Salmon Ponds and the Museum of Trout Fishing

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  Jack Smith Added June 22, 2023

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
  Great day out if you are into this kind of thing, fresh air, places to picnic or BBQ.
  
  Extremely reasonable entrance fees. Lively fish.
  
  The restaurant was the winner for me, Pancakes were great, as was the customer service.
  
  If you are into the history of trout fishing etc, lots of information.
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  Anto Mathew Added June 20, 2023

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Visited this place on our trip to Tasmania. It is 45 minutes drive from Hobart City. There is an entry fee and is reasonable. You can buy family ticket. You can feed the fish with using $2 food from a wending machine. The farm is beautifully maintained and you can feed the fish. There are several ponds and variety of fish. You can also visit museum of of Trout Fishing. The area is well kept. There are plenty of parking. Unfortunately you cannot catch the fish. There is a cafe in the premises. Worth visiting this place.
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  Tony Zhu Added June 09, 2023

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Well maintained property. This is a hatchery with many exotic trees and a few ponds showcasing different types of trout, as well as one type of salmon. Visitors also get access to barbecue facilities. Good place for a family to spend the day. Kids would also be able to feed the fish for $2. Admission for adult is $8 and you get free entrance to the museum.
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  Andrew Added June 05, 2023

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  Feb 2022. I used to love visiting the Salmon Ponds as a child and teen. The venue would always be well presented and well maintained. Sadly it seems to have been let go and forgotten about. The ponds are clogged with algae and water weed, the ponds are lightly stocked and the fish are so stressed that they rarely eat the food and are breathing super heavy. Although they have a traffic light sign above the food dispenser, this doesn't stop you from purchasing more food to clog up the ponds. It's almost as if they're in dire need for cash that they let this happen to increase cashflow.
  
  That said, $8 entry per person is reasonable, but the restaurant/cafe is super overpriced, for the small servings offered. The ponds themselves are in a state of dilapidation, and nothing like they were 20 years ago. The hatchery smalls horribly of stale water. The hatchery has a handful of token fry, on different stages, again, nothing like they once had years ago. I really want to see the Salmon Ponds thrive, but it needs love and attention, something it isn't provided at present.
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  Nadia Huppatz Added May 27, 2023

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  So glad we stopped to visit! Loved seeing the fish ponds, and we were lucky enough to see a platypus which lives in the creek over the back but burrows it’s way in for a free feed! Great for the kids to feed the fish, they’re so big! Enjoyed some pancakes in the cafe afterward and purchased some local cider!
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  Ian Hobbs Added March 26, 2018

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  Great place for the kids to run amd have fun feedibg the fish. Museum was very informative
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  Kathi Wyldeck Added November 27, 2017

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Great cafe and beautiful ponds and gardens to stroll around. Come and feed the beautiful fish and explore the interesting museum.

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