Inland Fisheries Service News
Arthurs Lake Fisheries Performance Assessment surveys 2022 and 2023
To investigate the population structure of brown trout in Arthurs Lake, we have completed three surveys since December 2022. There are two reports summarising these surveys which occurred in December 2022, April 2023 and December 2023. These are Arthurs Lake Fishery Performance Assessment April 2023 and Arthurs Lake Electrofishing Survey December 2023. The La Niña...
Chris Wisniewski's last day at IFS
Chris Wisniewski starts leave today and will retire from his Section Manager (Fisheries Management) role, in July. Chris received his letter of appointment from the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries, Rob Sloane on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1988 and started on the job as a fisheries inspector based in the Hydro village at Tarraleah 16 February...
Ryan Wilkinson appointed as Acting Director of Inland Fisheries
We would like to welcome aboard Ryan Wilkinson as the Acting Director of Inland Fisheries. Ryan is fly fisher who has been ‘hooked’ on our wild trout fishery since he caught his first Tasmanian brown trout from Arthurs Lake in 2006. Ryan has a PhD in fish biology from Flinders University of South Australia....
Lake Crescent – Fishery Assessment
During early March we did a box trap survey of the trout in Lake Crescent. Lake Crescent has been a real go to fishery again this season, with trophy brown trout luring anglers. During the survey, the catch rate was lower than expected due to the warm shallow water. A total of thirty brown trout...
Lake Mikany boat ramp extended
The recent low water levels have allowed the boat ramp at Lake Mikany to be extended. The lake is managed by TasWater as a water supply and being close to Stanley and Smithton it has become a popular fishery. Set in natural bushland this sheltered water provides opportunities to fish from either the shore or...
