Inland Fisheries Service News
Western shore of Great Lake access roads – take care and slow down
The IFS recently positioned cattle grids on tracks leading from the Highland Lakes Road to the western shore of Great Lake along Liawenee Plain. This is part of the agreement that has been negotiated with the new landowner who is preparing to fence the land so that his stock does not roam onto the busy...
Dee Lagoon boat ramp maintenance completed
Maintenance work on the Dee Lagoon Spillway Bay boat ramp and an upgrade of the car park has now been completed. Funded by Marine and Safety Tasmania and authorised by Hydro Tasmania, the work included removal of submerged logs from the vicinity of the boat ramps, installation of foot wire on the timber landing and...
Helping rivers on road to recovery
In 2013 the IFS investigated the current status of a suite of river fisheries across the state. As part of this investigation several rivers with regional representation were electrofished in a survey during February 2013. The findings of the survey showed depletion of river brown trout populations across the state and that the most likely...
Winners of the December junior licence holder prize draw
Congratulations to Toby Murray from Devonport. Toby is the December winner of the junior licence holder monthly draw for the 2013/2014 season. We hope Toby takes advantage of the fine weather at present and tries out his new rod and reel.
Circular Head Landcare Group: important notes for fishermen – Ricegrass program 2014
Ricegrass is an invasive species which colonises mudflats and estuaries. It clogs up channels, and destroys habitat for wader birds and breeding grounds for fish such as flat-head and flounder. It is out of control in the Rubicon and Tamar estuaries. It can still be eradicated from the Duck River and surrounds. Circular Head Landcare...
