Regulations

Min size: 300 mm Bag limit: 12 Method: All methods (bait, lures and flies) Season: 5/8/2023 - 28/4/2024

Background

Mossy Marsh is a small Hydro Tasmania storage that has a good head of small brown trout. Accessed from the C603 to Butlers Gorge, approximately 4 km west from the A10 at Tarraleah, it is a walk of 100 m from the parking area to the pond. Bait, lure and fly fishing are permitted, manually propelled kayaks and canoes are suitable only.

Getting There

Take the C603 Butlers Gorge Road west from the A10 at Tarraleah. Mossy Marsh Pond is approximately 4km west of the A10. It isa walk of approximately 100m from the parking area to the pond.

Recreational Fish Management

Mossy Marsh Pond is managed as a wild trout fishery.

Angling Notes

Known for a large population of small brown trout, Mossy Marsh Pond is a picturesque, sheltered clearwater surrounded by forest and is ideal for wading and manually propelled kayaks and canoes. Submerged logs and trees provide lots of cover for the trout and present a challenge for the angler. Set rod bait fishing and lure casting with shallow running lures can be rewarding. Ideal for fly fishing particularly on warm days when bettles and other terrestrials will bring fish to the surface.

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

Anglers can help reduce the spread of pests in Tasmanian waterways. It is an offence to use fish or fish products for bait or to transfer fish between waters. Significant penalties apply.

Reminder

Be aware of and comply with fishing regulations.
Respect the rights of other anglers and users.
Protect the environment.
Carefully return undersized, protected or unwated catch back to the water.
Fish species and other organisms must not be relocated or transferred into other water bodies.