Inland Fisheries Service News
Brushy Lagoon stocked with salmon
Today (5 June 2013) the IFS stocked Brushy Lagoon with 230 Atlantic salmon. The fish were donated by Petuna Aquaculture and average four kilograms. This will be welcome news for those wishing to chase some big fish over winter. Please remember that there is a five fish daily bag limit with only two fish over...
Busy time as brown trout are stocked out into several key fisheries
As is usual for this time of year the IFS has been transferring brown trout from the spawning run at Liawenee to other waters throughout the state. The biggest transfers have been completed at Four Springs Lake (2,000 stripped and adipose clipped) and Bradys Lake (4,800) as well as smaller numbers into the Nineteen Lagoons...
Heavy fine for whitebait poachers
Two men appeared in the Launceston Magistrates Court on Tuesday 21 May 2013 and pleaded guilty to taking and possessing 2.65 kilograms of whitebait, and to using a non permitted net at the Tomahawk River during October 2012. The court heard that Inland Fisheries Officers apprehended the defendants at the Tomahawk River which is a...
Lagoon of Islands decommissioned by Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania today (30 April 2013) announced work to decommission the dam at Lagoon of Islands in Tasmania’s central highlands and rehabilitate the site to a natural state is nearing completion. Manager Sustainability and Safety Andrew Scanlon said the project is in keeping with Hydro Tasmania’s reputation for sustainable water management and environmental leadership. “This...
Another successful Trout Weekend
Over the last weekend the Inland Fisheries Service opened the doors of its Liawenee field station to the public. Over the two days around 3500 people visited the site to see the annual brown trout spawning run at its peak. The highlight was the thousands of trout that were on show but the patrons were...
