St.Helens Report March 12 2011

Fished Saturday hoping to get onto some albacore this time and got plenty with no stripies this time. Caught around 17 all around 2 kilos average weight.
They were all caught on the 100 metre mark.

Parent Category: Estuary Fishing

Category: St Helens

Published: 15 March 2011

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Four Springs Report March 12th 2011 

Presidents Jim and Virginia McKenna gave us a ring this morning inviting my son (Jacob) and I to Four Springs this afternoon for a couple of hours using soft plastics.
We arrived around 3 o’clock just as some anglers were getting off the water, they told us that the rainbows had been on top for most of the day and had three each to show for their efforts.. These were caught on caught on both fly and plastics.

Parent Category: Lakes

Category: Four Springs

Published: 13 March 2011

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News from IFS March 2011

Latest Anglers Access Project completed on the Meander River
by Sarah Graham
The latest Angler Access Project has been completed for the Meander River under funding from the Inland Fisheries Service and Federal Government, provided through Anglers Alliance Tasmania. It follows the other successful river access projects on the River Leven, Brumbys Creek and the Lake, North Esk and Macquarie rivers.

Parent Category: Articles

Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Published: 11 March 2011

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Mersey River Report

by Leigh Carpenter Hit the Mersey River middle reaches at dawn Sunday morning in search of Bream and fishing with plastics.
Landed one on a Squidgy bloodworm 100mm, nice fish 1.98kg and 48cm long.  We fished the low tide mark were the water quickly drops off into the channel along the oyster racks that run along the southern shore.  Keep your lure down deep and retrieve as you would for trout.

Parent Category: Rivers

Category: Mersey River

Published: 10 March 2011

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Lake Echo Report March 2011

Good things come to whose who wait!
A new year promise to an old friend, Mike, from Ulverstone, to take him fishing at Lake Echo finally came to fruition.
If you want to catch large numbers trolling it is imperative to have the weather conditions ‘spot on’. Wind less than 10 knots, heavy cloud, some drizzle and no thunder or lightening. After pestering the weather bureau for days Sunday’s weather forecast turned out to be ideal!

Parent Category: Lakes

Category: Lake Echo

Published: 07 March 2011

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Squid Caught at Penguin

by Janeen Lillas
Caught recently on a kayak from the beach across from my house at Penguin. One hood measured 30 cm in length . As I gut them while still at sea I only return with the clean hoods. As you can see  I ended up plastered with ink as the big squid wouldn't fit in my net.

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Parent Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Category: North West Coast

Published: 04 March 2011

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Game Fishing Pro Tips comes to Tassie

If you’re a seasoned game fisher looking to hone your skills or a newbie to the sport a series of free seminars presented by renowned lure designer and game angler Peter Pakula and Williamson’s, Andrew Jones will be of interest.

Presented by Rapala Freetime, GAMEssentials - Pro Tips on Game Fishing, is visiting Tasmania.

Topics include: Knowing and maintaining your tackle; rigging explained; fishing and fighting techniques; lure choice; trolling; using teasers and more.

Lucky door prizes will be given away at the at the following venues:

Tuesday 1 March - 7:30pm North Launceston Club Rooms, Aurora Stadium, Launceston.

Phone Tamar Marine to book 03 6331 6188.

$10 entry per person, with special offers on the night. Bookings are essential.

Parent Category: Articles

Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Published: 03 March 2011

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Four Springs Kayak Report

Have attached some pics Friday afternoons kayak session with a mate at Four Springs.
Tried the trusty old black/gold t tail and also the powerbait 3" minnow in pearl olive for the first hour or so with no luck. Thought I might give the gold/black Hawk Chunk a run and whoompa....healthy 4lb rainbow to open the account;

Parent Category: Lakes

Category: Four Springs

Published: 26 February 2011

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Ansons Bay Report

Just back from a family holiday at Anson’s Bay where the bream were very keen and the average size was the best I have ever seen.
Regards Corey Hogarth

Parent Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Category: East Coast

Published: 26 February 2011

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Recent Stocking of the Coal River

by Sarah Graham
The Inland Fisheries Service stocked the Coal River with 5,000 wild stock brown trout fingerling weighing around 20 g, on Tuesday 22 February. The young fish were marked by a clipping of the adipose fin so that they can be identified in future surveys to monitor the stocking effectiveness. They were put into 14 different locations in lots of 3-400, from below Craigbourne Dam to Fingerpost Bridge, south of Campania.
Picture: Seb Horbushko, IFS stocking the Coal River with wild brown trout fingerling

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Category: Other Rivers

Published: 26 February 2011

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