August 2018 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
The 2018-19 trout season begins
Over the weekend the 2018-19 angling season took off with a bang! The weather was reasonable for this time of year. Saturday morning was fantastic until some rain moved in at lunchtime. Thousands of anglers around the state tried their luck with some fantastic fish caught. Our Officers were out with five teams patrolling 46...
Opening weekend outlook
Most inland waters open this weekend. The brown trout fishing season starts on Saturday 4 August and the outlook is fantastic. Winter has so far delivered good rain in the West, Northwest, North and South of the state. Today dams in the Mersey/Forth, Pieman and the lower Derwent catchments are spilling with the upper...
2018-19 Licence cards
If you have bought or renewed a full season licence, you probably don’t have your card yet. There has been a delay with this season cards. We hope the first ones will arrive in letterboxes next week. You can still enjoy fishing this weekend. If you have a receipt, take a copy with you. This...
Pumped hydro community information sessions
Hydro Tasmania is inviting residents to community information sessions being held in August to talk about pumped hydro and the opportunities it could bring to Tasmania. Hydro Tasmania has identified 14 potential pumped hydro options around the state that will be explored further, to look at the social, economic and technical aspects. The information sessions...
South Riana Dam worth a go when the new season starts
Today sees the start of the new licence period. Put down your 2017-18 season angling licence. Pick up your 2018-19 season licence. As you think about where you might go on Saturday, consider the South Riana Dam on the NW Coast. Over 23 to 25 July, we did an assessment of the brown trout population...
