Inland Fisheries Service News
More fish stocked into Brushy and Craigbourne
On Tuesday 13 October further stocking of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout provided by Petuna Seafoods at Cressy was undertaken. Brushy Lagoon was stocked with 1000 rainbow trout at around 500 grams. Craigbourne dam was stocked with 500 Atlantic salmon at 1kg and 100 at 6kg. Anglers are already taking advantage of these stockings and...
Wear your lifejacket
IFS regularly checks recreational boaters for licences, safety equipment and compliance on behalf of MAST. This past weekend IFS checks undertaken on Woods Lake have raised concerns for MAST with seven (7) infringement notices issued for not wearing lifejackets. This is of particular concern for MAST as the likelihood of a fatality, if you fall...
Salmon stocked into Brushy Lagoon
On Monday 12 October, 200 Atlantic salmon were stocked into Brushy Lagoon. The fish averaged around 4 kilogram. Anglers are reminded that the daily bag limit of 5 fish with only two fish over 500mm applies to this water. Fishing is allowed from 1 hour before sunrise until 3 hours after sunset. The fish were...
Atlantic salmon stocked into Craigbourne
On Wednesday 7 October 150 Atlantic salmon were stocked into Craigbourne Dam. The fish averaged around 6 kilogram. Anglers are reminded that the daily bag limit of 5 fish with only two fish over 500mm applies to this water. Fishing is allowed from 1 hour before sunrise until 3 hours after sunset. The fish were...
Rare Fish Found At Woods Lake
The Arthurs paragalaxias appears, after nearly 20 years, to be re-establishing in Woods Lake. The Arthurs paragalaxias is a small native fish that once inhabited both Arthurs and Woods lakes. During the mid 1990's, numbers of this native fish within Woods Lake declined to low levels. By 1997, the fish could not be found at...
