Inland Fisheries Service News
Anglers - please keep a look out for pests!
On the 28th January 1995 an angler, Mr Graeme Porter, found the remains of an unusual fish that was being eaten by a sea eagle on the edge of Lake Crescent. He promptly gathered up the carcass and took it to the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) for identification. The fish was confirmed as a common...
Community survey on Tarraleah
The Tarraleah hydropower scheme in the Central Highlands has delivered power to Tasmania for 85 years and is having its future reimagined as the energy market changes. Hydro Tasmania is currently progressing development approvals processes for the proposed redevelopment of the scheme. A project update is being distributed through the local community to share progress...
Look out for your licence renewals!
With only five weeks until the brown trout waters open, don’t forget to renew your licence before you head out fishing. The new angling season opens Saturday, 5 August. Be prepared and purchase your licence now! In preparation, the IFS will start sending out licence renewals from 1 July. The Tasmanian Government has made junior...
$2,000 tagged trout caught in yingina / Great Lake trap
One of the nine remaining tagged trout in yingina / Great Lake, recently showed up in our fish trap. The fish had grown from 461mm to 515mm since being tagged and released in 2021. The brown trout was returned to the lake giving any licenced angler an opportunity to capture it and claim the $2,000...
Protecting our spawning fish
As most keen anglers will know, the seasons for Brown and rainbow trout are there to protect the spawning runs. The Inland Fisheries Act 1995 also protects spawn and spawning fish through prohibiting certain conduct or fishing inflowing waters to certain lakes. We remind anglers of the following section of the Act: section 137. Disturbing spawn (1) A...
