Inland Fisheries Service News

What an opening to the 2024-25 season!
Well, it's been an interesting month around the State's waterways since the opening of the 2024-25 angling season. Social media photos / accounts have been aplenty and lots of great conditioned fish caught! In the north of the State, Four Springs has been producing some nice fish and over the opening weekend, our officers spoke...

Father's Day this Sunday!
Are you struggling to find a Father's Day gift? Why not get him a trout licence! It’s a gift that will keep on giving for the rest of the season, and it won’t end up gathering dust on a shelf in the shed! Make a family day of it on Sunday, 2 September, and head...

Important Webcam News from Anglers Alliance Tasmania
Access to the Anglers Access Tasmania (AAT) webcam network is now FREE! AAT would like to thank all those who supported them last season by subscribing to the webcam network. Your support helped AAT to keep the system running.

Preparations underway for Liawenee Rainbow trout spawning run
Earlier this week the Inland Fisheries Service commenced preparations for the annual rainbow trout spawning run at Liawenee, which normally kicks off in late August. An electrofishing survey of the dedicated spawning channels at Liawenee was undertaken to collect any yearling rainbow trout remaining in the channels from the 2023 spawning run. The spawning channels...

Be aware - Lake Echo survey buoys now in place
Hydro Tasmania advise that they have placed 14 strings of research plates attached to buoys, clearly marked with tags, in Lake Echo this week. These will remain in place for some time and should not pose a hazard to navigation. Please be aware as you troll / travel on the lake and do not disturb...