Inland Fisheries Service News
Traffic disruption alert affecting Penstock Lagoon anglers
Starting this week many large oversize, over mass, very long and heavy vehicles are moving components to the Cattle Hill (Waddamana) Wind Farm site. These movements will use the Midlands Highway; the Highland Lakes Road from Melton Mowbray through Bothwell; and The Northern Waddamana Road to the wind farm site. It is likely the convoys will...
Upgrades to the Tungatinah Lagoon boat ramp.
Hydro Tasmania will be upgrading the Tungatinah Lagoon boat ramp. The water levels in the Bradys chain of lakes (Bradys Lake, Lake Binney and Tungatinah Lagoon) will be drawn down to 3.5 metres below full over 4 - 8 March. Water levels should be back to normal by the Labour Day long weekend. The boat...
Business Clean Up Australia Day
Today we participated in Business Clean Up Australia Day 2019. Three teams hit the riverbanks and lakeshores filling three Utes and a big trailer of rubbish. And there is still some large items to collect tomorrow. One team, from the Carp Management Program started at the Lake Crescent boat ramp and covered a lot of...
Penstock Lagoon Reopened
Hydro Tasmania have advised that all sites at Penstock lagoon including the below are now open after completion of vegetation fire damage works; Penstock Lagoon boat ramp and campground Penstock Lagoon Lady’s Walk campground With a pleasant weekend forecast the fish should be rising. Tight lines.
The Carp Report - October to December
We caught 33 carp from Lake Sorell during the three months. Most carp (76%) were caught in gill nets set widely around the lake. Most nets were set around the shallow regions of the lake in response to rising water temperatures and lake levels. Over 50% of the male carp caught were infected with the...
