Inland Fisheries Service News
Parking areas on St. Patricks River upgraded
The IFS and Crown Land Services have upgraded the parking areas on the St. Patricks River at East Diddleum Road. The new gravel parking areas provide safe and level parking on the western side of the river. They also prevent environmental damage to the river banks from off road vehicles. Foot access for angling is...
Double Lagoon track is now open
The track leading to Double Lagoon in the Nineteen Lagoons area of the Western Lakes is now open.
Willow Warriors Winning the War
Hi Willow Warriors, Just getting in touch to wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. If you have been with the Willow Warrior for a while now, thank you for your contributions to the Tyenna River Recovery Program in 2019. If you are one of our new members, I look forward to...
Only one carp so far.
After 303 days and over 50 000 metres of gill nets pulled, we have caught only one carp this season. We caught it during November in the warm shallow waters just north of the Silver Plains Marsh. At 420 mm long and weighing 1.6 kg, this was a mature female holding 118gm of eggs. It...
Lake Closures for the Word Fly Fishing Championship
The World Fly Fishing Championship kicked off yesterday with an parade that lead to the Official Opening in Civic Square, Launceston. Teams from 23 countries are here to compete at the three lake and two river venues. The following regulation changes are in place to support the event: The competition lake venues of Little Pine Lagoon,...
