Tasmania

Tasmania holds a diverse range of fisheries and waterways for fly fishing anglers to pursue trout. The Mersey and Meander Rivers flow over freestone origins on their way to Bass Strait with trout feeding on healthy populations of mayfly and caddis. In the north west, rivers including the North and South Esk flow through meadows with long glides over sand and weed bottoms, most famously producing consistent spinners falls that trout simply can’t resist. Through the Northern Midlands the Macquarie River and the unique Brumbys Creek provide exceptional opportunities to fish to rising trout with dry flies. Further east, there’s early season fishing in the lowland lakes of Leake and Tooms. The stunning lakes of the Central Highlands provide exceptional conditions to fish for healthy trout, often eager to take a dry fly from the surface. Consistent sight fishing opportunities provide an exhilarating experience in these relatively shallow lakes. In the west Lake Burbury stands out for its stunning scenery. And finally, in the South, the uniquely tannin coloured tributaries of the Derwent and Huon river systems hold healthy populations of trout.
Tasmania’s trout fisheries are typically quite shallow and trout love nothing more than to rise and feed on the surface. With an abundance of mayfly and terrestrial insects, the conditions couldn’t be more ideal for fly fishing, with surface dry fly action a regular occurrence.
Coastal rivers and estuaries provide saltwater fly fishing opportunities for sea-run trout, bream and even Atlantic salmon (sea cage escapees) particularly in the early months of the season.