Inland Fisheries Service News
A great learning experience from the “Big Biodiversity Day” held by Oatlands District High School
Inland Fisheries staff last month accompanied Oatlands District High School students to Lake Dulverton to assist them in investigating a range of macro-invertebrates. These invertebrates are found in the weedy fringes of the lake and dip nets were provided to assist in collecting samples. Students when then show how to take a closer look at...
Brown trout waters close for the season
The majority of Inland Waters closed to fishing at midnight last Sunday (1 May) and will not reopen until 6 August 2016. Didn’t get enough fishing time this season? Well, all is not lost as a number of waters managed for rainbow trout remain open as do lakes Rosebery and Mackintosh on the West Coast....
Maintenance to Four Springs Road
The IFS has recently started maintenance to Four Springs Road. Works completed include laying of gravel and grading the access road to the boat ramp and parking area. Roadside slashing will now be undertaken to complete the work. IFS would like to thank Forestry Tasmania for their assistance in coordinating the project.
With the Liawenee trout weekend only a few weeks away, brown trout are already on the way
Inland Fisheries staff completed last week a weigh and measure of the first brown trout for 2016 from the Liawenee canal fish trap. Two hundred fish were weighed and measured with an average weight of 1kg. All fish were in excellent condition. We expect far more to be on their way. Come and see for...
Lake Pedder remains redfin perch free
After a recent reported sighting, in late April Inland Fisheries staff investigated the presence of redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) in Lake Pedder. Two main sites were surveyed; the western shore from the Lake Pedder Wilderness Lodge boat ramp and the Hermit basin from McPartlan’s Pass boat ramp. Using the electroboat a range of habitats were...
