Inland Fisheries Service News
The last of the year's run of salmon but still plenty out there!
During the last week of November the IFS delivered 350 Atlantic salmon to Craigbourne Dam and 400 to Meadowbank Lake. These fish averaged 2.5 kg and were donated by Tassal. This is the last of a series of stockings courtesy of the commercial salmon industry for 2012. In the heat of summer it is not...
Maintenance to the road into Double Lagoon
If you ventured into the Nineteen Lagoon area of the Western Lakes during the second week of December 2012 you would have noticed machinery undertaking maintenance to the road heading into Double Lagoon. With funding assistance from MAST the Inland Fisheries Service has undertaken maintenance on the Double Lagoon road and access to the lake...
Access to Tyenna River closed in places due to tree removal, 6 & 7 December
Norske Skog advises that access to the Tyenna River near Tyenna Road will be closed on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th December and access to the Humboldt River will also be closed on Friday 7th December. During these times, safety and environmental works will be completed. Phone 62610158 for further information.
New signage at Pet Dam
Cradle Mountain Water and IFS have recently installed new information signs for recreational anglers at Pet Dam. The new signs coincide with improved access arrangements at the dam with more of the south western shore now accessible to anglers. IFS would like to thank Cradle Mountain Water for their continued support of angling at Pet...
Recreational use of Lake Trevallyn
The recent stocking of Atlantic salmon has attracted more anglers to Lake Trevallyn. The lake is managed to cater for other recreational use and the rights of water skiers, wake boarders and swimmers should be respected. The salmon in previous years have made their way up into the South Esk River in the weeks following...
