to warn the general public that...
Seek and destroy carp
Winter is here and despite cool conditions that are not helpful to carp fishing, the IFS team is looking for opportunities to get the remaining 3% of carp out of Lake Sorell. Low water temperatures can encourage carp to gather in deep water and these groups can be found by using carp fitted with radio-transmitters...
