Inland Fisheries Service News
Whitebait fishing underway
The 2015 Whitebait season is now underway, with good runs occurring in the open North West Coast rivers at the moment. Many anglers have taken their daily catch limit from these waters, with some anglers also catching trout at the same time. Hot spots have been the Don, Leven, Inglis, Forth and Duck Rivers. Whitebait...
Student undertakes work placement at IFS to finish university degree
Kacey-Lee Fairall is a student from Charles Sturt University in Albury, NSW. She is currently undertaking her fourth year in a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management. In order to graduate, students must complete 10-12 weeks work placement with an environmental business, agency or government department. After developing a keen interest in river and floodplain...
Boom gate open to Nineteen Lagoons
The Parks and Wildlife Service have advised that the gate at Lake Augusta, allowing access to the Nineteen Lagoon area, is now open. With the weather warming up it is an opportune time to visit this region and experience some of the special fishing that this area in known for. Beware weather conditions can change...
Don’t get caught out – make sure you have a licence before you go
It is expensive to get caught fishing without a licence - $308 per offence and this would certainly take away the enjoyment from a day’s fishing. Over the past seven weeks IFS Fisheries Officers have detected 29 offences for fishing without an angling licence or being in possession of an assembled rod, reel and line...
Lake Sorell screen structures undergo maintenance
Inland Fisheries Service recently engaged the services of a contractor to replace all of the bolt hardware in the Lake Sorell screens to overcome rust and corrosion issues. The screens are a vital piece of infrastructure as they filter all of the water being released from Lake Sorell (where carp are present), into Lake Crescent...
