Tasmania is a fantastic fly fishing location and is high on the list of locations for all fly fishers. Don't expect push over fishing as often the elements can work against you and the fishing is highly weather driven. Given good weather conditions or hatch driven activity the fishing can be absolutely superb.

The best approach with Tassie is to go when you can and try to make that during December to April. The fish only have a relatively short season to prepare for the rigors of spawning and feed actively during these months.

If you hit the weather jackpot and get some good weather during your visit then a highlight of the Tassie fly fishing experience is the Western Lakes and remote systems.

Tassie suggestions

- Blowy and cloudy. Fish at Arthurs and surrounding lakes or Penstock.

- Some blue sky with strong winds. Visit the Nineteen Lagoons area and polaroid some of the sandier lakes. Try Kaye if it clouds over.

- Blue sky and mild wind. Straight out the back for walking/polaroiding. Try Tallinah, Christys, Talleh Lagoons or head out to Julians and Pillans systems. Blue Peaks is a beautiful location.

- Overcast no wind. Fish the dunn hatch at Little Pine or Arthurs.

- Windy with rain/sleet. Relax indoors and maybe do some prospecting on Great Lake or drop down to Bronte system.

- Respite from the wind. Try Pine Tier, Bronte system or King William.

- Wind lanes. Try Great Lake and Arthurs.

- Treed walk in. Try Lake Ina.

- Tailing fish. Little Pine Lagoon. Arthurs softer edged bays. Some of the smaller lagoons close to Miena.

- Brook Trout. Clarence Lagoon.

- Larger numbers of smaller fish. Lake King William and Gunns Lagoon.

- Rainbow Trout. Great Lake. Dee Lagoon. Bradys Lake. Pine Tier Lagoon.

****Self contained, basic but comfortable, 3 bedroom fishing shack located in Miena is available for $40 per person per night or $250 per person per week ****

Travelling Fly Fisher can assist with other accommodation options as well as arranging guiding and other components for your Tassie fly fishing trip.

Tassie flies for the highlands. Brown nymph, emerger, dunn, and black spinner. Gum beetle. Red tag or Geehi. Caddis, midge, snail and crustacean patterns. Wee wets and attractors can also be useful.

Please contact us to ask any questions that you may have regarding Tasmania and to discuss your travel / fishing plans in more detail.  

Will happily provide detailed information on locations, styles of fishing and flies to travelling fly fishers.

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