Inland Fisheries Service News
Freshwater Angling Forum - Miena
The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) is hosting a freshwater angling forum in Miena at the Great Lake Community Centre, on 23 January 2026 (4:00 pm to 7:00 pm). The forum is an opportunity to have a chat about trout fishing in Tasmania, hear about the work being undertaken by the IFS and have your questions answered. Following...
Inland Fisheries Service - Festive Season Office Closure
The Inland Fisheries Service head office will close for the Festive Season from Wednesday, 24 December 2025 at 12:00 noon and will return to normal business hours on Monday, 5 January 2026. We will still have our Fisheries Officers out and about in the field, so please say hello if you see us. The Festive...
Butlers Gorge Road - Temporary Re-Opening
Hydro Tasmania advises that Butlers Gorge Road has temporarily reopened, giving access to Clark Dam, Lake King William, the lookout and the boat ramp. The road is expected to stay fully open until early February 2026. In early February, Hydro Tasmania also expects to make the Lake King William camp ground available for recreational use. There is no change to access to Mossy Marsh Dam which remains open...
Woods Lake Road Improvements
The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) in partnership with Hydro Tasmania have recently completed upgrades to Woods Lake Road. Just in time for the Christmas/New Year period, the road improvements will make the drive into Woods Lake safer and more comfortable. The IFS would like to thank Hydro Tasmania for working collaboratively to maintain access to...
Dr Jaime McAllister to join the Inland Fisheries Service
The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) is pleased to announce that Dr Jaime McAllister will be joining the IFS in early 2026, in a new role entitled - Manager (Recreational Fisheries). Jaime has worked at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) since 2008 where he has been involved in fisheries research and applied fisheries...
