Inland Fisheries Service News

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Mike Fishburn & William Overton with a well fought catch at Cowpaddock Bay
Jan. 4, 2021

Arthurs Lake continuing to improve

Arthurs Lake is continuing to improve this season. Over the Christmas/New Year period lots of trout were caught. Spinning with lures and fly fishing were most successful. Trolling cobra lures deep in bright conditions and shallow in dull conditions has been productive. One angler using soft plastics had caught five well-conditioned fish from the Lilypads at...

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Fisheries Officer on patrol in Lake Rowallan
Jan. 4, 2021

Anglers enjoy the post Christmas break

The Christmas/New Year holiday period was popular for trout fishing. Our officers conducted 336 recreational fishing and 101 boating safety inspections at key waters around the state. Fishing conditions were good during the period, with a mixture of sunny and overcast days accompanied with light winds and minimal rain: Great Lake – Anglers trolling anglers...

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Dec. 24, 2020

Inland Fisheries Service - Festive Season office closure

The Inland Fisheries Service head office will close for the Festive Season until Monday 4 January 2021 We will have officers out and about so please say hello if you see us. Angling licences can still be purchased on our website, a Service Tasmania Centre in Burnie, Devonport, Glenorchy, Launceston or Rosny or a fish...

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Fiona with her $10 000 trout from Lake Rowallan
Dec. 24, 2020

One down four to go - 40k still up for grabs

There are 4 tagged trout, each worth $10 000, remaining to be caught in the Tasmanian Tagged Trout Promotion. The Lake Rowallan fish was caught by young Fiona Batterham but there is a tagged fish in each of Arthurs Lake, Lake Burbury, yingina / Great Lake and Lake Pedder still to be caught. So why...

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Hon. Guy Barnett MP, Minister responsible for Inland Fisheries, Roger Butler, President, Trout Guides and Lodges Tasmania and Chris Griffin, Tourism North at the launch of the fly fishing marketing campaign.
Dec. 22, 2020

Fly fishing to hook travellers in new marketing campaign

Fly fishing enthusiasts are being enticed to experience the best fishing Tasmania has to offer in a new campaign developed by Tourism Tasmania. The campaign invites fly fishers to fish like a local in Tasmania and showcases some of the State’s top fly fishing spots, as well as sharing local tips and techniques for catching...