Inland Fisheries Service News
Boating hazards at Lake Crescent now clearly marked
Anglers are advised that there is a significant boating hazard approximately mid way along the sandy beach on the eastern shore of Lake Crescent. The hazard constitutes a number of star pickets which are just under the surface. These are the remains of a fence that was erected by an adjacent landowner when the lake...
Plenty of trout for season opening on 1st August 2015
Thousands of adult brown trout have been transferred from highland spawning streams to other fisheries around the Tasmania over the winter to provide exciting fishing opportunities for anglers. Recent rain and snow will see lakes starting to fill and rivers swollen for the early part of the season. This will allow anglers to target trout...
Opening of the trout season – caution required due to low lake levels
Anglers anticipating the opening of the trout season on Saturday the 1st August should be prepared for some low water levels at a number of lakes including Woods Lake, Lake Leake and Tooms Lake. At Woods Lake the toe of the ramp is covered by approximately 100mm of water. Gravel aggregate placed below the ramp...
Tooms Lake survey shows big resident brown trout
Tooms Lake survey indicates big fish A fishery performance assessment was recently undertaken at Tooms Lake to establish an estimate of the brown trout population size and to examine recruitment of younger fish into the fishery from previous stockings and natural recruitment. The survey was also used to obtain the range of weights and lengths...
Private Dams stocked for public fishing
Since the implementation of the Farm Dam Stocking for Public Fishing policy the IFS has stocked 23 private dams on eight individual private properties along the North West Coast for public fishing. The dams are located between Thirlstane in the east to West Ridgley in the west. IFS staff have successfully released fingerling and yearling...
