Inland Fisheries Service News
Arthur River Estuary Perch Survey - November 2025
In mid-November 2025, Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) staff undertook a survey in the Arthur River, located on the NW coast of Tasmania. The aims of the survey were to reassess the population structure of estuary perch (Percalates colonorum) in the Arthur River, determine the ratio of tagged vs untagged fish to obtain an updated population...
Dr Scott Hardie to join the Inland Fisheries Service
The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) is pleased to announce that Dr Scott Hardie will be joining the IFS in early 2026, in a new role entitled - Manager (Pest Fish, Native Fish and Ecology). Scott is a freshwater ecologist with a broad range of experience researching and informing water and fisheries management, policy and planning...
Lake Burbury - Well Worth a Visit!
Two Inland Fisheries Officers recently conducted a boat patrol on Lake Burbury to support the recent fishing competition. Over the three days of competition, a total of 355 trout were caught, with slightly more brown trout being caught than rainbow trout. Due to the high water levels brown trout were attracted into the shallower margins to...
Spring 2025 Fishing Report
There are only a few days remaining of Spring 2025, and it certainly has been a very windy one! Despite this there has been some excellent trout fishing when the weather has allowed, and decent rains have topped up most lakes and rivers after a dry winter. Good reports have come from many waters around...
Egg Box Trial an Initial Success!
In early November 2025 around 7,000 wild rainbow trout fry were released into a number of sites around the Inglis River in Northwest Tasmania. The fry were successfully hatched out in four floating egg boxes which were built and maintained by local volunteers. The boxes were designed to keep the eggs in a safe and...
