Inland Fisheries Service News
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...
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...
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...
Brown Trout Season Ends
The majority of inland waters, which are based on the brown trout season, are now closed to fishing from today Monday 30 April until they reopen in the 2012-13 season on Saturday 4 August. However, the season’s fishing is not over with Lakes Mackintosh and Rosebery, and all rainbow trout waters remaining open until 3...
Results from Day One of the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships
Australia’s Gold Team is leading the way after day one of the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships being held in Tasmania, followed by Australia Green and Northern Ireland. But with three more sessions still to go before the competition ends at noon on Saturday, anyone could still win and the Tasmanian trout fishery is not making...
