Arthurs Lake is at its highest level this year and various methods should prove productive at Cowpaddock Bay, Hydro Bay and out from Tumbledown Creek.

Mayfly nymphs already drawing its brownies suggest action to come when mayflies start to hatch properly.

With neighbouring Great Lake so popular, many northern trout anglers will soon be able to launch their boats on it from much closer to home.

Rod Summers, a leader in pushing to improve facilities at its Cramps Bay ramp, advises that Marine And Safety Tasmania will complete a pontoon there shortly.

Then down at Four Springs Lake, the spinners of one mayfly species found all over it are rather brown in colour but change to red in a few hours with individual flies lasting for a week, depending on weather.

Currently, its trout are looking for caddis and these red spinners, especially in the evenings. Also interesting trout are copies of mayfly nymphs, emergers and duns.

Anglers have also reported pleasing results on the upper Macquarie River with trout hunting plenty of other red and black spinners.

Down South, anglers continue to chase the 50,000 large Atlantic salmon which recently escaped into D'Entrecasteaux Channel from a damaged fish pen.

Anyone interested should check with DPIPWE's Recreational Fishing Section by ringing 1300 720 647