Inland Fisheries Service News
Beware - Big Brown Trout
Lake Crescent is brim full and ready for the opening of the brown trout season on 6 August. There have been some monster fish caught from this lake over the past few years. They are not easy to catch but those that persist and get to know the lake regularly land thumping trout. The water...
Tooms Lake – we’re hoping for big things
Tooms Lake has gained a reputation as an early season venue. But if the conditions and water levels are right, angling can be rewarding for the whole season. Towards the end of last season, stories started to spread about big fish being caught. Fish in the 3-4kg range. The fish are feeding on the jollytail...
Lake Pedder - the inland ocean
If you are looking somewhere to fish this season why not try somewhere a little different. There are lots of fishing opportunities around Tasmania. Lake Pedder was created in 1971 when Hydro Tasmania flooded the original Lake Pedder. Water from the lake is diverted through McPartlan Canal into Lake Gordon and the Gordon Power Station....
Forestry Tasmania roads closed
Forestry Tasmania has had to close some roads because of flood damage. Two of these closures will affect a few popular waters. Lake Mackenzie Road is closed to all traffic for 6 weeks for repairs. Mersey Forest Road used to access Lake Parangana, Lake Rowallan, the upper Mersey River and the Walls of Jerusalem National...
Ten sleeps to go
Saturday August 6 is the opening of the brown trout waters which signals the start of the 2016-17 brown trout season. We thought we’d count down the days by looking at the fishing ahead because the season looks so good. What a change there has been in the weather since the start of May. It...
