May 2015 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

May 5, 2015

Recent survey indicates good health in golden galaxias populations

IFS staff recently conducted the annual Galaxias auratus survey in lakes' Crescent and Sorell. This survey is undertaken as part of an ongoing monitoring program associated with the Lakes Sorell and Crescent Water Management Plan 2005. Using a number of small mesh fyke nets set within designated habitats in each lake, staff were able to...

May 4, 2015

The 2014/2015 angling season closed at brown trout waters 3 May 2015

The majority of inland waters closed to fishing at midnight 3 May 2015 for the current angling season. This is the end of the 2014/2015 trout season at the majority of Tasmanian waters. This does not mean all waters are closed to fishing as a number of waters are managed to close midnight 31 May...