Inland Fisheries Service News

Fyke nets in Lake Sorell being checked by Carp Management Program staff during the juvenile carp survey undertaken in March 2019.
Fyke nets in Lake Sorell being checked by Carp Management Program staff during the juvenile carp survey undertaken in March 2019.
April 5, 2019

Lake Crescent remains carp free, and no spawning in Lake Sorell!

The annual Lake Crescent juvenile carp survey took place on 6 March 2019. This survey aims to make sure carp have not made their way back into Lake Crescent, and to look for any sign of spawning. We have not seen Carp in Lake Crescent since 2007, but we do surveys every year to check....

The cover page of the IFS Quarterly report to anglers for December 2018 to February 2019 showing a brown trout
The cover page of the IFS Quarterly report to anglers for December 2018 to February 2019
April 4, 2019

IFS Quarterly report to anglers for December 2018 to February 2019

The latest IFS Quarterly Report to Anglers is now available. Read a summary of our activities for December 2018 to February 2019.    

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Brown trout making the annual spawning migration
March 29, 2019

Trout Weekend 2019

Trout Weekend is back for 2019. From 10 am until 3pm over Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May at the Liawenee field Station, yingina/Great Lake Come with your family, enjoy displays, demonstrations, the ever-popular junior angling pond, and see the hundreds of wild brown trout on their annual spawning run. There is something for everyone...

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Northern Midlands Council logo
March 26, 2019

Lake Leake campgrounds and boat ramp temporary close

The Lake Leake campgrounds and boat ramp are closed until Saturday 30 March. This is so the Tasmania Fire Service can do a safe Fuel Reduction Burn. Once the burns starts on Wednesday (27 March) it is likely to be very smokey and there may be some short road closures. People wishing to access the...

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Inland Fisheries Service logo
March 22, 2019

Meander Dam boat ramp notice

Storage levels at the Meander Dam are now below the boat ramp making it difficult to launch and retrieve. Use with care and only if safe to do so.