Inland Fisheries Service News

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Oct. 1, 2024

National Gone Fishing Day!

Sunday 13 October is National Gone Fishing Day so why not grab a friend and go trout fishing? Gone Fishing Day is an angling licence free day which means an angling licence will not be required for anyone wanting to fish inland waters in Tasmania on this day! Plus - with a range of junior angling...

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Hydro Tasmania-Cressy Community Trout Expo
Sept. 24, 2024

Tasmanian Trout Expo

Looking for something to do on Sunday, 13 October 2024?  Why not head to the Hydro Tasmania-Cressy Commuinity Trout Expo! Located between number two and number three weirs at Brumby Creek, Cressy. Free Entry ! Free Sausage Sizzle! Prizes to be won for tagged fish! Loads of give away for kids. Fishing License free day...

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A local delicacy often cooked as a fritter
Sept. 23, 2024

It's getting close to whitebait season 2024!

The 2024 whitebait season opens on Tuesday 1 October. The season will run for 6 weeks through to Monday 11 November. A whitebait licence is required to fish for whitebait. Licences are $37 and are available from the IFS website, Service Tasmania outlets and selected tackle shops. A whitebait licence permits anglers to take a maximum of 2 kilograms of whitebait per...

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Curries River Reservoir site plan
Sept. 18, 2024

Curries River Reservoir civil works

TasWater will be conducting maintenance works on the causeways and access road at Curries River Reservoir commencing Monday 23 September 2024 for approximately 4 weeks. Access will be maintained during the works but there may be some short delays for anglers accessing the reservoir.

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Replanting at Maydena
Sept. 12, 2024

Willow Warriors working bee

Calling all Willow Warriors, We have been waiting for the water levels to go down and the weather to clear up, but a working bee is coming up on October 5th (Saturday). We will be heading back to the Maydena planting. The goal is to continue the re-vegetation program along the river and carry out...