Fly Fishing

Tasmania is reputed to hold the best stocks of Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout in the world. Hundreds of lakes and rivers offer the fly angler amazing opportunities to fish the best waters in the world.

An island with thousands of lakes, many rivers, great beauty, pure water, clean air, unique animals, a disease free environment and vast numbers of truly wild trout make it an attractive and exciting destination catering for a wide range of angling experiences.  The fishing experience varies considerably and anglers have the choice of fishing one of the many small streams that hold large numbers of small brown trout to stalking large fish in the shallow margins of one of the many hundreds of lakes. For the active angler, vast areas of National Park and World Heritage Areas contain excellent and challenging trout waters.  River fishing can be exciting throughout the season in small mountain streams and lowland meadow rivers, however it is lake fishing that is most interesting and productive with average sizes of around 2lbs or 1kg and specimens of 4 to 6lbs often taken. Tasmania's still-waters also offer the best opportunities for the novice and a chance to try the many techniques unique to the Tasmanian fishery. 

Destinations include: Arthur's Lake with its thousands of hard fighting fish and Little Pine for dry fly fishing. Others include Bronte, Echo and Dee Lagoon, on the western side of the Highlands; Great Lake, Penstock, Lagoon of Islands and the Western lakes in the central Highlands. Be prepared for wild weather though as these highland lakes are found in very open and sometimes hostile wilderness.

The main angling season extends from August to May. Seven major waters are now open for angling all year round. During the season, different types and styles of fishing are used to reflect changing seasons, weather, water levels, food availability and the feeding behaviour of trout. 

A licence is required to fish all inland waters in Tasmania.
Angling licences vary from around $16.00 for one day to $52.00 for a full season.

Other states (NSW, Victoria) also cater for the fly fishing angler.To check out our packages to these states just click the menu system above or ask us for more details. We can tailor a package to suit the most demanding needs of our clients.

We recommend only fully licensed and insured/registered International Travel Agents. If you are considering booking we recommend the following travel agents:
Australian Discount Travel & Tours,
Travel With A Cause Inc (a not for profit travel agency assisting several projects in many developing countries).

We recommend Australian Discount Travel & Tours for both Australian and international travel bookings