Inland Fisheries Service News
Wrasse in Lake Crescent?
In early May IFS was notified of numerous fish scales near the Lake Crescent boat ramp that resembled those from a carp. Obviously this caused great concern as the last carp removed from this lake was in 2007 and there had been no signs since. The scales were collected and underwent a DNA analysis which...
Have you tried the Henty River for sea run brown trout?
Paul Middleton an IFS Fisheries officer based in Devonport shares one of his favourite fishing spots, the Henty River. Whilst having a boat is quite useful for this water, there is a reasonable 4wd drive track from the B27 Henty (Zeehan to Strahan) road. The track which is roughly 3 km long is mainly sand...
Lake Dulverton to brim with opportunities
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Primary Industries and Water announced today a $200 000 investment to increase participation in fresh water angling in Tasmania’s south. The investment, to be rolled out over three years, will target projects from Oatlands to the Huon and include: Developing a trophy trout fishery in Lake Dulverton. The Inland Fisheries Service...
Junior angling day at Taylors Dam Latrobe on Sunday was magic and there are more to come
Last Sunday (13 September 2015) the Devonport Angling Club held a Junior Angling Day. The beautiful weather and plenty of fish made for a fantastic family event. A total of 64 rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon were caught by very happy junior anglers throughout the day with the largest fish being a whopping 3.48 kg...
Carp spawning season is about to start and we are prepared!
Earlier this month five transmitter carp were released back into Lake Sorell in preparation for the start of the carp spawning season. This brings the total number of transmitter fish in Lake Sorell to 18. The carp were captured using a monofilament gill net set in Kemps Bay, Lake Sorell and Dr. Andrew Nicholson from...
