As a wonderful gesture of support for the World Fly Fishing Championships in Tasmania in December 2019, Tasmania’s premier fly fishing publication – FlyLife – have produced a special edition focusing on Tasmania and have generously made it available fee online. This Special Edition is a celebration of Tasmanian fly fishing , as it has…
November in Tasmania traditionally heralds the transition from the hard work of blind flogging with wet flies into the appearance of insects and hungry fish looking to consume their first servings of mayflies, beetles and the like. The wet flies will certainly keep entertaining those who love the sport of chasing tailing fish that are…
This year the Great Lake Tie-In is on Saturday 23rd November, close to the 2019 World Fly Fishing Championships. The weekend starts the night before, however, on Friday 22nd, with the Inland Fisheries “Talk Trout Tasmania” at the Great Lake Community Centre from 7pm – 9pm. Saturday 23rd, Fly Tying Demos from 10am – 4pm. Family friendly event, all…
Great shots in this video: The Hon Guy Barnett, Minister responsible for Inland Fisheries, welcomes teams competing in the World Fly Fishing Championship 2019 along with visitors to come and fish for Tasmania’s wild brown trout.
We are very pleased to announce that Ken Orr was inducted into the Tasmanian Angling Hall of Fame in 2019. Nominated by Trout Guides and Lodges for the Tasmanian Angling Hall of Fame, Ken Orr was inducted at a ceremony held at the Inland Fisheries Service Liawenee Trout Weekend on 18th May by the Fisheries…
The IFS wild brown trout relocation program – Lake King William, Tasmania
2018 Great Lake Tie In and Take a Kid Fishing Day, 13 & 14 October 2018, at Miena, Tasmania.
A wonderful community event held on Brumbys Creek, at Cressy, every year, the annual Tasmanian Trout Expo is an event for the whole family. Between weirs 2 & 3, the IFS release plenty of fish, along with a specially tagged wild brown trout, that if caught, will net the angler $10,000. And it can be…
The annual Inland Fisheries Service Trout Weekend is on 19 & 20 May 2018, from 10am – 3pm. This family friendly event is held at the end of the brown trout season every year in May at Liawenee, on Great Lake. There are hundreds of brown trout on their annual spawning migration, and visitors can…
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