September 2015 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
Wrasse in Lake Crescent?
In early May IFS was notified of numerous fish scales near the Lake Crescent boat ramp that resembled those from a carp. Obviously this caused great concern as the last carp removed from this lake was in 2007 and there had been no signs since. The scales were collected and underwent a DNA analysis which...
Carp spawning season is about to start and we are prepared!
Earlier this month five transmitter carp were released back into Lake Sorell in preparation for the start of the carp spawning season. This brings the total number of transmitter fish in Lake Sorell to 18. The carp were captured using a monofilament gill net set in Kemps Bay, Lake Sorell and Dr. Andrew Nicholson from...
Have you tried the Henty River for sea run brown trout?
Paul Middleton an IFS Fisheries officer based in Devonport shares one of his favourite fishing spots, the Henty River. Whilst having a boat is quite useful for this water, there is a reasonable 4wd drive track from the B27 Henty (Zeehan to Strahan) road. The track which is roughly 3 km long is mainly sand...
Have you included chasing some sea run brown trout in your angling calendar?
In springtime every year there is a great opportunity to catch sea run trout as they enter estuarine waters and the lower reaches of rivers chasing the runs of white bait as they make their way upstream on their annual migrations. These migrations take place from mid-August through to mid-December, peaking from mid-September through to...
