Inland Fisheries Service News
Rainbow trout season opening 2025-26
The 2025-26 rainbow trout season opens this Saturday, 4 October 2025. This opening applies to designated rainbow trout waters, which differ from the brown trout season which commenced at the start of August 2025. The designated rainbow waters are: • Dee Lagoon • Junction Lake • Lake Meston • Lake Rowallan • Lake Skinner •...
Lake Leake Fishing Report
Last Saturday Inland Fisheries Service staff visited Lake Leake, on the back of good reports of well conditioned trout being caught in recent weeks! Our visit coincided with a Launceston Angling Club competition with club members braving the poor weather and being rewarded with some good catches. Most of the fish caught were brown trout...
2025 Whitebait Season
The 2025 whitebait season opens on Wednesday 1 October 2025. The season will run for 6 weeks through to Tuesday 11 November 2025. A whitebait licence is required to fish for whitebait. Licences are $38 and are available from the IFS website, Service Tasmania outlets and selected tackle shops. A whitebait licence permits anglers to take a maximum of 2 kilograms...
Spring Fishing Outlook!
Almost seven weeks in, the brown trout season is now in full swing! The last week or so has brought some welcome rain and although the unsettled weather has presented some challenges for anglers, September and October are traditionally some of the best months for trout fishing in Tasmania. Water temperatures are rising and fish...
20+ year old tagged estuary perch recaptured by angler
While trout fishing in the remote Arthur River on the north-west coast of Tasmania, an angler recently caught an estuary perch which had two tags in it. After reporting the capture to the IFS, it was found the fish was first tagged in January 2015 as part of a University of Tasmania/Australian Maritime College Honours...
