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Brushy Lagoon

Region: North · Category: Major

Regulations

5 fish combined with only 2 over 500mm

Min size: 300/500 mm Bag limit: 5 Method: All methods (bait, lures and flies). From 1 hour before sunrise to 3 hrs after sunset Season: All Year

Brushy Lagoon Rivulet flowing into Brushy Lagoon

Closed

Latest stocking

Date Number Species Age Weight (g) Type Stocked from
09/07/2024 500 Rainbow Trout Adult 360 Triploid FF#65 - Millybrook (Huon Aquaculture Group)
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Background

Brushy Lagoon is a small shallow and sheltered lagoon within Conservation Area and Crown Land.

Getting There

Brushy Lagoon lies 20km north of Westbury via the B72 and C714.

Recreational Fish Management

Brushy Lagoon is regularly stocking with brown trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon to maintain the quality of the angling.

Angling Notes

Brushy Lagoon is a family fishery with easy access and lower altitude making it a comfortable location for all methods year round. The chance to catch fish is enhanced through regular stocking to maintain populations. The dam wall is a popular location with shore based anglers. This water is ideal for small boats and kayaks.
Brushy lagoon Rivulet flowing into Brushy Lagoon is always closed to fishing.

Pest Fish Management

Redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) are present in the Meander River below Huntsman Lake and in Brushy Lagoon. If this species is caught, anglers are asked to humanely kill the captured fish and dispose of appropriately. Please report any captures of Redfin perch in Huntsman Lake or Four Springs Lake to the IFS. Anglers can help reduce the spread of pests in Tasmanian waterways by not transferring fish between waters. Offences may incur significant penalties.

Reminder

Keep to formed roads and tracks - vehicles are not permitted on the lakeshores.
Do not litter - please take your rubbish with you.
Shooting is prohibited.
Fires in formal fireplaces or fire pots only at Brushy Lagoon.
Do not fell trees.

Recreational Use

Brushy Lagoon is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service. Camping is permitted and fires must be contained in formal fireplaces or firepots. A toilet is not provided.

Boating

There are two boat launching areas at Brushy Lagoon, one on the eastern shore and another at the dam wall.

Remember

Check your wash - if it's white it's all right - if it's brown slow down. Fishing from a boat within 100 metres of an angler fishing from the shore is prohibited unless the boat is securely moored. Do not park on or obstruct boat ramps.