Inland Fisheries Service News
Cold start for keen anglers
A cold start hasn’t dampened the spirits of many anglers looking to bag their first trout of the 2015/16 season. Fisheries Officers patrolled waters across the state, including the North West and far North East, Central Plateau and Southern districts. 341 anglers were inspected across more than 30 waters with Fisheries Officers very pleased with...
IFS reports to Angler Alliance Tasmania
Anglers Alliance (AAT) is the peak body for freshwater recreational anglers in Tasmania. The IFS meets with AAT up to four times each year. With each meeting there is a report submitted to AAT from the IFS that provides updates on projects and activities the IFS is conducting. These reports are published on the IFS...
Improvements made to Lake Crescent Canal entrance
With great support from MAST, IFS has been able to considerably improve the entrance into the launching canal at Lake Crescent. A steel post that was situated about two thirds of the way across the the canal entrance has been removed. This now provides an approximately six metre opening to the canal thus making it...
Opening of the trout season – Northwest options
Northwest coast angler should not have to travel too far from their home to get amongst the fishing action this year. With the weather not looking great for the highlands it may be a better option to fish some the lakes and rivers at lower elevations closer to home. The Mersey River is one of...
Middle and top boat ramps at Lake Echo closed for opening weekend
A report has just come in (Friday 31 August 2015 11 Am) that the middle and top boat ramps at Lake Echo are unusable due to a large amount of log debris that has been left at both these sites. IFS is coordinating the removal of these logs but this is not expected to happen...
