Great Lakes Anglers Access brochure
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Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) and Anglers Alliance Tasmania (AAT) have completed the Anglers Access project on the River Leven.
This project is building on the success of similar projects completed on Brumbys Creek, Macquarie River and the Huon River and is proposed for other rivers including the Derwent, Tyenna and Meander rivers.
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An officer from Tasmania's Inland Fisheries releases salmon into Lake Meadowbank. (ABC News: Jonathon Gul)
More than 1,000 trophy-sized Atlantic salmon have been released into southern Tasmania’s lakes and dams, in time for the Christmas catch.
Lake Meadowbank, Craigbourne Dam and Brady’s Lake have all been stocked with the fish, which have been donated by three salmon companies from their surplus breeding stock.
John Diggle of the Inland Fisheries Service says the salmon weigh about four kilograms.
“A lot bigger than people normally catch in their lifetime, you might catch one fish like that in the wild but these artificially reared ones and released, you know it’s an opportunity for people to catch a big one,” said Mr Diggle.
Inland Fisheries says it will release another 800 smaller salmon into Craigbourne Dam next week.
Anglers over the age of 14 will need a licence to catch the fish.
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Here is a handy reference to the Draft Plan and the AAT’s issues with it.
Download AAT issues with draft Plan.
Download South Esk River Water Management Plan.
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Download a view on the South Esk and the Midlands scheme from Hydrologist Dr David Leaman:
Midlands Water Scheme [PDF 374Kb]
Remember deadline is December 18 2009.
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UPDATE: The closing date for South Esk comment has been extended until the 18 December 18 2009.
The South Esk Draft Management Plan has been released and input from anglers is invited. We urge all anglers and clubs to look at the plan on the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment web site.
Anglers Alliance Tasmania will be making comment but the number of submissions received from anglers will have a direct effect on the future of the plan and so your input is vital.
We suggest that you pay particular attention to:
- Science recommends a no take level of between 100 and 160 megalitres but the plan is reducing this to 40 megalitres — a drop of at least 60 percent against the evidence.
- Ground water considerations are not entailed which may be a significant concern given the monoculture forests in the headwaters of the system.
- The trial period is 10 years!
- The abstraction of water is a very poor balance when water legislation gives the environment a surety level of 2 and irrigation a level of 5 and over.
- Given the amount of abstraction being suggested this would appear to be at severe odds with both the environmental aims and social objectives of the Plan.
We appreciate that such matters are a demand on your time but you will have only a single chance to air your views on the future of this important river system.
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IFS and AAT have been implementing the Anglers Access projects on the Macquarie (above) and Huon (left) rivers during 2009.
The projects have involved negotiations with private and public landowners, completion of access agreements, riparian works including willow removal and installation of stiles, fences, water troughs and signs.
With all the ‘on the ground’ work now essentially completed the final stage has been the development of the Anglers Access brochures for distribution in both hard copy from major tackle shops and via the IFS, Fishing Tasmania and AAT websites.
The brochures are now available and will be distributed to tackle shops. Alternatively you can contact the IFS on 1300 463 474 or email infish@ifs.tas.gov.au and we will send you a copy.
The Huon brochure identifies access points between the seaward limit at Castle Forbes Bay to the Huon Track upstream from the Tahune Airwalk.
The Macquarie brochure focuses on the area between Longford and Ross and includes a section of the Lake River.
Anglers are reminded that these projects would not have been possible without the cooperation of private landowners and that the basic principle of Anglers Access is: ‘Access is a privilege not a right – if in doubt ask.’
Anglers must observe the access signs and where access is not specifically identified assume that they must seek permission from the landowner.
Download the new Macquarie River Brochure. [PDF - 1.7Mb]
Download the new Huon River Brochure [PDF - 1.6Mb]
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Patrick Sullivan with one of Team Spirit of Tasmania’s 21 fish winning tally.
By NEIL GROSE | The first round of the 2009 Spirit of Tasmania Trout Classic was held on Great Lake in terrible conditions, with wind averaging 25knots and gust exceeding 40 knots.
However the wind was from a reasonably favourable direction, allowing all teams to find productive water in safety.
All 18 teams were on the water early, so by 6:50am there were rooster tails heading out of Swan Bay below the Great Lake Hotel and out into the main body of the lake.
Team Bigfin Sportsfishing with one of their 12 fish
All teams managed to find the fish early as the trout were obviously looking to feed hard before the brunt of the expected cold front hit.
Sure enough, most teams struggled to land fish after 10:30am with the exception of Team Spirit of Tasmania and fourth placed Team Juicy Isle.
Team Juicy Isle stayed in Swan Bay owing to their small boat size, and managed to tally up 10 trout totalling 514cm.
Third placed Bigfin Sportsfishing used the rough water capacity of their large boat to head north into Elizabeth Bay, which delivered them 10 fish before retreating to the shelter of Swan Bay where they notched another 2 nice trout.
Team BridgesBros fished the windswept shores to finish in second place.
Second placed team Bridges Brothers also erred on the side of caution, and after an initial foray around the Bee Hives decided to head back into relative calm water inside Swan Bay, where they completed their 12 fish haul.
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The Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania says Premier David Bartlett’s commitment of an additional $4 million this financial year for marketing and events will go a long way to sustaining visitor numbers.
Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania Chief Executive Daniel Hanna said today the funding commitment demonstrated that the Premier understood the dynamics of the industry and its importance to the Tasmanian economy.
“The TICT has worked closely with Tourism Minister Michelle O’Byrne and the Premier over recent months to ensure they understood the indisputable link between investment in destination marketing now and the strength of the industry in one or two year’s time,” Mr Hanna said.
Read more here.
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In the heart of Tasmania is the Central Highlands region – home to some of Australia’s most pristine fishing lakes. With a small human population of 2,000 and a trout population in the millions the Central Highlands is the ideal holiday spot for keen fishermen.
In the peak fishing months of September through to March the population of its quaint townships are swelled by an additional 30,000 people!
As good as this is for the tourism and the economy of local towns, there is a historic issue surrounding the additional litter created as a result of the influx of people to the camping and fishing areas, during the fishing season.
Litter is often left to scatter into the lakes affecting its ecology and the health of its inhabitants.
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