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Inland Fisher ies Ser vice
Gett ing There The Huon River can be accessed at Huonville, approximately 40 km south of Hobart via the A6.
Background Flowing 100 kilometres from Lake Pedder to the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in south-east Tasmania, the Huon River threads through country ranging from wilderness to cultivated orchards and pasture. In 1887 Governor Sir Robert Hamilton landed a brown trout in the Huon River that weighed 13 kg and measured over 900 mm in length. This is still the largest brown trout landed in Tasmania.
Recreational Fisher y Management The Huon River is managed as a wild trout fishery. The Huon River is also recognised as a recreational whitebait fishery. Separate rules and regulations apply to whitebait- check the IFS website for details.
Seaward Limit Inland angling regulations and licensing requirements apply upstream from the seaward limit on the Huon River (A straight line drawn between white posts on the southern side of Castle Forbes Bay and the eastern bank of the river).
Boat Ramps Boat ramps are located at the Huonville Esplanade, Ferry Rd (Approx 8 km from Huonville via the B68), Franklin and Shipwrights Point, Port Huon.
Code of Conduct • Beawareofandcomplywithfishingregulations.• Respecttherightsofotheranglersandusers.• Protecttheenvironment.• Carefullyreturnundersized,protectedorunwanted
catchbacktothewater.• Fishspeciesandotherorganismsmustnotbe
relocatedortransferredintootherwaterbodies.
Angl ing Regulat ions TofishinanyopenpublicinlandwaterinTasmaniayoumustholdacurrentInlandAnglingLicenceunlessyouareunder14yearsofage.AsummaryoftheregulationsarecontainedwithintheTasmanianInlandRecreationalFishingCode.
Note: BaitfishingisnotpermittedinNationalParks.Theuseoffishandfishproductsasbaitisprohibitedinallinlandwatersotherthansectionsofriverssubjecttotidalmovement.RefertotheTasmanianInlandRecreationalFishingCodefordetailsonthecaptureoflivebait.
BagandSizeLimits:
*Totaldailybaglimitof5fishisforallspeciescombined.
Protect our Waters Recreational anglers have a responsibility to look after fisheries resources for the benefit of the environment and future generations. • Do not bring live or dead fish, fish products, animals
or aquatic plants into Tasmania.• Do not bring any used fishing gear or any other
freshwater recreational equipment that may be damp, wet or contain water into Tasmania. Check,clean and dry your fishing equipment before entering Tasmania.
• Do not transfer any freshwater fish, frogs, tadpoles, invertebrates or plants between inland waters.
• Check your boat, trailer, waders and fishing gear for weed and other pests that should not be transferred before moving between waters.
• Do not use willow (which is a plant pest) as a rod support as it has the ability to propagate from a strike.
Responsible Boating Practice minimal impact boating by accelerating gently in shallow water to avoid the underwater wash from the propeller jet stirring up silt and mud. This sediment clouds the water, disturbs sensitive weed beds, smothers aquatic plants and degrades fish habitat.
Remember • Checkyourwash-‘ifit’swhiteit’sallright-ifit’s
brownslowdown’.• Fishingfromaboatwithin100metresofanangler
fishingfromtheshoreisprohibitedunlesstheboatissecurelymoored.
• Donotparkonorobstructboatramps.
Access Rules FootAccessforanglershasbeenprovidedbythegoodwilloflandownersandisaprivilegenotaright.Ifaccessisnotspecificallyidentifiedthenyoumustaskforpermissionoryoumaybetrespassingwhichisacriminaloffence.Pleaserespectprivatepropertyandabidebytheaccessrulesandcodeofconducttoensurethecontinueduseoftheseareas.
• Donotstrayintopaddocksortramplecrops• Avoiddisturbingstock• Donotclimbonfences• Leavegatesasyoufindthem• Reportanyunusualfishcapturesoralgalsightings
totheInlandFisheriesService• ReportillegalactivitiestoBushwatch1800333000
Warning
HuonRiverAnglersAccess
REGION: SOUTH
BL11
352
EDITION3
Species Minimumsize Baglimit
Browntrout,Rainbowtrout,Atlanticsalmon
220mm 5*
Riverblackfish 220mm 12
Method Season
Flyfishing
Artificiallures
Baitfishing
DownstreamfromtheHuonvilleBridgetotheseawardlimit:Openallyearround.UpstreamfromtheHuonvilleBridge:FromthefirstSaturdayinAugusttotheSundaynearestthe30thApril.
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Ang
ling
Not
es
The
Huo
n Ri
ver i
s bes
t des
cribe
d in
thre
e ge
nera
l sec
tions
.
The tidalreaches
of t
he H
uon
Rive
r belo
w th
e H
uonv
ille
Brid
ge a
re w
ide,
deep
and
slow
mov
ing a
nd h
arbo
ur
plen
ty o
f res
iden
t and
sea-
run
brow
n tro
ut, s
ome
of
whic
h gr
ow to
trop
hy si
ze, e
scap
ee A
tlant
ic sa
lmon
an
d ra
inbow
trou
t. The
re is
goo
d sh
ore
acce
ss a
t man
y lo
catio
ns b
etw
een
Huo
nville
and
Por
t Huo
n on
bot
h sid
es o
f the
rive
r alth
ough
a b
oat i
s use
ful in
this
sect
ion.
