December 2018 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
IFS Office - Christmas closure
The Inland Fisheries Service head office will be closed from Christmas day, opening again on Wednesday 2 January. We will have officers out and about over the festive season so say hello if you meet up. Angling licences can still be purchased on our website, at Service Tas and selected tackle stores If you see...
Leading international journalist remarks on his recent visit to Tasmania
Tasmania recently hosted, Kirk Deeter, a leading US angling journalist and widely travelled author. Here is what he had to say in a recent social media post about his experience. "Thank you, Tasmania. Just back from one of the most extraordinary "fishing" trips I've ever experienced. Never thought I'd watch a wallaby jump over the...
Tumbledown Creek Bridge Remains Closed
Tumbledown Creek Bridge next to Arthurs Lake is closed. The bridge allowing access to Little Lake and Gunns Lake. The deteriorating structural condition is causing the closure. Unfortunately, it wil;l be closed over the Christmas period and into the the mid-summer months. This timber bridge was originally built nearly 15 years ago. It provided...
US Journalist Checks Out Tassie Trout
One year out from World Fly Fishing Championship 2019, Kirk Deeter, editor at large of Field and Stream, editor in chief of Trout magazine and editor of Angling Trade is in Tasmania to check out the form. He will be writing his thoughts in coming weeks so it will be interesting to see what he...
Proposal to close access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam
Proposal to close access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam Southern Midlands Council have advertised a public notice to consider a permanent closure of a section of Craigbourne Road that provides access to the eastern side of Craigbourne Dam. This location is sheltered and provides easy access for shore based anglers and kayaks....
