Inland Fisheries Service News
Tasmania's Welcome to World Fly Fishing Championship Teams
On behalf of Tasmania the Minister for responsible for Inland Fisheries, Hon. Guy Barnett, welcomes the teams of the World Fly fishing Championship 2019 in this short video.
Shannon Lagoon offers a challenge to anglers
During June 2017, we collected 500 fish from the River Derwent fish trap at Lake King William and then tagged and transferred into Shannon Lagoon. On 14-15 May 2019 we surveyed Shannon Lagoon to see how these fish were going. Over one night of trapping, we captured 43 brown trout. Of these fish, seven were...
IFS upgrades Haddens Bay boat ramp
Anglers have suggested that more parking would be useful at the Haddens Bay boat ramp at yingina/Great Lake. In response the IFS has groomed the ramp on both sides of the rock groyne to provide additional area for turning, launching and parking.
Tasmania Trout Fishing Photo Competition winners announced
On Saturday, at Trout Weekend, the Minister responsible for Inland Fisheries Hon. Guy Barnett announced the winners of the Tasmanian Trout Fishing Photo Competition for 2019. The judges found it difficult to choose from a range of high quality photos that were sent in. The winners were: 1st Shaun Cooper 2nd Arnie Zinnoegger 3rd David...
Lake Rowallan boat ramp access
Hydro Tasmania would like to advise that the boat ramp at Lake Rowallan will be closed from Monday 20 May to Friday 31 May 2019, inclusive. During this period we will be doing maintenance work on the boat ramp, road and campground as well as improving drainage and bank stabilisation at the site. This period...
