Inland Fisheries Service News
Arthurs Lake worth a last look
Inland Fisheries patrols conducted over the ANZAC Day long weekend saw many people out enjoying the fine weather and trying their luck at one of our many lakes and rivers. Arthurs Lake was producing some fantastic trout. Among the happy anglers were Glenn and Fiona Chandler who landed eight trout. Their secret success came from...
Looking at the issue of the Arthurs Lake fishery
Many anglers have raised concerns regarding the performance of the fishery at Arthurs Lake. Arthurs Lake usually has a high catch rate and anglers rarely go away disappointed after fishing there. For the last couple of angling seasons the fishery has been fishing relatively poorly, particularly for fly fishers. The IFS has been looking at...
Road closure at Kentish Park, Lake Barrington
Kentish Council advise that the erosion works at Kentish Park at Lake Barrington are planned to start 2 May 2016 and continue for three weeks. The lower road from the shelter opposite the southern boat ramp (sealed section) to the day use area past the water pump (gravel section) will be closed during the work...
Carp Management Program quarterly report
The Carp Management Program have had a busy three months in January to March 2016 with a range of projects. During this period 248 carp were caught using 720 individual gill nets and a range of other techniques. Juvenile carp surveys in Lakes Sorell and Crescent were undertaken, in addition to a downstream carp survey...
Works on the Lake Echo power station intake at Echo Dam
Tasmania is facing an unprecedented combination of below average rainfall and an extended Basslink outage caused by a fault in the cable. In response to these challenges and to maintain energy security, Hydro Tasmania is conducting works on the Lake Echo dam. About the works Hydro Tasmania will remove a blockage of sediment material, upstream...
