Inland Fisheries Service News
IFS at the Bronte Fly Fishing School
Yesterday IFS team members, Chris Boon and Paul Middleton, visited the Bronte Fly Fishing School at Bronte Lagoon. They spoke about a range of topics including: the carp management program anglers access fishery performance assessments fishery compliance freshwater crayfish whitebait trout fishing in general. The presentations were well received with some interesting questions asked by...
Pillans track open
We have been notified by PWS that the boom gate allowing 4WD vehicle access on the track to lakes Pillans and Field has been opened. Take care as the track is rough. Please do not drive around barriers protecting sensitive areas recovering from past damage. Some of these barriers have been illegally moved but it...
Fishing the King
The recent warm weather has made for some fantastic sight fishing at Lake King William. Blue sky days have resulted in the ability to polaroid fish working along the shore. The ever reliable red tag is accepted more often than not when cast to cruising fish or just cast along the drop off into deeper...
It was a fishy festive season for all.
Over Christmas and New Year our officers visited waters all over the State. We did boat and land patrols and saw some fantastic catches including brown and rainbow trout up to 2.3kg! Standout waters for fishing included: Woods Lake, where bait, lure and fly anglers did well. Penstock Lagoon and Little Pine Lagoon with the...
Illegal trap leads to platypus deaths
Unfortunately, we have not-so-good-news to start the year. An illegal fish trap has been responsible for the deaths of several platypus. The trap was in the Emu River in the states north west. It was found by a member of the public. It is believed to have washed downstream during high Springtime river levels. The...
