Inland Fisheries Service News
Surveys for juveniles show Lake Crescent still carp free
Although no carp have been seen in Lake Crescent since 2007, surveys are still undertaken to ensure a carp free lake. Methods used in this survey included fyke nets and back pack electrofishing. Both of these techniques have been successful in locating juvenile carp in lakes Crescent and Sorell in the past. A total of...
Lake Crescent still the place to land trophy sized trout
A recent survey in Lake Crescent indicated that the quality brown trout is still improving. The Service has maintained relatively highwater level through screened releases from Lake Sorell. With water temperatures cooling rapidly, once again these large fish can be found moving into the shallows which should provide fishing opportunities through March - April 2015...
River Derwent fish kill restricted to barracouta
On Tuesday 3/3/2015 reports of a fish kill were given to the IFS. Large numbers of barracouta (Thyrsites atun) were found dead in the stretch of the River Derwent between Norske Skog and the New Norfolk township. Investigations by the IFS and the Derwent Estuary Program have found that thousands of juvenile barracouta approximately 20...
Craigbourne Dam has been a recent target of IFS compliance efforts
This week (first week of March 2015) saw the detection of numerous offenders at Craigbourne Dam. Some of the offences were for exceeding the daily bag limit and others were for fishing from a moving boat within 100 meters of shore-based anglers. Anglers are reminded that they risk fines and confiscation of fish and equipment...
Salmon stocked into Craigbourne and Meadowbank
During the last week in February 2015, 900 Atlantic salmon were stocked into Craigbourne Dam. Meadowbank Lake received a stocking of 2000 salmon during the first week of March 2015. The fish were donated by Tassal from their Russell Falls Hatchery. Averaging at 800 grams these fish will be a welcome addition to these southern...
