Inland Fisheries Service News
Electrofishing Survey – Four Springs Lake
Just prior to the opening of the brown trout season, the Service conducted a single, one day survey of the trout population at Four Springs Lake. This survey was undertaken to supplement the information gathered during an earlier survey in March 2015. A total of 51 trout were collected using the Service’s electrofishing boat for...
Recent Atlantic salmon stockings
Petuna Fisheries at Cressy donated salmon that we stocked this past week into the following IFS waterways 1. Taylors Dam near Latrobe This is a registered junior angling fishery and 150 salmon averaging 3kg were transferred into the dam. The Inland Fisheries Service supports registered junior angling ponds with regular stockings of available fish from...
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...
