Australia
Dragon Slayer, FL#90 | Ooi
Australia
Fly fishing in Australia is as diverse as the country's geography and climate. From permit, barramundi, trevally and queenfish in the tropical north, to Murray cod, golden perch, Australian bass and kingfish (yellowtail) in the temperate areas of New South Wales and Victoria, and of course trout.
Brown trout were first introduced to Tasmania in 1864 by English settlers as part of the ‘acclimatisation’ of Tasmania’s waterways. The genetic diversity of the strains of brown trout imported, combined with optimal water temperatures and some of the cleanest water in the world, provided the perfect environment to sustain a thriving wild brown trout population and later rainbow trout. Trout and fly suitable water can be found from Northern New South Wales to Tasmania, with some populations even spreading across South Australia and southern Western Australia.
