Inland Fisheries Service News
Smart licence checks
IFS compliance officers now have the capacity to check angling licence details by smart phone. The IFS licence database is available to officers in the field and allows quick and easy access to validate information where angler is not carrying their licence. At times this has also alleviated the need for anglers to produce their...
It’s an experience
The Inland Fisheries Service receives regular requests from schools looking for work experience placements for their students that are interested in pursuing a career in conducting fisheries research and management activities around Tasmania. The work students can expect to undertake is diverse and based in a variety of locations. This includes assisting the Carp Management...
Tasmanian rivers electrofishing survey 2013
Following concerns from anglers, guides and angling groups regarding the status of river populations of trout around Tasmania the IFS conducted an electrofishing survey of 11 of the state's rivers. In line with anglers concerns the results indicated that there was wide spread depletion amongst the state's river brown trout populations. Comparisons made with the...
Meadowbank Lake receives salmon stocking for Fathers Day
Yesterday (28 August 2013) Meadowbank Lake received 1,050 Atlantic salmon averaging 1.5 kg. These fish were kindly donated by SALTAS from their Wayatinah hatchery. The salmon should provide a boost to the lake which was drained for Hydro Tasmania works earlier this year. So get Dad enthused for a Fathers Day fishing expedition. Meadobank Lake...
Carp Team prepare for the upcoming spawning season
Despite cold conditions the Carp Management Team has been busy preparing for the oncoming carp spawning season that can commence anytime from October onwards through the warmer months. Once mature, carp are stimulated to spawn by warming water and rising lake levels. They are attracted into flooded wetlands that provide the ideal conditions for their...
