Inland Fisheries Service News
Little Pine Lagoon spilling
Anglers must at time wonder why IFS placed the foot bridge below the dam wall at Little Pine Lagoon. The bridge is the starting point for access to the western shore of the lagoon and the walking track to Lake Fergus. For most of the year it sits high and dry with no water flowing...
Fisheries Lane Brumbys Creek re-opens
Fisheries Lane at Brumbys creek has been re-opened to traffic again. It was closed last week due to heavy rain but has dried out enough to allow vehicles on it again. Anglers are asked to drive slowly to minimise road damage as there are still several wet areas on the road.
Four Springs Lake jetty access repaired
Damage to jetty walkway repaired. IFS staff have repaired holes eroded in the walkway to the Four Springs Lake jetty. High water and wave action had eroded parts of the path. The hole resulting from the erosion has been filled with aggregate and concrete.
Craigbourne Dam gets another salmon stocking
Yesterday (20 August 2013) Craigbourne Dam was stocked with Atlantic salmon kindly donated by SALTAS from their hatchery at Wayatinah. A total of 1,800 salmon were stocked and had an average weight of 1.5 kg. The weights ranged from 500 grams to 3 kg. Anglers need to remember this is a shared resource with no...
Lake Kara stocking a success
Due to the positive response from north west anglers to the recent stocking of Lake Kara the IFS has undertaken some maintenance works to improve vehicle and pedestrian access. Plans to replace the screens on the spillway are also underway. On Thursday 15 August pedestrian tracks around the perimeter of the lake were cleared and...
