Inland Fisheries Service News
Outcome of Public Meeting on Boating at Penstock Lagoon
Nearly 100 anglers who regularly fish at Penstock Lagoon (most using a boat) attended a meeting by the Inland Fisheries Service on Saturday 4 February in Miena to discuss a proposal to prohibit the use of petrol outboards on the lagoon. The meeting was designed to obtain preliminary feedback on this issue and gauge the...
Public meeting announced to discuss boating regulations at Penstock Lagoon
A public meeting will be held on Saturday 4 February at 6 pm at the Miena Community Centre to discuss a proposed change to the use of electric outboard motors only whilst boating at Penstock Lagoon. All interested anglers are welcome to attend. The proposal by the Inland Fisheries Service is to restrict the use...
Bronte Lagoon Ramp completed
IFS and MAST are pleased to advise that the new boat ramp and pontoon at Bronte Lagoon was completed on Friday 30 March. Construction of the ramp itself and associated earthworks were completed during low water levels throughout March. Refilling of the lagoon and a return to normal operating water level was achieved on Friday...
Tassal Salmon Arrive for Xmas
During December, Tassal generously donated approximately 6,890 well conditioned Atlantic salmon to the Inland Fisheries Service for the benefit of recreational anglers. With the fish, the Service stocked three event waters in the north and Craigbourne Dam and Meadowbank Lake in the south. Taylors Dam in Latrobe which is a junior angling water run by...
Tassal Salmon for Meadowbank Lake
The Inland Fisheries Service received the latest donation of 1,705 good quality Atlantic salmon from Tassal on Wednesday 12 January. Approximately 1,560 of these were released into Meadowbank Lake on the same day while a further 100 have been kept for a junior angler event and the remainder for use as display fish at the...
