Inland Fisheries Service News
Guide Dam - Walking track improvements
This week the Inland Fisheries Service conducted works at Guide Dam to improve the track that provides fishing access to the Eastern side of the dam. Works included track clearing along with the installation of track markers. Guide Dam is an underrated fishery that supports healthy populations of wild brown and rainbow trout. Early season...
UPDATE: Rabbit Control - Brumbys Creek
UPDATE: The Save the Tasmanian Devil Program have advised the March rabbit control program did not take place and that they will instead be undertaking the program at Brumbys Creek from 14 - 16 April 2025. The operations will take place during night time hours, and an exclusion zone will be established for 350 metres downstream and 250...
Tooms Lake - Fuel Reduction Burns
Parks and Wildlife (PWS) have advised that controlled burn operations will take place around Tooms Lake from 10 to 14 April 2025. During burning operations public access to this area will be restricted. The public will be asked to remain well out of the burn site while the burn is taking place and for the...
Lake Sorell - Dago Point Campground Improvements
There have been recent significant improvements made to the road through the Dago Point Campground at Lake Sorell. All pot holes in the road have now been filled, with the road having been graded and rolled. These improvements are great to see as the popularity of the water is steadily increasing as the fishery recovers...
2025 Australasian Police and Emergency Services (AP&ES) Games - Fishing Competition
The 2025 Australasian Police and Emergency Services (AP&ES) Games were held in Tasmania from 15-22 March. The AP&ES Games featured trout fishing with anglers from Tasmania, New South Wales and Western Australia, representing several service providers, including the Tasmanian Fire Service, Rural Fire Service, Fire NSW, Australian Border Force, Tasmanian Police, SES, St Johns Ambulance...
