Tasmanian trout fishing guide, specialising in personalised fly fishing packages for individuals and small groups

Trout Fishing In Tasmania

 
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The Fishery

Tasmania’s trout fishery

From the lakes of the Central Highlands and the lakes of the 19 Lagoons to the rivers of the lowlands in central and northern Tasmania, there is a broad range of options available to the visiting trout angler wanting to go fly fishing in Tasmania.

  • Polaroiding - sight fishing for cruising trout

  • Dry Fly Fishing - fly fishing on lakes and rivers using imitations of the aquatic and terrestrial insects of the day.

  • Wet Fly Fishing - woolly buggers, fur flies and streamers to imitate the fry, the tadpoles, the frogs and the leeches

  • Nymph fishing - trout fishing on streams and rivers using flies that mimic the hatch of the day

Wherever you go, remember that the Tasmanian fly fishery’s strongest reputation is for its truly wild brown trout. Our brown trout are all descendants of the first fish bred back in the 1860’s from eggs transported from the United Kingdom.

And, although they are as not highly revered as the browns, some of Tasmania’s lakes and rivers also offer rainbow trout, some of which might have naturally spawned in waters like the Great Lake but also some of which might be the product of captive breeding programs.

Finally, one word that is invariably associated with fly fishing in Tasmania is “challenging”. It is one of those trout fisheries that challenges every angler from the beginner to the most experienced. It is a fishery in which the weather, water levels, insect life and fishing pressure all impact on the experience you will have. But it is that mix of challenges that makes the ultimate catch so much more satisfying. And it is that set of challenges that a local guide like ourself can help you overcome, or minimise.

 

Regions

central Highlands / south / north

Although Tasmania offers trout fishing across all regions in the State our focus is generally on three regions

  • The Central Highlands - where the fishing is predominantly in highland trout lakes associated with Tasmania’s Hydro Electric system. Lakes like Little Pine Lagoon, Penstock Lagoon, Arthurs Lake, Herne Lodge, Woods Lake and the Great Lake are our major go to lakes.

  • The South - if you are interested in trout fishing near Hobart there is a mix of stream fishing in waters like the Tyenna River and the Plenty River, or fishing at private fisheries like Twin Waters and 28 Gates.

  • The North - using our Central Highlands base, we are happy to explore the northern rivers like The Meander, The Mersey or the Lake River

 

Webcams

The following are links to some of the webcams established across the state.

Great Lake

Arthurs Lake

Penstock Lagoon

Little Pine Lagoon

 
 
 

Accommodation Options

stay local and fish longer

One way to get the most out of the time you are able to commit to your Tasmanian fly fishing experience is to stay where you are fishing. The following are some of the options we recommend that are located near the fly fishery that we favour. Please feel free to ask us about other options in areas you might be contemplating.

 

Resources

Resources to help the visiting angler

If you’ve already found us on the internet, you’ve shown you have the capacity to find resources, but here are a few that we find really helpful:

Tasmanian Inland Fisheries : The IFS manage the Tasmanian trout fishery and have plenty of useful information and services including:

Their fantastic Angler Access Program resources - flyers for a huge number of individual Tasmanian fisheries.

YouTube Resources

Check out our own (modest) YouTube channel to see some of the small videos we have posted.

A fantastic resource for those of you who want a bit of guidance on fly fishing techniques is the Orvis “How to Fly Fish” learning centre.

FlyLife is Tasmania’s pre-eminent fly fishing magazine that offers a wealth of information on Tasmanian fly fishing (as well as other Australian and New Zealand locations).