Inland Fisheries Service News
Talbots Lagoon - spawning run
On the weekend I, Fisheries Officer, Paul Middleton, joined some of the North West Fly Fishing Club at Talbots Lagoon to watch the spawning trout. We saw many spawning fish heading upstream and building beds in the cool, fast moving floodwaters that are flowing into the lagoon. We also saw a few rainbow trout, but...
Results of the 2016 statewide river survey
At IFS we undertake surveys on rivers across Tasmania. We started in 2013 and we’ve done one each year since. We’ve been watching the recovery of river trout since they were shown to be in a poor state during the 2012/2013 angling season. A lot changes each year. We’ve put results of the surveys for...
Angler Access closed along the Mersey River
Some Angler Access sites along the Mersey River are closed. The floods have caused bad damage and some sites are too dangerous to go near until repairs are complete. This is mostly in and around Latrobe but keep your eye out for the signs in other areas too. Inland Fisheries officers, Neil and Paul, are...
Flood damage closes Corra Linn Public Reserve
Corra Linn Public Reserve is closed at the moment because of flood damage and we’re not sure when it will be open again. Found on the banks for the North Esk River, about 15 minutes south of Launceston, we visited the Corra Linn Public Reserve last week and it’s not looking good. The toilet block...
Anglers Access update
We’re still working our way around Angler Access sites to look at damage from the floods. Neil Morrow is out and about and had a better day on the rivers on Saturday. He inspected access infrastructure on the North Esk and saw no damage only debris. He also got to areas of the Macquarie River,...
