Inland Fisheries Service News
Lake Burbury camping ground boat ramp upgrade
Members of the public are advised the works on this boat ramp will commence on Wednesday 17 April 2013 and should be completed by Friday 10 May 2013 (weather permitting). The nature of the works will necessitate the boat ramp being closed during this period. An alternate boat ramp is available at Thureau Hills (Old...
Easter Compliance Activities
Many waters were checked throughout the period with catch rates below average due to poor weather conditions. The standout water was Great Lake. Good numbers of well conditioned rainbow and brown trout up to 1.8 kg were caught by anglers prepared to put in the time on this water. Several offences were detected throughout the...
Anglers beware- big trout return to Crescent
With 3 years of good winter rains and Lake Crescent holding good water levels rumors were about that some large trout have been taken by anglers willing to commit some time and effort to fishing in this lake. Fish in the 5-6kg range have been mentioned. During recent carp surveys IFS officers captured some of...
Surveys Indicate No New Carp
The Lake Crescent juvenile carp survey was conducted from Tuesday the 12th to Friday the 15th of March. The aim of this survey was to confirm that carp had not re-established back into Lake Crescent, and to look for any signs of new recruitment if spawning had occurred during the past few months. This survey...
Annual Survey for Carp in the Clyde River
This week the Carp Management Team undertook a carp distribution surveyof the Clyde River using back pack electrofishing equipment. The survey examines selected sites that possess ideal carp habitat from immediately downstream of Lake Crescent to Hamilton. The survey has been undertaken annually since carp were first found in lakes Crescent and Sorell. Importantly no...
