Inland Fisheries Service News
Protecting our spawning fish
As most keen anglers will know, the seasons for Brown and rainbow trout are there to protect the spawning runs. The Inland Fisheries Act 1995 also protects spawn and spawning fish through prohibiting certain conduct or fishing inflowing waters to certain lakes. We remind anglers of the following section of the Act: section 137. Disturbing spawn (1) A...
Arthurs Lake annual weigh and measure has begun
The annual weigh and measure of 100 male and 100 female trout from each of the Arthurs Lake fish traps has begun. From random samples in each trap, early signs suggest that fish numbers in the lake are healthy with the average weight and length slightly down on 2022. The largest fish weighed and measured in...
Lake Binney boat ramp upgrade
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) and Hydro Tasmania have recently completed a major upgrade of the Lake Binney boat ramp. A completely new concrete ramp has been constructed to a level of -4.5m below full supply level. This will allow the ramp to be used throughout the normal operating range of the lake. The IFS...
Butlers Gorge Road (Lake King William) weekday temporary closure
Update on the Tarraleah hydropower scheme Hydro Tasmania is well underway with upgrade projects on the Tarraleah hydropower scheme. These are important upgrades on a scheme that has delivered clean energy to Tasmania for 85 years and is now having its future reimagined as the energy market transitions to low emissions sources. Work is progressing...
Further Update - Meadowbank Dam
The 6 m draw is being extended by one week which means that the lake will start to refill on or around 29 June and reach its typical level approximately 2 weeks later (13 July). We expect the lake will reach its lowest level this morning, between 8am and noon. Thank you for your continued...
