Inland Fisheries Service News
Don’t get caught out – make sure you have a licence before you go
It is expensive to get caught fishing without a licence - $308 per offence and this would certainly take away the enjoyment from a day’s fishing. Over the past seven weeks IFS Fisheries Officers have detected 29 offences for fishing without an angling licence or being in possession of an assembled rod, reel and line...
As the weather gets better so does the fishing with the opening of Rainbow Trout Waters on 3 October 2015
The 2015/16 rainbow trout season is looking like it is going to be a good one with the current water levels and recent catches of good sized fish in brown trout waters. With the opening of the rainbow trout waters on Saturday 3 October and the great weather we have been experiencing, there has never...
Lake Sorell screen structures undergo maintenance
Inland Fisheries Service recently engaged the services of a contractor to replace all of the bolt hardware in the Lake Sorell screens to overcome rust and corrosion issues. The screens are a vital piece of infrastructure as they filter all of the water being released from Lake Sorell (where carp are present), into Lake Crescent...
Lake Echo boat ramps re-open
Contractors today removed the logs that have been obstructing the boat ramps at Lake Echo, Large Bay and Middle Echo, since the opening of the season. The logs have been placed in the camping areas adjacent to the ramps to be used by campers for firewood. IFS would like to thank Hydro Tasmania for their...
Carp Management Program Annual Report 2014/15
The 2014/15 Carp Management Program Annual Report has now been completed, and is available for public access at the link below. Find out the latest news on the 2014/15 season with the Carp Management Program, and how the battle with carp in Lake Sorell is progressing. Read about the trials and development of new carp...
