Inland Fisheries Service News
Campfire restrictions lifted
Parks and Wildlife Services campfire restrictions were lifted from 02:00 Friday 18 March 2022 This applies to national parks and reserves in the following areas: Flinders and Maria Islands, Dorset, Break O’Day, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Sorell and Tasman municipalities, Narawntapu National Park, Snaky Creek and Tooms Lake Conservation Areas. Keep up to date with the Parks...
Whitebait poacher convicted
On Friday 11th March 2022 Austin Kavere JOHNSTON from Forest appeared in Burnie Magistrates Court on charges relating to the illegal taking of whitebait. The charges related to his activities at the Black River during October 2020. Mr JOHNSTON was found guilty of taking whitebait without a whitebait licence, whitebait fishing in a closed water,...
Tarraleah canals routine maintenance
From Thursday 10 March to Thursday 24 March our team will be performing routine annual maintenance work on the Tarraleah canals system. During this time the No. 1 canal, No. 1 pond and No. 2 canal will be drained and the No. 2 pond will be lowered to its minimum operating level. There will be...
More fishing sites cleaned up.
The Carp Management Team continued our activity with Business Clean up Australia Day getting a ute load of rubbish in the Interlaken area including Dago Point camp ground and the Lake Crescent boat ramp. The rubbish was mainly drink bottles and cans.
IFS clean up fishing spots.
The Inland Fisheries Service participated in Business Clean Up Australia Day today. We focussed on Angler Access sites along the River Derwent. The section from the Bridgewater Bridge to Gretna. Anglers appear to be keeping the fishing locations relatively clean. The road side verges, where cars can pull over, provide focal points for people to...
