October 2024 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
Curries River Reservoir upgrades
The IFS has recently completed an upgrade of the parking, access tracks and launching areas on both sides of the causeway at Curries River Reservoir. With good water levels after recent rain and stockings of both brown and rainbow trout over winter, Curries is one of the more popular early season waters. Fishing from the shore,...
Stocking - Bradys Lake
This week the IFS stocked Bradys Lake with some rainbow trout averaging 8 kg! Just a few to tempt you. See our stocking list on https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/fisheries/stocking/ And don’t forget there are two $5,000 tagged brown trout to be caught in Bradys Lake. We love the Bradys Chain!!!
Native Fish Surveys - Arthurs Lake and Woods Lake
Last week IFS staff completed the annual native fish surveys in Arthurs and Woods lakes. Surveys, using small mesh fyke nets, are undertaken around this time every year to monitor population levels of saddled galaxias and Arthurs paragalaxias. The Arthurs Lake survey revealed a good number of both saddled galaxias and Arthurs paragalaxias. A low...
Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion - kicks off on Saturday 5 October 2024
The Tasmanian Government, with the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS), has launched a new Tagged Trout Promotion to encourage people to go trout fishing and support regional economies. A total of $150,000 has been committed by the Tasmanian Government for tagged trout over the next three years – with $80,000 up for grabs during the 2024-25...
National Gone Fishing Day!
Sunday 13 October is National Gone Fishing Day so why not grab a friend and go trout fishing? Gone Fishing Day is an angling licence free day which means an angling licence will not be required for anyone wanting to fish inland waters in Tasmania on this day! Plus - with a range of junior angling...
