Inland Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2026

Inland Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2026

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 .

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

G. B. PEARCE

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Inland Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2026 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 August 2026.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Inland Fisheries Regulations 2019 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 19 amended (Taking fish from watercraft)

Regulation 19(5) of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) "Reservoir." and substituting "Reservoir;";

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c) :

(d) in the body of water located at grid reference 509830E 5298957N (commonly known as Den Dam).

5.    Regulation 21 amended (Use of baits and lures)

Regulation 21 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subregulation (3)(q) "Lake." and substituting "Lake;";

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (q) in subregulation (3) :

(r) the body of water located at grid reference 509830E 5298957N (commonly known as Den Dam).

(c) by inserting the following subregulation after subregulation (3) :

(3A)  A person must not take fish from Den Dam, as specified in subregulation (3) , except by means of single barbless hooks.

Penalty:  Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units and a special penalty of 1 penalty unit for each fish.

6.    Schedule 3 substituted

Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following Schedule is substituted:

SCHEDULE 3 - Bag Limits

Regulation 17(4)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Water	Bag limit (number of salmon)
1.	Big Waterhouse Lake	5
2.	Blackmans Lagoon	5
3.	Bradys Lake	5
4.	Briseis Hole	5
5.	Bruisers Lagoon	2
6.	Brushy Lagoon	5
7.	Camden Lake	5
8.	Camerons Lagoon	2
9.	Carter Lakes	2
10.	Craigbourne Lake	5
11.	Curries River Reservoir	5
12.	Dee Lagoon	5
13.	Den Dam (grid reference 509830E 5298957N)	0
14.	Double Lagoon	2
15.	East Rocky Lagoon	0
16.	Emma Tarns	2
17.	First Lagoon	1
18.	Four Springs Lake	5
19.	Guide Reservoir	5
20.	Gunns Lake	5
21.	Howes Lagoon Bay	2
22.	Huntsman Lake	20
23.	Lake Agnes	2
24.	Lake Baille	2
25.	Lake Barrington	5
26.	Lake Binney	5
27.	Lake Botsford	1
28.	Lake Burbury	20
29.	Lake Chipman	2
30.	Lake Crescent waters	1
31.	Lake Dudley	1
32.	Lake Dulverton	5
33.	Lake Duncan	2
34.	Lake Flora	2
35.	Lake Gordon	20
36.	Lake Isandula	5
37.	Lake Kara	5
38.	Lake King William	20
39.	Lake Leake	5
40.	Lake Lynch	2
41.	Lake Mikany	5
42.	Lake O’Dells	2
43.	Lake Paget	2
44.	Lake Pedder	20
45.	Lake Skinner	5
46.	Lake Tin Hut	1
47.	Lake Waverly	1
48.	Lamberts Dam	5
49.	Lauriston Reservoir	5
50.	Little Blue Lagoon	2
51.	Little Lake	5
52.	Little Pine Lagoon	5
53.	Little Waterhouse Lake	5
54.	Meadowbank Lake	5
55.	Penstock Lagoon	2
56.	Pet Reservoir	5
57.	Pioneer Lake	5
58.	Prescribed waters (of the Western Lakes)	5
59.	Risdon Brook Reservoir	5
60.	Rocky Lagoon	2
61.	Rossarden Dam	5
62.	Rostrevor Reservoir	5
63.	Sandy Lake	2
64.	Second Lagoon	2
65.	Shannon Lagoon	5
66.	South Riana Lake	5
67.	St Clair Lagoon	5
68.	Talbots Lagoon	5
69.	Talinah Lagoon	2
70.	Third Lagoon	2
71.	Tooms Lake	5
72.	Tungatinah Lagoon	5
73.	Woods Lake	5

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 17 June 2026

These regulations are administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

(a) providing for the regulation of the new public fishery at Den Dam; and

(b) substituting Schedule 3 to those regulations and inserting a bag limit in respect of Den Dam and Lake Waverly.