August 2024 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

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Lake Mikany boat ramp
Aug. 28, 2024

Lake Mikany boat ramp open

Recent rainfall has allowed the Lake Mikany boat ramp to be opened.  Lake Mikany is a renowned early season water that fishes well with all methods. Electric motors only are permitted to be used at Lake Mikany.

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Tyler Cleary, 21yrs of Gagebrook, caught this 6.2lb beauty at Meadowbank Lake spinning a white and orange speckle hard-body, with a total of 7 fish for the boat
Aug. 28, 2024

What an opening to the 2024-25 season!

Well, it's been an interesting month around the State's waterways since the opening of the 2024-25 angling season. Social media photos / accounts have been aplenty and lots of great conditioned fish caught! In the north of the State, Four Springs has been producing some nice fish and over the opening weekend, our officers spoke...

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Family outing on Fathers Day
Aug. 27, 2024

Father's Day this Sunday!

Are you struggling to find a Father's Day gift? Why not get him a trout licence! It’s a gift that will keep on giving for the rest of the season, and it won’t end up gathering dust on a shelf in the shed! Make a family day of it on Sunday, 2 September, and head...

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AAT Webcam Bronte Lagoon
Aug. 22, 2024

Important Webcam News from Anglers Alliance Tasmania

Access to the Anglers Access Tasmania (AAT) webcam network is now FREE! AAT would like to thank all those who supported them last season by subscribing to the webcam network. Your support helped AAT to keep the system running.

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Rainbow Trout
Aug. 22, 2024

Preparations underway for Liawenee Rainbow trout spawning run

Earlier this week the Inland Fisheries Service commenced preparations for the annual rainbow trout spawning run at Liawenee, which normally kicks off in late August. An electrofishing survey of the dedicated spawning channels at Liawenee was undertaken to collect any yearling rainbow trout remaining in the channels from the 2023 spawning run. The spawning channels...