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On Wednesday 7 June 2017 two Circular Head men were sentenced in the Smithton Magistrates Court. They were sentenced on 43 counts relating to the taking of whitebait and offences against officers.

These convictions and penalties are the largest ever recorded by the courts for whitebait related offences.
Source - http://m.ifs.tas.gov.au/news/whitebait-poachers-get-big-fines or http://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/news/whitebait-poachers-get-big-fines

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 08 June 2017; Hits: 3635

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Presented from Issue 105, August 2013

Fishing early season is cold, but it can be very productive.

If you are fly fishing you will almost certainly be wet fly fishing - unless the fish are in very shallow water then a dry fly may work.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Jan’s Flies; Published: 03 June 2017; Hits: 5446

Jan’s Flies

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: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Commercial Interests; Published: 01 June 2017; Hits: 4565

Commercial Interests

Brown trout being unloaded at
Four Springs Lake today

Today a further 950 adult brown were transferred from fish traps on the highlands to Four Springs Lake. This brings the total stocked into this lake over the past few weeks to 6140. With the target of 7000 adult browns for this water we are well on our to having it ready for some good fishing at the start of the new season.

Source - http://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/news/highland-trout-to-four-springs

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 31 May 2017; Hits: 4507

Presented from Issue 105, August 2013

We did a bit of a runaround Tasmania’s tackle stores to see what their tips for the first month or so of the tackle season were. We asked what the top three places to fish were, plus lures, flies, baits and a few other things.
Here is a rundown on their answers Whenever, and wherever you fish - anywhere, or for any fish in the world - ask the locals and especially ask at the local tackle store. They know what was caught today, yesterday and on what.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 28 May 2017; Hits: 16822

Presented from Issue 104, June 2013
Swansea can quite rightly lay claim to be the Bream fishing capital of Tasmania. The nearby Swan River literally teems with Southern Black Bream, a renowned species that is valued highly, especially in recent years, for its sports fishing attributes.

But as the knowledgeable angler knows there is far more to attract the visiting fisherman to the seaside town than just Bream. The waters of Great Oyster Bay hold many, many species of fish. The more common species encountered in the bay are Sand and Tiger Flathead, Sand Whiting, Australian Salmon, Barracouta, Arrow and Calamari Squid, Gummy and School Shark, Jackass Morwong and plenty of Wrasse. Further out in the waters around Schouten Island and beyond pelagics, including Albacore, Striped, Southern Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna are possibilities. Mako Shark are also quite common offshore for those wishing to target them. Deep sea fishers will be able to locate stocks of Striped Trumpeter, Blue Eye Trevalla and Gemfish with a little research.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Category: East Coast; Published: 26 May 2017; Hits: 13051

Presented from Issue 104, June 2013
Eaglehawk Neck, located on the rugged Tasman Peninsula, has really become a paradise for those seeking the elusive ‘jumbo’ sized southern bluefin tuna. The ‘barrel’ has become an Australian fishing icon, especially here in Tasmania. People have travelled the country and the world searching for these fish, from Portland in Victoria, right around the Tasmanian coastline and as far north as Bermagui in New South Wales, there are virtually no boundaries on how far an angler will go to catch one of these awesome creatures. Here in Tasmania though, we are blessed with our tuna fishery, especially down on the Tasman Peninsula. Where else in the country can you launch a boat and start fishing for monster tuna just a stone throw away from the ramp? Each year, Dad and I spend at least one week fishing around the Peninsula, targeting one thing and one thing only, the legendary jumbo bluefin.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 20 May 2017; Hits: 6548

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Presented from Issue 104, June 2013

This could well be the new number plate slogan for Bluewater anglers. This season we saw good numbers of small albacore at St Helens swimming with the marlin. Yes! the marlin run was short, but good this year.

Southern bluefin turned up early and even the schoolies were big’uns. Mega sized albacore inhabited the Southern waters for a good while. A very fit looking 127kg Bluefin caught at the Light Line competition by a un-entered boat was an excellent surprise as it looked like they may have arrived early?

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 17 May 2017; Hits: 4782

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Presented from Issue 104, June 2013

Never before has there been so many fly tying products to choose from. A recent book I read had a number of very early flies and mentioned many different animal hairs and down from a variety of birds.

Today there are so many different artificial materials produced the fly tier has never had it so good, nor so confusing.

Those early materials were often simple and we still use a lot today. There weren’t many really bright natural colours, but one was peacock herl, and that is one of my most used materials even today.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Jan’s Flies; Published: 16 May 2017; Hits: 4226

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