Inland Fisheries Service News

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Typical Little Pine brown trout
Nov. 8, 2024

Little Pine Lagoon - electrofishing survey

This season, anglers have commented on the unusually low catch rates and a lack of tailing fish at Little Pine Lagoon. This is despite periods of good weather, generally favourable lake levels and with some experienced anglers fishing the lagoon. In response to this, the IFS undertook a small-scale electrofishing survey on 30 October 2024. ...

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PWS Logo
Nov. 5, 2024

Parks and Wildlife Service - seasonal campfire bans commencing 5 November 2024

Our friends at Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) have issued the following: Tasmania experienced a warm winter this year. While soil dryness indices (SDI) shows that some areas have received good rainfall, deeper soil deficiencies persist, particularly in the west. Additionally, upper soil layers are notably dry in patches across the east and southeast, where...

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John Mitchell - first tagged trout capture
Nov. 1, 2024

First tagged trout for 2024-25 season captured!!

The first $5,000 tagged brown trout from the State Government’s Tagged Trout Promotion has been captured. During early October, the Inland Fisheries Service, as part of the State Governments Tagged Trout Promotion, released sixteen brown trout into nine inland waters across the State. Each of these fish are worth $5,000 when captured by a licenced...

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NWFFC Expo
Oct. 23, 2024

North West Fly Fishing Club learn to flyfish day

The North West Fly Fishing Club is hosting a learn to fly fish day this Sunday (27th October) at Pet Dam. Access is via Circular Road on the eastern side of the dam. This is a free event, running from 10am to 3pm. You can learn to fly cast under the tuition of club members....

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Clearing fallen trees at Boss' Hole
Oct. 18, 2024

Talbots Lagoon storm damage repairs

This week IFS staff cleared fallen trees and debris from the access tracks at Talbots Lagoon in preparation for the anticipated arrival of dun hatches in the next few weeks. A large number of trees had fallen across access tracks around the lagoon including the kayak launch area at Boss' Hole, Paradise Plains, Platform Point...