The 2020 whitebait season is almost upon us, and opens on Thursday 1st October. The season will run for 6 weeks before closing on Wednesday 11th November.

A whitebait licence is required to fish for whitebait. Licences are available for $32 from the IFS website, Service Tasmania outlets and selected tackle shops.

A whitebait licence permits anglers to take a maximum of 2 kilograms of whitebait per day, and a total of 10 kilograms for the season. Please check the 2020-21 Tasmanian Inland Fishing Code for the regulations relating to whitebait fishing. 

The following waters are open to whitebait fishing this year:

• • Duck River (except 50m above or below the weir)
  • Great Forester River
  • Henty River
  • Huon River
  • Inglis River
  • Mersey River
  • Montagu River
  • Pieman River
  • River Derwent
  • River Forth
  • kanamaluka/River Tamar
  • Rubicon River (except 50m above or below the weir)

With the weather warming up why not purchase a whitebait licence and go and catch a feed!