Inland Fisheries Service News
IFS stocks dams for Angling Clubs
In a cooperative arrangement to promote trout fishing and club membership three private dams have been stocked with brown trout yearlings by the IFS for the Wilmot and Penguin Angling Clubs. These dams have been approved for stocking by the IFS for club activities including junior angling. The IFS and the Wilmot and Penguin clubs...
Caution Craigbourne Dam boat operators!
Due to low water levels (Craigbourne Dam level is currently 65%) boat operators are urged to take extra care when launching and retrieving boats. The toe of the concrete boat ramp is currently 2 metres out of the water. There is deep water below the end of the ramp. Launching of small boats may still...
Stage one of Penstock Lagoon boat ramp upgrade complete
Favourable weather conditions allowed an early completion of the timber landing at Penstock Lagoon - stage one of the boat ramp upgrade . Anglers will be able to use the new facility at the start of the 2015/16 angling season which is keenly anticipated due to the planned transfer of 4,000 adult brown trout into...
Pedder galaxias' populations are thriving
The annual survey was recently conducted on Pedder galaxias (Galaxias pedderensis) numbers at one of two translocation sites. Although originally found in Lake Pedder, population numbers were seen to crash, and by 1980 they became very rare and thought to be almost extinct. The small remaining numbers of fish were translocated to two particular sites...
Landing construction starts at Penstock Lagoon
Construction of the timber landing at Penstock Lagoon has commenced. ASD diving established on site on Tuesday 9th June and deployed a barrier in the canal to contain any sediment disturbed during construction. IFS staff electro fished the area inside the barrier to remove any threatened species and trout. The timber landing is designed to...
