November 2017 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

Nov. 3, 2017

Shannon Lagoon - Fishery Performance Assessment

Shannon Lagoon is a fishery that receives very little attention from anglers. However, a recent survey of the brown trout population suggest this water may well be worth the extra effort. Using 40 box traps over two nights, we captured 106 brown trout and one rainbow trout. The average weight of the resident Shannon Lagoon...

Nov. 3, 2017

Anglers Alliance Tasmania and Friends Of The Leven complete replanting

The River Leven habitat renewal project at Gunns Plains was recently completed with a grant of $11,750 to AAT from the Cradle Coast NRM. The project involved removing willow regrowth and replanting of the riparian zone with endemic native plants. Many thanks to AAT member John Broomby for his work in seeing the project through...