August 2018 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
![Two set fishing rods on the shore of South Riana Dam as day breaks on the opening of the 2018-19 trout season.](/media/__sized__/original_photos/Webstory_2018_-_2018-19_season_opening_at_South_Riana_Dam-thumbnail-900x675-60.jpg)
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...
![Four Springs Lake carpark on the opening Sunday in 2017](/media/__sized__/original_photos/Webstory_2018_-_the_Four_Sping_Lake_carpark_on_the_opening_weekend_2017-18-thumbnail-900x675-60.jpg)
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...
![An image of the 2018-19 one season licence card and the 2018-23 five season licence card.](/media/__sized__/original_photos/Webstory_2018_-_2018-19_licence_cards_both-thumbnail-900x675-60.jpg)
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...
![An aerial shot of the Forth hydro power scheme](/media/__sized__/original_photos/Webstory_2018_-_Mersey_Forth-thumbnail-900x675-60.jpg)
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...
![IFS Staff member, Storm Eastley with a brown trout trapped during the South Riana Dam fishery performance assessment in 2018.](/media/__sized__/original_photos/Webstory_2018_-_South_Riana_Dam_Fisheries_Performance_Assessment-thumbnail-900x675-60.jpg)
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...