Inland Fisheries Service News
Anglers Alliance Tasmania (AAT) Webcam Access
Did you know that the access to the Anglers Alliance Tasmania (AAT) webcam network is free?! You can access the AAT webcams at www.anglersalliance.org.auOR via the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) Infish App available at www.ifs.tas.gov.au/infish To access the webcams via the Infish App simply click on the webcam icon for the specified water. Webcams are...
A Christmas gift for the adventurous!
If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift for an adventurous, outdoor loving friend or loved one, why not consider a freshwater angling licence. A range of angling licences are available. Go to the Inland Fisheries Service website for options and full details. Also remember the Infish app 2.0 makes it easier to find fishing locations,...
Inland Fisheries Service - Festive Season Office Closure
The Inland Fisheries Service head office will close for the Festive Season from Tuesday, 23 December 2024 at 2:00 pm and will return to normal business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2025. We will still have our Fisheries Officers out and about in the field, so please say hello if you see us. Angling licences...
Lake Leake angler lands early Christmas gift
A second tagged trout has been caught, as part the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion. The promotion is part of the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to support and grow freshwater angling participation, with the IFS tagging and releasing 16 brown trout each valued at $5,000, into nine lakes across the state. After the...
Penstock Lagoon evaporation monitoring
CSIRO and Hydro Tasmania have partnered on a project which aims to measure and model evaporation from Penstock Lagoon. Evaporation is a significant concern for managing water reservoirs, particularly due to their large surface areas. Accurately predicting these losses is important, especially amidst climate change impacts on water security. To measure evaporation, CSIRO have developed a...
