TASMANIA THE ISLAND
An island with thousands of lakes, many rivers, great beauty, pure water, clean air, unique animals and vast numbers of truly wild trout make it an attractive and exciting destination catering for a wide range of angling experiences suited to both the novice and expert.
We are fortunate to have here one of the purest and disease free strains of wild brown trout found anywhere in the world which makes them a true challenge for all anglers.

NOVICE OR EXPERT
Tasmania's still-waters offer the best opportunities for the novice and a chance to try the many proven techniques unique to the Tasmanian fishery.  Destinations include: Arthurs Lake with its thousands of hard fighting fish and Little Pine for dry fly fishing. Other waters suitable for more advanced anglers include trophy fish at Penstock Lagoon, Great Lake with its big rainbow and browns, Woods Lake again for big brown trout then Bronte, Echo, St Clair and Dee Lagoon, on the western side of the Highlands.

We produced some remarkable catch rate results during the recent summer months. 
The average size of these fish being around 2lbs with specimens to 5lbs. 
See what the editor of "Fly Life" Rob Sloane had to say about our guide service after a trip with us to a remote East coast water.
Go to -  http://www.flylife.com.au/library/articles/39/39.html

BEST TIME TO FISH TASMANIA
Summer fly fishing is the greatest experience you can find and offers the best opportunity to catch your first trout or experience sensational "Dun" hatches and some of the worlds best dry fly fishing - the months of December, January and February are without doubt the best months with the months of November and March also producing good dry fly fishing.
Spring is also a great time to be trout fishing down here with a variety of opportunities to fish to "Sea Run" trout during the annual whitebait run up the estuaries and lower river mouths.
This is also the best time to target big Tassie bream in the estuaries and rivers.

LAKES AND RIVERS
Tasmania is most famous for the huge number of shallow stillwater lakes that provide the most interesting, challenging and productive fishing available in Australia with average sizes of 1.5lbs to 2lbs or 1kg and specimens of 4lb to 6lbs often taken. 
The fishing varies considerably and anglers have the choice of:
"Sight fishing" along the shallow margins of our 3000 stillwaters
"Stalking" and fooling the elusive early morning midge and scud feeders on shallow shores
"Dry fly" fishing to summer may-fly feeders using a variety of deadly methods
Try an early morning challenge "wind lane" fishing to midge feeders
You can also try the rivers that hold good numbers of smaller brown and rainbow trout.

ANGLING SEASONS
The main angling season extends from the first weekend in August through to the last weekend in April. Most waters will close during May June and July. 
During the fishing calendar, different types and styles of fishing are used to reflect changing seasons, weather, water levels, food availability and the feeding behavior of trout. For information on seasonal conditions in Tasmania go to "Angling Seasons"

FISHING LICENSE
We are an agent for the Inland Fishery Service and provide the licence with all tours.
A licence is required to fish all inland waters in Tasmania. Angling licences vary from $20.00 for one day to $62.00 for a full season.  

PROTECT OUR DISEASE FREE STATE
We are proud to say our waters are totally free of all fish disease, so for those anglers who are coming to Tasmania from international destinations please clean all your equipment and waders thoroughly before bringing them into the country.

ALERT:
We are particularly concerned about travellers from New Zealand where a new and deadly disease called Didymo which causes massive algal blooms is now affecting some of their rivers. This alga can easily be transported on gear, waders and ESPECIALLY in felt soled boots. It is important to disinfect all fishing gear in hot water which contains strong bleach or nappy wash solution before using them anywhere near our Tasmanian or other Aus waters.

We also recommend you purchase any flies or lures locally to avoid quarantine restrictions on contaminated tackle. A better alternative is to leave your gear at home and use our quality gear with all waders and flies provided.

GET HOOKED UP WITH A LOCAL GUIDE
Local knowledge can be the answer to successfully fishing in these waters where seasonal
variations, changing water levels combined with the wily nature of truly wild trout make the fishing a real challenge and great delight to any visitor.
As professional accredited guides we are happy to tour with you for a day or a week to show you proven techniques and take you to any number of locations teaching you all you need to make your visit a truly memorable experience. 

MOBILE PHONE COMMUNICATIONS IN TASMANIA
Digital phones will work in all the major towns and on most major highways, however you will need one of the new 3G mobile phones to get coverage in remote areas such as the Central Highlands as well as some other remote locations.

FURTHER INFORMATION
For additional information on all tours, rates, individual waters, seasonal conditions and successful techniques please contact us at any time.
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