Inland Fisheries Service News
Anglers enjoy good fishing for start of the trout season.
Saturday 5th August saw the 2023-24 brown trout fishing season opening. Anglers celebrated the new season by heading out to waters around the state. Some great catches were reported. Four Springs Lake fished well, with many anglers returning to the boat ramp before lunchtime on opening morning with their bag limit of fish. Their catch...
The brown trout season is about to open.
The 2023-24 trout season opens at midnight tonight and there is much anticipation and thought the best places to fish might be. You have mostly likely already received your Tasmanian Angling Licence renewal pack in the mail. If not, go to www.ifs.tas.gov.au. This year’s licence has another great piece of artwork in the series by...
Woods Lake upgrades for the new season
The Inland Fisheries Service has worked with Sustainable Timber Tasmania to improve camping and access at Woods Lake. This includes expansion of the existing boat ramp car park to cater for the number of vehicles and boat trailers at peak periods. Upgrades have been made to six formed vehicle tracks and 14 camping sites have been...
Fish released for the new fishing season
Over 5000 rainbow trout were released into Meadowbank Lake today. These fat fish will provide some great fishing. In the past few weeks rainbow trout have been released into waters close to population centres including Lake Kara, Brushy Lagoon, Lake Dulverton and Craigbourne Lake. This compliments the transfer of thousands of wild adult brown trout...
Hydro Tasmania updates ahead of trout fishing season
A reminder to check Hydro Tasmania alerts before embarking on a fishing trip. The following alerts will be of particular interest: Woods Lake Hydro Tasmania continues to monitor a non-toxic blue-green algae bloom at Woods Lake. While the bloom is non-toxic, direct contact or consumption of blue-green algae can pose a health risk. People are...
