Inland Fisheries Service News
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...
Volunteers add to the efforts in fisheries management
A quick decision in late May to fin clip 4,000 adult brown trout for transfer to Tooms Lake saw the IFS seeking help from some willing volunteers. Malcom Crosse, Rod Newnham and Mark Quinane were on hand to assist with an exercise that will help in understanding the brown trout population at Tooms Lake. The...
Rainbow trout waters and West Coast Lakes closed as of 31 May 2015
As of midnight Sunday 31 May 2015 the angling season closed for the designated rainbow trout water and lake's Mackintosh and Rosebery. The waters that remain open to all year round angling are; the River Derwent downstream of the Bridgewater Bridge, River Tamar downstream of the North Esk and South Esk road bridges, River Leven...
Boat ramp maintenance at Woods Lake
The Woods Lake Boat ramp is currently at the lower limit of its operating range. Towards the end of the season a significant drop off at the end of the ramp was causing issues for boaters. MAST and IFS have taken the opportunity to conduct maintenance on the break wall, remove some boulders from the...
First time full season adult licence holder gets his prize
After being announced by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Jeremy Rockliff at Trout Weekend on the 16th of May, the winner of the Ford Ranger licence promotion Bailey Cashion was presented with his prize on the 26th of May. The promotion was the culmination of the 150 year Celebration of the first hatching...
