Junior Fishing Day 2020

Anglers Alliance Tasmania and the Inland Fisheries Service are co-ordinating a free state wide Junior Angling Day on Sunday 18 October 2020 as part of National Gone Fishing Day.

An angling licence will not be required to fish in inland waters in Tasmania -- a great opportunity to grab a friend and try trout fishing. There will also be a number of junior angling venues across Tasmania stocked by AAT and run by local angling clubs for juniors 17 years of age and under -- this will give the kids a great chance to catch a wily trout.

Gone Fishing Day is a national event 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.

It is well known that getting outdoors is beneficial to both your physical and mental health, and all fishers can agree that there is no such thing as a bad days fishing when you’re surrounded by those close to you and the glorious areas fishing takes you. So why not have a day that recognises and promotes all of these things!

The freshwater Junior Anglers Day, run by local club volunteers, will be part of Gone Fishing Day and the four venues across the state are :

NORTHWEST 

Frombergs Dam,
Bass Highway, Ulverstone
Young Anglers Development, Ulverstone  10am – 2pm
Contact: Rob Weeding 0439 855 786

Taylors Dam
(opposite Anvers), Latrobe  10am - 3pm
Devonport Anglers Club
Contact:  Peter Coventry 0417 149 489
or  Mark Rockliff    0417 505 887

NORTH 

Longford Fishing Club Dam,
Elphinstone Road, Cressy 10am – 3pm
Longford Fishing Club
Contact: Nigel Clarke 0438 006 499 

SOUTH

New Norfolk Anglers Junior Pond,
10 Acre Lane, Bushy Park  10am – 2pm
New Norfolk Licensed Anglers Association
Contact: Laurie Harrison 0428 626 370 

IFS          Chris Wisniewski 0418  566  272 Chris.Wisniewski@ifs.gov.au

AAT        Denis Edwards    0428  84  1166   www.anglersalliance.org.au