Huge amount of Tasmanian fishing information online

Going fishing? Search www.tasfish.com for the best fishing information around. We now have stories from 54 back issues online and adding more every week. These are easily searched, as is the whole site by going to the top right of the page and type in your search words where it says "search Tasfish.com". You will be amazed what you will find.  

Eagle Hawk Neck tuna trip

Had a few days off last week so I took the kids to Eagle Hawk Neck to see if we could catch a few bluefin. Arrived about noon Tuesday set up camp at the Lufra, the sea looked pretty flat so we headed straight out to set the pots.

This proved to be a waste of time as we didn't see a cray for the entire time, although if your after hermit crabs I'm the man to see!! After shooting the pots we trolled out to the Hippolytes. Nothing happened until we got to the little rock; we had a strike immediately and thought we were in for a good session.

St Helens - Winter report

Early June has seen some major rainfalls in Tasmania, particularly in the North East, causing some dirty fresh water to dampen the angling pursuits of fisherman up and down the coast. However once the grey clouds have lifted it has made way for some beautiful days of glassy calm conditions and some warm winter sun.

Tas. Fishing and Boating News - Issue 80

Issue 80 went on sale last week. Plenty of great winter reading.

14 years and still going strong. Getting heaps of back issue stories online now, so check out the back issues on the top right of your screen.

World Fly Fishing Championship results

Very sketchy report, and difficult to read even on the official site http://www.worldflyfishingchampionships2009.com/

Recent Trout Stocking 

Date   Species   Number   Age   Weight (g)   Origin   Stock   Type   Water

11/06/2009 brown trout 100 Adult 1100 Wild Diploid Penstock Lagoon

11/06/2009 brown trout 600 Adult 1100 Wild Diploid Brushy Lagoon

Another successful Trout Weekend

What a success, 4 000 people, car park full and 150 cars in the overflow car park. As a consequence of the huge attendance the local police officer spent three hours on the Lake Highway directing traffic on the Saturday and one and a half hours on Sunday. The weather was cold and misty but most the people had come prepared dressed in warm clothing, although a few people were spotted wearing t-shirts. Exhibitors included MAST, Hydro Tasmania, Quarantine Tasmania, the Cancer Council, tackle stores, outdoor equipment stores, Cressy Trout Expo, Anglers Alliance Tasmania and the Fox Task Force. The Bothwell District School had over 60 paintings on display produced by the local children. There were demonstrations of fly tying and fly-casting that proved popular as well.