Inland Fisheries Service News
If boating wear your PFDs and obey the speed limits
Inland Fisheries Service compliance officers are noting an increasing trend of anglers failing to wear personal floatation devices (PFDs) or life jackets as they were once called. It seems the deaths from drowning by anglers not wearing PFDs that occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s have been forgotten. Not only is it illegal...
Visitors' information bay at Great Lake Lookout reinstated
In late August vandals destroyed the visitors information bay at Great Lake Lookout at the northern end of Great Lake. With the cooperation and assistance of Central Highlands Council the structure has been repaired and the visitor information panels replaced. The lookout is a popular roadside rest spot for visitors and offers extensive views over...
Seaward Limit Sign installed on the Mersey River
As part of the Service’s ongoing program of improving information for anglers a sign has been installed at the seaward limit of the Mersey River. The sign has been installed on the Eastern side of the Mersey River adjacent to the boat ramp at Ballast Ground Point on River Road. The sign is double sided...
Access improved at Rostrevor Lagoon
Visitors to the East Coast will be familiar with a large lagoon on the Eastern side of the Tasman Highway on the northern outskirts of Triabunna. With the cooperation of the landowners, Ian and Marcus Weeding, the IFS has installed signs and stiles identifying access points and parking for anglers and providing foot access around...
Carp program gears up for intensive fish down this summer
During the second week of October members of the Carp Management Team and DPIPWE vet Andrew Nicholson implanted 15 juvenile carp with radio transmitters. The newly implanted carp were then released into Lake Sorell, bringing the total there to 30. Radio transmitter implanted carp are an important tool in Inland Fisheries program to eradicate carp...