Trop
hy fi
sh te
nd to
lurk
dee
p du
ring
the
day
and
for b
est
resu
lts yo
u ne
ed to
get
your
lure
righ
t dow
n am
ongs
t the
dr
owne
d ro
ots a
nd lo
gs -
snag
s and
bre
ak-o
ffs h
ave
to
be a
ccep
ted
as a
par
t of t
he c
halle
nge.
The
edge
s of r
ips
and
curr
ents
are
also
good
hol
ding
plac
es fo
r tro
ut.
Fishin
g is
at it
s bes
t in
sprin
g w
hen
sea-
run
trout
and
re
siden
t bro
wn
trout
are
cha
sing
whit
ebait
that
tend
to
swim
up
along
the
edge
of t
he m
ain c
urre
nt. T
hese
w
hiteb
ait ‘r
uns’
com
prise
of
juve
nile
galax
ia sp
ecies
, Ta
sman
ian sm
elt (R
etro
pinn
a ta
sman
ica) a
nd th
e Tas
man
ian
whit
ebait
(Lov
ettia
sea
lii).
Trou
t also
like
to a
mbu
sh w
hiteb
ait fr
om c
avitie
s in
the
bank
or f
rom
the
calm
wat
er d
own
curr
ent o
f sm
all
point
s and
bar
s.
The T
asm
anian
whit
ebait
ofte
n sp
awns
on
shall
ow re
efs,
whil
e ot
her s
pecie
s (ga
laxias
and
smelt
) fre
quen
t the
sa
me
plac
es. C
onse
quen
tly yo
u w
ill fin
d th
at so
me
rapi
ds
and
riffle
s are
reno
wne
d sp
ringt
ime
hot s
pots,
just
belo
w
the
Huo
nville
brid
ge b
eing
a cla
ssic
exam
ple.
Besttimeofyear:
Sept
embe
r to
Dec
embe
r
The mid-reaches
bet
wee
n H
uonv
ille a
nd Ju
dbur
y ar
e ch
arac
teris
ed b
y ste
ep, fo
rest
lined
ban
ks w
ith d
eep
drop
-offs
and
the
occa
siona
l rap
id. W
e ha
ve id
entifi
ed
the
best
spot
s to
acce
ss th
e riv
er w
hich
can
be
prod
uctiv
e fo
r whit
ebait
feed
ers e
arly
in th
e se
ason
and
als
o fo
r lur
e ca
sting
and
fly
fishin
g du
ring
the
sum
mer
m
onth
s whe
n th
e riv
er is
low.
The upperreaches o
f the
Huo
n be
twee
n Ju
dbur
y an
d th
e Pi
cton
Ri
ver a
t Tah
une
are
surr
ound
ed
by d
ense
fore
st. T
he b
ank
side
vege
tatio
n is
almos
t im
pene
trable
an
d m
ost o
f the
wat
er is
too
fast t
o w
ade
ther
efor
e th
e ac
cess
poi
nts a
t the
majo
r rive
r cro
ssing
s pro
vide
the
best
oppo
rtun
ities f
or a
nglin
g. The
sum
mer
mon
ths a
re
reco
mm
ende
d w
hen
the
flow
s are
low
er a
nd a
cces
s alo
ng th
e riv
er b
anks
eas
ier.
Abov
e th
e Pi
cton
Rive
r con
fluen
ce th
e H
uon
Rive
r ca
scad
es th
roug
h ste
ep ra
infor
est. T
he o
nly c
onve
nient
ac
cess
is v
ia th
e H
uon
walk
ing tr
ack
whic
h ex
tend
s int
o th
e So
uthw
est N
atio
nal P
ark
abov
e M
anuk
a Cr
eek.
Park
fe
es a
pply.
Plea
se n
ote
bait
fishin
g is
not p
erm
itted
in
Nat
iona
l Par
ks.
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Lake
Skin
ner, W
eld R
iver, R
usse
ll Rive
r, Litt
le D
eniso
n Ri
ver, E
sper
ance
Rive
r, Lun
e Ri
ver a
nd th
e lak
es in
the
Har
tz M
ount
ains N
atio
nal P
ark.
To G
eeve
ston
To Geeveston
To Hobart
To Lake Skinner
Brow
n an
d Ra
inbo
w tr
out i
llust
ratio
ns Tr
evor
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kins
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ntic
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on il
lust
ratio
n by
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er G
ould
thor
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ackfi
sh il
lust
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n by
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n an
d la
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by
Land
Tasm
ania
Des
ign
Uni
t, D
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n tro
utAt
lant
ic sa
lmon
Rain
bow
trou
t
Rive
r bla
ckfis
h
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ury
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lagh
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ville
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ROAD
ROAD
HELEN
ST
WILMOT
COOL
STOR
ERO
AD
C619
C620
A6
A6
B68
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