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"Angling is an art - Hannah Ledger
and an art worth your learning.."
Presented from Issue 112, October 2014
So said Izaak Walton in the 1600s. It seems that Burnie’s Hannah Ledger has combined angling with art rather well. Hannah is a fish fanatic, outdoor enthusiast and budding, self-taught artist. From as young as she can remember, she has always had crayon in hand, colouring book under arm and as she’s grown as a painter, jars full of paintbrushes and cupboards full of ready-to-go blank canvas’.
A country girl at heart, Hannah was schooled at Yolla District High School, a small ‘farm’ school in the states North West, then went on to Hellyer College where she was given the opportunity to really grow her art skills; And by grow, that meant skipping the classes that would probably have more an impact of getting her somewhere in life, like English and Math to spend every spare minute with the art teacher, painting or drawing.
As typical teenagers do, they make poor decisions- and after being accepted in to one of the countries top art schools, turned down the offer and decided to move to the big island, where she lived for 5 years working in what seemed ‘dead end’ retail.
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The Longford Fishing Club and MAST are running another day to show how inflatable life jackets work, a CPR demonstration will be run by the local volunteer ambulance service, flare demonstration run by MAST, and the local fire volunteers will showcase portable fire extinguishers.
MAST also encourages owners of inflatable life jackets to bring them along to have them checked by MAST staff and there will also be Life Jacket Vouchers available for any style of old standard, AS1512, 1499 or 2260, foam or inflatable jacket, that is brought to the MAST stand.
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Presentation and discussion of the
Draft Tasmanian Inland Recreational Fishery Management Plan 2018-28
Great Lake Community Centre
17 November 2017, 6 pm
For more information call Tim Farrell (6165 3805) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or view the flyer here
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The recreational rock lobster season in the Western Region (waters west of Point Sorell around to Whale Head) opens this Saturday, 4 November. Fishers can set pots from 1pm this Friday, then pull them after midnight.
The Western Region daily bag limit is 5 rock lobster, the possession limit is 10 and the boat limit is 25.
Check the rules here
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The Inland Fisheries Service is working with Anglers Alliance Tasmania, Sea Fisheries and Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation on the National Gone Fishing Day which will be held on Sunday 15 October 2017.
An angling licence will not be required to fish in inland waters in Tasmania so is a great opportunity to grab a friend and try trout fishing. There will also be a number of junior angling venues coordinated by through angling clubs that will give kids a great chance to catch a fish. Sea Fisheries will also be coordinating events around the coast.
Gone Fishing Day is an initiative that was created to encourage people to get outdoors, drop a line, enjoy time with family and friends by or on the water, and hopefully catch a fish or two.
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Please view the report here
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Source www.fishing.tas.gov.au
- Northern calamari closures
New spawning closures for calamari and squid come into effect from this Friday 6th October until Sunday 22nd October for two areas on the North West and North Coasts.
- North West Coast: all waters from Woolnorth Point east to Table Cape.
- Central North Coast: all waters from Point Sorell to Stony Head including Port Sorell and kanamaluka/Tamar River.
- Fishcare have placed temporary signage at fishing spots and boat ramps.
The annual calamari closure in upper south East Coast waters including Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage starts on 15 October.
See all season dates and see all maps.
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The IFS have received a number of queries about new fishing lures on the market that display lights and vibrate to attract fish. Tasmanian Inland Waters are recreationally governed by the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 and Inland Fisheries (Recreational Fishing) Regulations 2009. The regulations, at 24(8) state:
'A person at any inland waters must not have possession of a device of an electric, electronic, sonic or ultrasonic nature that is capable of being used for the purpose of attracting or influencing the movement of fish.
Penalty: Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units'.
Currently, a penalty unit is valued at $159.00.
Regardless of any claims made in advertising a product, we advise that these types of lures do not comply with our regulations
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There have been a few issues with the campsites over the years -- now is your chance for direct input to Hydro . You may like to consider in your response the bigger picture of facilities generally on the Central Highlands.
Hydro Tasmania’s Arthurs Lake campgrounds survey has now been launched. See below for the prologue details and the survey link to be distributed by AAT as per discussion in previous emails.
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Have you tried whitebait fishing?
(Article from https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au/news/the-2017-whitebait-season-opens-sunday-1-october )
With favourable conditions, this season is looking like a great whitebait season.
The 2017 whitebait season opens for fishing this Sunday - October 1 and remains open till Saturday 11 November 2017.
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Rock lobster season dates
Recreational rock lobster season opening dates for 2017 are now confirmed.
Western Region - opens on Saturday 4th November.
Eastern Region - opens on Saturday 18th November.
Check season dates
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Read more: Rock lobster season dates and Calamari closures 2017
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From the Archives ... (last chance)
Tiny creeks and sea run trout - Christopher Bassano
Presented from Issue 105, August 2013
Christopher Bassano fishes over 250 days a year. This interview was recorded just before he headed off to fish for Australia in the World Fly Fishing Championships in Norway 14-17 August 2013.
I live on a small stream and at the start of the season I like to go off on a bit of a discovery mission and fish the headwaters of the creeks and rivers I feel an affinity with.
These small rivers include the St Pats, Meander, Forester, Little Forester and others. The further up you go on these rivers the clearer and lower the levels. They are often less affected by the rain and runoff and you get some good opportunities. Get as close to the source as you can and you will find some good dry fly fishing. Don’t limit yourself to those I have mentioned. Most headwaters will hold trout.
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