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Laughing Jack Report

Took the kids camping to Laughing Jack last weekend. I hadn’t been there for years and had forgotten what a great spot it was. The fishing was pretty slow and we caught 4 fish, 2 spinning around the edges and I caught 2 Sunday at first light on fly while the kids slept. There was a pretty good midge hatch at first light but it was dead still with no wind lanes formed until about 10.00am. Some fish stayed up in them but were difficult to catch.
Regards, Shaun.
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: Category: Other Lakes; Published: 02 December 2010; Hits: 6717

Other Lakes

IFS Charges Laid

Joint Inland Fisheries, Parks & Police, Raids on properties in the North West result in charges being laid
by Sarah Graham
Inland Fisheries, firearms and drug offences were detected during a series of raids on several North West properties last week in a joint operation involving Inland Fisheries, Tasmania Police, and Parks and Wildlife officers.
Joint Inland Fisheries, Parks & Police, Raids on properties in the North West result in charges being laid.

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 02 December 2010; Hits: 6977

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Woods Lake Report from Sat 27th November

Fished Woods Lake on Saturday morning. On water about 7:30am with slight northerly so headed to southern end of lake. We up 5 nice fish on soft plastics close to shore but no surface feeders seen. About 10am went over to eastern shore where there were alot of mayflys hatching. Over next 2 hours caught and released so many fish using a highland dun pattern close into the shore. Headed back to boat ramp about midday and while cleaning fish i paused for about 30 seconds and looked along the bank and saw no fewer than 25 rises in a 50m stretch to the north.
Amazing morning!

: Category: Woods Lake; Published: 02 December 2010; Hits: 5041

Woods Lake

Lake River and Huntsmans Lake Report

Fished the Lake River on Monday 22nd November and with river levels still high there were not many fish showing. Caught a few and saw a few, but they were reluctant fish. With all rivers still high and with good flows the season will improve. Most rivers will have received another rise in level as rain over the weekend of 27/28 November gives them a boost.
Fished Huntsman Lake on Saturday morning 27 November in very calm conditions. There were plenty of fish right on the shallow shores. Some were even in behind the sticks and virtually impossible to present a fly to. Broke three off whilst attempting the impossible and landed one of less than a kilo. On the way back to the ramp there were quite a few fish taking midges in the middle of the flat calm. Got the fly in front of a few, but no takes. I heard after the Saturday night rain it was spilling again.

: Category: Huntsman Lake; Published: 28 November 2010; Hits: 5763

Huntsman Lake

Cowpaddock Report

By Todd
Johnny Dekkers and I fished the Cowpaddock area this morning...plenty of water in it and few fish rising,(most quite small though), with the wind putting an end to things in that department ery early on.
Johnny landed nine and kept seven.
I landed 7 and kept five....biggest would have just been about two pounds.

All in quite good nick....even a whisper that a couple of duns are starting to show their faces early.!! Orange gum beetles are about in numbers also.
Regards,
Todd

: Category: Other Lakes; Published: 28 November 2010; Hits: 5310

Other Lakes

Brushy Stocking

Hi all,
Just a quick note to let you know that Brushy Lagoon has just recently had 30 Rainbows to 3kg and 330 Atlantic Salmon up to 2.5 kgs put in it by Sevrup Fisheries.
regards,
Todd

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 25 November 2010; Hits: 4568

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

News from the IFS

by Sarah Graham

Special Event and Junior Water Stockings

An increasing number of angling clubs are encouraging young people to get into trout fishing. Some run regular events for junior members and have a dedicated junior angling water.

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 18 November 2010; Hits: 5487

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Recent trout stocking

Date	Species	Number	Age	Weight (g)	Origin Stock	Type	Water
12/11/2010	Rainbow trout	2500	Fingerling / Yearling	110	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Dee Lagoon
11/11/2010	Brook Trout	80	Adult	1200	University of Tasmania	Domestic Diploid	Brushy Lagoon
11/11/2010	Tiger Trout	180	Fingerling / Yearling	120	University of Tasmania	Domestic Diploid	Brushy Lagoon
10/11/2010	Rainbow Trout	2500	Fingerling / Yearling	120	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Dee Lagoon
27/10/2010	Rainbow Trout	2400	Fingerling / Yearling	100	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Meander River
20/10/2010	Brown Trout	750	Fry	0.3	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Lake Botsford
20/10/2010	Brown Trout	375	Fingerlings	0.3	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Emma Tarns
20/10/2010	Brown Trout	750	Fry	0.3	New Norfolk	Wild Diploid	Carter Lakes

: Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 17 November 2010; Hits: 6412

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Fish Frenzy at the Huntsman Lake - around 8th Nov.

Hi All,
After two false starts with my boat this season I arranged to meet Jim at Deloraine at a time that would have us waiting at the Huntsman boom gate with our waders on and boat ready to launch at 6am. Jim reckoned that the boom did not operate until 6.01 costing him fishing time!

: Category: Huntsman Lake; Published: 09 November 2010; Hits: 6025

Huntsman Lake

Tooms Lake Report

I am back at work after two weeks holidays. Then spent one week catching up on all I needed to do at work. A mate of mine came over from western Australia which some of you might remember from fishing gear many years ago. We fished Tooms first.