Inland Fisheries Service News

Swan Bay boat ramp upgrade
Work to improve the surface of the Swan Bay (yingina/Great Lake) boat ramp will start on Thursday 28th April. The ramp will be able to be used during the work however some delays may occur. Alternatively, anglers may launch at the Haddens Bay ramp 2km east of Swan Bay. The upgrade has been jointly funded by...

Easter 2022 fishing wrap up
Plenty of anglers made the trip into the Central Highlands for the Easter long weekend period. On the whole weather was pretty good except for the Sunday, which brought windy and rainy conditions. Reasonable numbers of brown and rainbow trout were taken from Great Lake. Trolling lures and set rod bait fishing from the shore...

Trout Weekend returns for 2022
Trout Weekend returns to the IFS Liawenee Field Station for 2022 on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May. This year Trout Weekend goes back to its roots as an outdoor event celebrating and focusing on the wild brown trout spawning run. Crowd favourites are back including wild brown trout ova stripping and live fish displays. ...

IFS staff fly into Lake Oberon to check on the Pedder galaxias population
The Pedder galaxias (Galaxias pedderensis) was previously found only in the original Lake Pedder, Tasmania. Unfortunately, due to the flooding of the Huon and Serpentine catchments for hydro power generation in 1972, and with the subsequent invasion of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and climbing galaxias (Galaxias brevipinnis), the Pedder galaxias population collapsed. By 1990 they...

Casting for Recovery - fundraising for cancer
Fly Fish Australia Come and join the Australian Ladies World Fly Fishing Team and other ladies for a fabulous day of fun, fishing and raising money for cancer recovery program. Meet and fish with these phenomenal women who will share their skills and passion for fly fishing and have fun at the same time. When:...