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Inland Fisheries Service News

IFS Officer stocking fish
July 26, 2024

Great news ahead of the new trout season!

Thanks to recent wet weather and valued support from Hydro Tasmania, we've managed to achieve most of our planned adult brown trout stockings in recent weeks. With crucial help from Hydro Tasmania, on 21 May, the gates at Lake Augusta were opened and the water held in storage flowed downstream into Liawenee Canal, with wild...

Hydro Tasmania logo
July 25, 2024

Boat ramps reopened yingina/Great Lake

yingina / Great Lake boat ramps at Brandum Bay, Cramps Bay and Swan Bay have been inspected by MAST, with sufficient lake levels to reopen. Please keep up to date with current alerts at www.hydro.com.au/alerts

Harvested area at Talbots Lagoon
July 25, 2024

Access maintained during timber harvest at Talbots Lagoon

Forestry management company Forico worked with the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) recently to keep access clear during harvest operations at a plantation coupe on the western shore of Talbots Lagoon, where parking and access tracks are located. Prior to harvesting, Forico and the IFS agreed that access tracks should be kept clear of harvesting debris...

Hydro Tasmania
July 22, 2024

Launch of dedicated Woods Lake website - Hydro Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania have a new website for the Woods Lake blue-green algae bloom, which serves as a dedicated platform for updates and information regarding Woods Lake. You can find the website by scanning the QR code or at the following link: What's up with Woods Lake? | Connect Hydro As well as regular updates, this...

Huntsman Lake Jetty
July 4, 2024

Huntsman Lake jetty complete

The Huntsman Lake boat ramp renewal and upgrade project, including construction of a 70 m long jetty adjacent to the boat ramp is now complete and open. The project was partly funded under the Australian Government’s Recreational Fishing and Camping Facilities Program in partnership with the Tasmanian Government and delivered by Meander Valley Council, Marine...