Tasmanian trout waters that are open all year

Different open seasons apply to trout fishing waters around Tasmania.

Happily, some Tasmanian waters are open to year-round trout fishing, these waters generally have an abundance of trout, or are waters that likely will not be adversely impacted by all-year fishing.

Brown trout waters are usually open from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest April 30.

Rainbow trout waters close later to reflect the species’ different spawning period, with the rainbow season usually from the Saturday nearest October 1 to the Sunday nearest May 31.

Tasmania also has dedicated brook trout waters, such as Clarence Lagoon and Lake Plimsoll. These are usually open during the brown trout season, but have a more restricted bag limit.

Waters open all year are:

*Brushy Lagoon.
*Craigbourne Dam.
*yingina/Great Lake (other than Canal Bay).
*Huon River downstream from the Huonville bridge.
*Lake Barrington.
*Lake Burbury.
*Lake King William.
*Huntsman Lake.
*Meadowbank Lake.
*Lake Pedder.
*Pioneer Lake.
*River Leven downstream from Whisky Creek.
*kanamaluka/River Tamar, downstream from the Lower Charles St Bridge on the North Esk River and West Tamar Road Bridge on the South Esk River.
*River Derwent downstream from the New Norfolk Bridge.

Some Tasmanian trout waters are closed at all times. These are:

*All waters flowing into Lake Crescent excluding that section of the canal connecting lakes Crescent and Sorell below Interlaken Road (C527).
*Dogs Head Creek, Silver Plains Creek and Mountain Creek flowing into Lake Sorell and for a radius of 50 m below where that water flows into Lake Sorell.
*Curries River Reservoir, within a 400 m radius of the dam intake structure.
*Lake Fenton and tributaries.
*Waters flowing into yingina/Great Lake, Lake Leake, Arthurs Lake and Dee Lagoon.
*Waters within a radius of 50m below where that water flows into yingina/Great Lake, Lake Leake, Arthurs Lake and Dee Lagoon.
*Penstock Lagoon Numbers 1 and 2 canals above two white posts on opposite banks of those canals.
*Brushy Rivulet, flowing into Brushy Lagoon.
*Waters flowing into Talbots Lagoon.
*McPartlans Canal between lakes Pedder and Gordon.
*Craigbourne Dam, from the dam wall and associated infrastructure.
*All ponds, raceways and fish culture ponds operated by the IFS, the exception being Plenty River adjacent to the Salmon Ponds which is reserved for anglers with a disability.
*Within 100m of a fish trap maintained by the IFS.

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