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Huge Atlantic Salmon release

An officer from Tasmania's Inland Fisheries releases salmon into Lake Meadowbank. (ABC News: Jonathon Gul)

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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Fresh stocks

The Inland Fisheries Service has been busy adding stock to a number of trout waters.

Here’s a summary of activity in recent months:

stocking

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Atlantic salmon released

Atlantic salmon were stocked into Meadowbank Lake, Bradys Lake, Brushy Lagoon and Lake Barrington during the last week of November 2008.

According to Inland Fisheries, surplus stock from Saltas were released into the waters, with Meadowbank getting 180, Bradys 80, Brushy 160 and Lake Barrington 100. These fish averaged 3 kg and are in superb condition.

Bradys also got 100 large rainbow trout that had been held at the Salmon Ponds, these fish averaged 4 kg.

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