Inland Fisheries Service News
Four Springs Lake jetty access repaired
Damage to jetty walkway repaired. IFS staff have repaired holes eroded in the walkway to the Four Springs Lake jetty. High water and wave action had eroded parts of the path. The hole resulting from the erosion has been filled with aggregate and concrete.
Craigbourne Dam gets another salmon stocking
Yesterday (20 August 2013) Craigbourne Dam was stocked with Atlantic salmon kindly donated by SALTAS from their hatchery at Wayatinah. A total of 1,800 salmon were stocked and had an average weight of 1.5 kg. The weights ranged from 500 grams to 3 kg. Anglers need to remember this is a shared resource with no...
Mersey River Anglers Access project launch
Deputy Premier Bryan Green officially launched the Mersey River Anglers Access project today (16 August 2013) at Merseylea. Attended by representatives of the Tasmanian Community Fund, Anglers Alliance Tasmania, landowners and contributing stakeholders the opening was also attended by some keen anglers looking forward to using the new infrastructure. Mr. Green invited anglers from across...
Lake Kara stocking a success
Due to the positive response from north west anglers to the recent stocking of Lake Kara the IFS has undertaken some maintenance works to improve vehicle and pedestrian access. Plans to replace the screens on the spillway are also underway. On Thursday 15 August pedestrian tracks around the perimeter of the lake were cleared and...
Cold weather provides hot fishing on the River Derwent
The River Derwent lived up to its reputation of being a hot spot to fish early in the season. Despite cold windy conditions anglers were out in force with impressive catches of trout falling to lures both trolled and cast from a boat. Shore based anglers also had success with reports of fish being caught...
