Have you tried whitebait fishing?
(Article from https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/news/the-2017-whitebait-season-opens-sunday-1-october )
With favourable conditions, this season is looking like a great whitebait season.
The 2017 whitebait season opens for fishing this Sunday - October 1 and remains open till Saturday 11 November 2017.
This season the following waters will be open:
Black River
Brid River
Don River
Duck River (except 50 m above or below the weir)
Henty River
Huon River
Inglis River
Little Forester River
Pieman River
River Derwent
River Forth
River Leven
kanamaluka/River Tamar (including Trevallyn Tailrace), and
Rubicon River (except 50 m above or below the weir)
The daily catch limit 2 kg but the total season catch limit is 10 kg and the maximum possession limit is 10 kg.
Whitebait can only be taken between the hours from sunrise to sunset.
To fish for whitebait you must purchase a whitebait season licence* which cost $31.00 and can be bought online by clicking the "Pay Now" button (located on the left side of this email), at Service Tasmania shops or selected tackle stores.
*Children 10 years and over must have a licence to fish for whitebait. Children under 10 are not permitted to fish for whitebait.
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