Inland Fisheries Service News
Buy a licence – don’t get caught
It has been a busy six months for compliance at the IFS with1,418 angling licences and 188 whitebait licences checked from 1 July to 12 December 2014. A total of 38 people have been caught fishing without a licence. 32 Fisheries Infringement Notices issued for 42 offences 31 Infringement Notices endorsed as conditional cautions issued...
Volunteers clean up River Derwent
Volunteers have provided great support to the River Derwent Anglers Access project and have undertaken sign and stile installation, brush cutting and rubbish collection. On Wednesday 10th December a dedicated effort was made to clean up a number of sites which have suffered from years of neglect and accumulated rubbish. Rubbish is frequently identified by...
Winners of the IFS Highland Bushfest draw
The Inland Fisheries Service attended the inaugural Highlands Bushfest that was held on 15 & 16 November at Bothwell Recreation Ground. It was a great weekend that celebrated and showcased the Central Highlands region and its unique outdoors pursuits– fishing, hunting, camping and other adventure activities. It also highlighted local food and beverage, tourism, arts...
More salmon stocked into Craigbourne Dam
This week (19 & 20 November) the IFS stocked Atlantic salmon into Craigbourne Dam. A total of 710 fish were stocked over the two days. The fish averaged 2.5 kilograms in weight and are all male. Thanks to Saltas Wayatinah hatchery for the donation. Anglers are reminded that there is a five fish bag limit...
Inland Fishing Rules
The IFS fields enquiries from time to time regarding the regulation of inland recreational fishing particularly the licence, seasons, methods, size limits, bag limits and hours of fishing which apply. The reason there is no single rule for Tasmania diverse range of river and lake fisheries is in part due to tradition but also the...
