Inland Fisheries Service News
Lake Barrington gets some big rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon
Today (8 July 2014) the Inland Fisheries Service stocked some big fish into Lake Barrington. The fish were kindly donated by Springfield Fisheries and some were over five kilograms in weight. There were 225 Atlantic salmon ranging between four and five kilograms and 400 rainbow trout ranging between two and three kilograms stocked into the...
How to Report Suspected Disease in Fish
Mr Barry Calderbank Communications Officer BioSecurity Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) advises that in most cases it is not possible to make a diagnosis from a photograph, other than to say that it looks unusual and should be further investigated. It is really necessary to get samples to our Launceston Laboratory...
The Carp Management Program prepares for the upcoming season
With the onset of winter, the carp management team has diverted their efforts toward the planning and preparation of gear and equipment for the upcoming season in spring. So far 450 m of gill net has been repaired, with another 1000 m to go, as well as dozens of fyke nets which require checking and...
Carp Management Program presents work to the Tasmanian Fly Tyers Club
During the third week of June 2014, Chris Wisniewski, Section Manager from IFS, attended the general meeting of the Tasmanian Fly Tyers Club to inform the group on the status of carp in Lake Sorell. The presentation was well received, with many of the club members having fished Lake Sorell before the arrival of carp....
Navigation hazard marked at Bradys Lake
IFS staff recently installed a marker buoy on a navigation hazard at Bradys Lake. The tree stump is partially or completely obscured at medium to high lake levels and represented a significant hazard due to its proximity in a line between the boat ramp and the Whitewater. Staff took advantage of a low lake level...
