Inland Fisheries Service News
Big crowds enjoy Trout Weekend 2023
Fine weather on Saturday gave way to strong winds and snow on Sunday but had little effect on the crowds at the annual IFS Trout Weekend on 20 – 21 May. An estimated 3,500 people were in attendance, enjoying the celebration of Tasmania’s wild brown trout spawning run. Patrons enjoyed wonderful food from the Longford...
Craigbourne Lake New Spillway Safety Boom
Tasmanian Irrigation, MAST and the IFS have jointly funded the installation of a new spillway safety boom at Craigbourne Lake. The new boom has enhanced boating safety for anglers by excluding water craft from the dam and spillway particularly during flood events. The new 200 m long boom line, fabricated and installed by Hobart based...
Scientific publication by the IFS receives best paper award
A paper titled “Eradication of the Invasive Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio from a Large Lake: Lessons and Insights from the Tasmanian Experience” published in 2021 in the journal “Fishes”, was recently awarded the winner of the Fishes 2021 Best Paper Award. The paper was written by Jonah Yick, Chris Wisniewski, John Diggle, and Dr. Jawahar...
Most inland waters close but there are still opportunities to fish through winter.
Most brown trout waters, closed at 11.59pm on Sunday 30 April 2022. A number of waters around the state are still open. Refer to the Tasmanian Inland Fishing Code 2022-23 or go to the Infish app 2.0 to see where you can fish through winter. The wild brown trout spawning run is underway and you will be able to...
Trout Weekend 23
Trout Weekend will be held at IFS Liawenee Field Station for 2023 on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May. Trout Weekend is an outdoor event celebrating the wild brown trout spawning run from yingina / Great Lake. Crowd favourites include wild brown trout ova stripping and live fish displays. You will be able to talk...
