Inland Fisheries Service News
The South gets salmon for winter
Yesterday (24 May 2012) Craigbourne Dam got a much needed replenishment of Atlantic salmon. Nearly 350 salmon were stocked into Craigbourne with the fish being donated by Tassal. The fish were all good sized with 190 being 3 kg average and 150 averaging 5 kg but ranging to over 8 kg. Please remember that there...
Brushy Lagoon has picnic table. Thanks to Westbury Angling Club.
Westbury Angling Club have recently installed a picnic table at the Brushy Lagoon Dam Wall. The table was kindly donated by Forestry Tasmania and will add to the amenity for anglers at Brushy which is a designated family fishery.
Quick Response by IFS Saves Lives at Arthurs Lake
The Inland Fisheries Service helped Tasmania Police in the rescue of a Tasmanian couple whose dinghy had capsized whilst fishing at Arthurs Lake last Thursday 26 April. IFS staff stationed at Lake Crescent were able to respond quickly to the emergency, joining the Police search using an IFS boat fully equipped with search and rescue...
Corporate Clean Up Australia Day 2012
Staff from Inland Fisheries Service participated in the Clean Up Australia (CUA) business clean up day on Tuesday 26 February. The Central Highlands Council opened the waste transfer station at Hamilton to receive the rubbish. Areas targeted for the clean up effort were popular fishing locations including Lake Binney, Tungatinah Lagoon, Arthurs Lake, Cluny Lagoon,...
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...
