Latest stories from the IFS website (since December 2013)

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Circular Head Landcare Group: important notes for fishermen – Ricegrass program 2014

Ricegrass is an invasive species which colonises mudflats and estuaries. It clogs up channels, and destroys habitat for wader birds and breeding grounds for fish such as flat-head and flounder.

 It ...

Winner of the IFS licence promotion boat package receives his prize

Yesterday (8 January 2013) the Minister for Fisheries, Deputy Premier Bryan Green and Director of Inland Fisheries, John Diggle were in South Spreyton to present the winner of the IFS licence ...

Helping rivers on road to recovery

In 2013 the IFS investigated the current status of a suite of river fisheries across the state. As part of this investigation several rivers with regional representation were electrofished in a ...

Jonah Bay boat ramp repairs

With the lake level finally beginning to fall at Arthurs Lake the IFS has taken the opportunity to repair the Jonah Bay boat ramp. Erosion from high water levels and wind action created a hole in the ...

Dee Lagoon boat ramp maintenance completed

Maintenance work on the Dee Lagoon Spillway Bay boat ramp and an upgrade of the car park has now been completed. Funded by Marine and Safety Tasmania and authorised by Hydro Tasmania, the work ...

Western shore of Great Lake access roads – take care and slow down

The IFS recently positioned cattle grids on tracks leading from the Highland Lakes Road to the western shore of Great Lake along Liawenee Plain. This is part of the agreement that has been negotiated ...

Shannon Lagoon - joint project commenced

Shannon Lagoon, located in the Central Highlands close to the community of Miena, has an interesting history and has provided for numerous values including hydro-electricity, trout fishing, ...

Bradys Dam Road closure: 3 – 28 February 2014

Hydro Tasmania has scheduled investigations at Bradys Dam for 28 January - 28 February 2014, and intends to close the dam crest of Bradys Dam on Bradys Lake Road for the 3 - 28 February. There ...

Wader Safety – MAST TV

MAST have added a title on wader safety to the excellent MAST TV series starring Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart of Hook Line and Sinker. The IFS recommends all anglers familiarise themselves with the

Illegal gill net retrieved from Wayatinah Lagoon

Wednesday 22 January 2014 the IFS received a call from staff at SALTAS Wayatinah hatchery informing of a net found at Wayatinah Lagoon. An IFS staff member went to Wayatinah to collect the net. ...