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: 5/8/2023 - 28/4/2024
Latest stocking
| Date | Number | Species | Age | Weight (g) | Type | Stocked from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/06/2024 | 1500 | Rainbow Trout | Adult | 360 | Triploid | FF#65 - Millybrook (Huon Aquaculture Group) | |
| View stocking history... | |||||||
Background
Four Springs Lake is was created in the 1990s specifically for recreation and is managed as a trophy fishery providng excellent early and late season angling.
Getting There
Four Springs Lake is 20km north of Hagley via the C735
Recreational Fish Management
Four Springs Lake is managed as a trophy fishery and is regularly stocked with both brown and rainbow trout.
Angling Notes
At Four Springs Lake all methods of angling can be productive including fly fishing, spinning and set rod bait fishing. The entire perimeter of the lake is accessible ia a walking track. Fishing from boats and kayaks is popular in open water. Wading anglers should be wary of subbed changes in depth in parts of the lake. Early in the season bait fishing is productive in deeper water on the western shore and from the dam wall whilst trolling and drift spinning also account for good catches. Fly fishing with woolly worms and matuka patterns throughout the lake can be productive. During the late spring and summer weed growth can restrict fishing from the shore and trolling. Fly-fishing can be productive particularly from a boat. Recommended dry fly patterns include duns, red spinner, caenids and caddis. Wet flies such as mudeyes and nymphs are also favoured. A level access angling platform is located at the southern end of the car park. The walking track provides access to a jetty and picnic shelter on the western shore.
Protect Waters
Recreational anglers have a responsibility to look after fisheries resources for the benefit of the environment and future generations. Do not bring live or dead fish, fish products, animals or aquatic plants into Tasmania. Do not bring any used fishing gear or any other freshwater recreational equipment that may be damp, wet or contain water into Tasmania. Check, clean and dry your fishing equipment before entering Tasmania. Do not transfer any freshwater fish, frogs, tadpoles, invertebrates or plants between inland waters. Check your boat, trailer, waders and fishing gear for weed and other pests that should not be transferred before moving between waters. Do not use willow (which is a plant pest) as a rod support as it has the ability to propagate from a strike.
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 are not permitted at Four Springs Lake
Do not fell trees
Recreational Use
Four Springs Reserve is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service and IFS for day use only. Camping and fires are not permitted. An 8 km walking track circumnavigates the lake. Toilets, a kayak launch, and accessible angling platform are located at the southern end of the car park.
Boating
Four Springs Lake is a shallow and sheltered water ideal for small boats, use the designated boat ramp only. A kayak launch area is provided at the southern end of the car park. A 5-knot speed limit applies to the whole lake.
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.
