Inland Fisheries Service News
Talbots Lagoon opens to all anglers
Over the past 40 years Talbot Lagoon has established a reputation as a high quality recreational trout fishery however as it is on private land, up until now access has been limited. A new cooperative agreement and MOU between the landowner Forico Pty Ltd and the Inland Fisheries Service was announced today (10 December 2015)...
Meadowbank Lake stocked with salmon
On Tuesday this week 250 Atlantic salmon were stocked into Meadowbank Lake. The fish, donated by Tassal, were all around 3kg and will provide a nice pre-Christmas angling opportunity in the Derwent Valley. Meadowbank Lake is open to all legal methods with a 5 fish bag limit, minimum size 300 with only 2 fish over...
Upskilling the next generation of anglers
Recently Bothwell District High School ran a fly fishing field trip at Weasel Plains Dam that Inland Fisheries were invited to attend. Held over two days, the students were introduced to both the theoretical and practical components of fly fishing and learned though hands-on experience the art of fly fishing. A range of wet and...
Working bees have been transforming the Lake Skinner track
The Parks and Wildlife Service have recently undertaken a number of working bees on the track to Lake Skinner. As well as undertaking the usual grunt work involved in upgrading tracks they have also used this time as an opportunity to provide some masterclasses on bush carpentry. A group of volunteers were tutored in the...
Changes to public access at Lake Barrington and Lake Paloona
Hydro Tasmania has advised of changed access for recreation at Lake Barrington and Lake Paloona At Lake Barrington, the changes have extended the area of navigable water. Previously, recreational users were excluded up to 1600 metres from Devils Gate Dam. This exclusion zone has been reduced to 400 metres upstream of the dam wall. At...
