October 2023 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

Willow Warriors at work
Oct. 6, 2023

Willow Warriors working bees Spring into action

Spring has sprung, the willows are starting to reshoot and the Willow Warriors are organising working bees along the Tyenna River. Willow Warriors have four dates locked in over the coming months into the new year. Saturday the 4th of November Friday the 1st of December Saturday the 3rd of February 2024 Friday the 1st...

Oct. 4, 2023

Carp Management Report 2022-23

After an intensive 28-year program, European carp (Cyprinus carpio) have now been declared functionally eradicated from Lake Sorell, meaning the few, if any, remaining carp are unable to breed. From 1995 to 2023, 41,504 carp were removed from Lake Sorell and 7,797 from Lake Crescent. Only one carp was caught this season, despite the ideal...

Oct. 4, 2023

Closure and demolition of the Little Pine Lagoon Campground toilet

The following work is planned at the Little Pine Lagoon Conservation Area Campground by the Parks and Wildlife Service. The toilet located at the Little Pine Lagoon Conservation Area campground is to be closed and demolished due to irreparable structural defects. These works are necessary for visitor safety and to remove potential environmental impacts. The works...

Oct. 3, 2023

Gone Fishing Day 2023

Sunday 8 October is national Gone Fishing Day. Grab a friend and go trout fishing. With junior angling events happening across Tasmania. Gone Fishing Day is a great opportunity for those 17 years of age and under to catch a trout.  Plus - Gone Fishing Day is an angling licence free day! An angling licence...