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Recreational Boating Fund

Marine and Safety Tasmania announced the successful projects funded by the Recreational Boating Fund today.

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 23 June 2014; Hits: 5010

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Low Head Boat Ramp Upgrade - Delayed Reopening

Unfortunately yet another delay with reopening the ramp – now next Friday (27 June)! The dive crew the Contractors had booked to do the underwater work withdrew at the last minute. Fortunately they were able to get a replacement crew onsite on Wednesday and the dive work was finished yesterday. Just couple of things to finish off now and we should be ok to reopen next week.

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 21 June 2014; Hits: 5592

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

St Helens Multi Species Comp 2014

Despite preceding weeks of calm winds and glassy conditions Georges Bay threw a bit of a curve ball for the weekend of the now traditional winter interclub, multispecies competition at St Helens. Blustery southerlies flecked the bay with whitecaps and chilled the visitors practising on Saturday and made the Sunday comp far more challenging.

Some 18 visiting anglers in took on a small contingent of locals and by early morning a small armada of dinghies were scattered across the bay; the goal to catch the greatest diversity of species possible. Rocky points, sea-grass flats, jetty pylons, fast flowing channels and shallow banks provided varied habitats and required differing techniques to maximise chances.

: Category: St Helens; Published: 17 June 2014; Hits: 7571

St Helens

Coastal Catches 12/6/2014

I had a call late last week from a commercial fisherman who was out off Marrawah and saw some huge schools of Bluefin Tuna. He said he had never seen them in the area in those numbers in all his years of fishing. A few fisho’s headed to the far North West over the weekend and reported one boat caught 10 and another 4. This is great news and we hope they continue turning up every year.

: Category: Coastal Catches; Published: 12 June 2014; Hits: 6356

Coastal Catches

Coastal Catches 5/6/2014

I mentioned that the West Coast was the place to be last weekend and the prophecy turned out to be correct. There have been numerous reports of good catches of Stripy Trumpeter and there were also some Bluefin Tuna caught just out from Strahan. It’s good to see them there, as it is a much shorter drive to the West Coast than to Eaglehawk Neck. There are however less opportunities due to the Wild West coast weather. If the weather allows it would be well worth a look.

: Category: Coastal Catches; Published: 05 June 2014; Hits: 8003

Coastal Catches

Tasmania features on iFish

ONEHD at 5.30pm Sunday 8 June

The first of three episodes on Tasmania, with iFish's Paul Worsteling, is on Sunday 8th June - with the final one August 16th - a one hour special documentary on the 150th Introduction of trout.

It is on Laughing Jack Lagoon with Wigston Lures Manager (Tasmanian Devils), Justin Causby.

: Category: Other; Published: 05 June 2014; Hits: 8082

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014

The World Championships are over and we are on the road to Prague, just stopped now in Ceske Budovice for breakfast/coffee at - wait for it - McDonalds! The boys are looking pretty comfortable tucking into their Veprova Bageta Deluxes, loosely translated by John Fisher as "a Big Mac with a lot of something". We have another couple of hours of driving to Prague airport where Luke and Hobbsy will catch flights home and the rest of us will go on to Devon in England for the Commonwealth Championships.

: Category: Fishing Competitions; Published: 05 June 2014; Hits: 6537

Fishing Competitions

Shimano June Stocktake Sale NOW on

Click here for some great deals.

: Category: Commercial Interests; Published: 02 June 2014; Hits: 5479

Commercial Interests

Inland waters open to fishing all year round are:

• Brushy Lagoon
• Craigbourne Dam
• Great Lake (other than Canal Bay)

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 31 May 2014; Hits: 12203

Trout Fishing

HUGE fish in Brushy Lagoon

IFS stocked Atlantic salmon to 30 pounds into Brushy Lagoon Thursday 29 May.

The 400 Atlantic salmon were donated by Petuna Aquaculture from their Cressy farm averaged five kilograms in weight, with many much bigger.
Anglers are reminded that there is a five fish bag limit at Brushy Lagoon with only two permitted to be taken over 600 mm in length.

Two proven soft plastics to try are Strike Tiger 2.5" T-Tail Princess and either a Yep black/gold Flapper or split tail Red Rascal.