Liawenee Trout Weekend

The popular Inland Fisheries Trout Weekend is on again and everyone is invited. Come and see hundreds of wild brown trout on their annual spawning run from Great Lake in the Liawenee Canal. Watch wild trout being stripped of eggs for culture. Catch a trout for dinner from the kid’s fish-out pond. Visit trade exhibits, [...]

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IFS Hatchery and Stocking Report

By Sarah Graham, IFS | As the weather cools and water temperatures begin to drop, the activities of Inland Fisheries hatchery staff are hotting up! Hatchery work of fish feeding and grading has increased over recent weeks, along with fish transfers to allocated waters, and the job of harvesting eggs from spawning wild brown trout [...]

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Jonah Bay Gate closed from May 17

The boom gate on the road to Jonah Bay (Gunns Marsh Road) will be closed from May 17, as normal at this time of the year under the instructions of Hydro Tasmania. It will be reopened at the end of July prior to the start of the new season to enable angler access to this [...]

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Recreational Boating Fund Submissions

Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) has allocated $400,000 in funds this year derived from recreational boat registrations to develop and enhance recreational boating facilities around the State. MAST called for public submissions for funding for suitable projects from January to March 2010 and held talks with applicants, including on site visits, to discuss the proposals [...]

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Carp catch progress

The latest update on the Carp Management Program from Inland Fisheries Service reports: Despite the Carp Management Team’s intensive efforts to prevent the remaining adult carp in Lake Sorell from spawning in late 2009, it became apparent just prior to Christmas that some carp had been successful. Juvenile Carp were first found at the northern [...]

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Spirit of Tasmanian Bream Classic — Round 2

Cool, calm and cloudy conditions greeted the 26 teams for the first day of round two in the Spirit of Tasmania Bream Classic. The Howler Custom Rods pre-fish briefing went off very well, with interstate raider Terry ‘Turtle’ Howe picking up the fantastic Howler Custom rod.

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Hydro feedback on South Esk scheme

Dr David Leaman’s Midlands Water Scheme report has started dialogue with Hydro Tasmania. Here we let both parties have their point of view. From a letter from Gregory Carson, Water Operations Team Leader, Hydro Tasmania: The report contains a significant error which means that some of the conclusions reached are misleading. On pages 5-6 the [...]

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Keeping it clean

Natural Resource Management South has published Keeping it clean: A Tasmanian field hygiene manual to prevent the spread of freshwater pests and pathogens — (including chytrid frog disease, platypus mucor disease, phytophthora root rot and didymo algal pest). Download your copy here [PDF 3.8Mb]. Visit the NRM South web site for more information.

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Have your say on the future of recreational fishing in Australia

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has released a draft discussion paper to help shape the future of the recreational fishing industry in Australia. The paper was developed by the Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee, which was established by Mr Burke to provide expert industry advice to the Rudd Government. The committee brings together [...]

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Draft Boating Infrastructure Plan released for comment

MAST, Hydro and IFS have been working together over recent years to upgrade and construct access and boating facilities at a number of the State’s top waters, particularly in response to low water levels (eg Arthurs Lake, Great Lake, Lake Echo and Catagunya). The Draft Boating and Infrastructure Plan has been developed in partnership between [...]

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