Guided Fishing

The Western Lakes

If solitude in a pristine wilderness environment has appeal, you will enjoy your guided fishing in the "Western Lakes."

To the west of the Great Lake at an elevation of 1200 meters lies the 'Land of 3000 Lakes'. A world heritage area only accessible by foot this unique wilderness tundra is the home to literally thousands of shallow, gin clear lakes, lagoons and tarns. You can sample world class sight fishing to some fish in excess of 5 kg. Camping, fly fishing and tramping in this special place will provide an experience that stays in your mind forever.

South Western Tasmania is a place of rugged beauty and tall mountain ranges. The relative inaccessability to all but the keenest of anglers has meant that the fishing here remains unspoilt. Although these fisheries are remote and the environment wild, our well appointed bush camps are the ideal way to experience this unique part of the world. The summertime mudeye fishing in places like lake Pedder is legendary whilst the wind lane fishing techniques we have developed at Lake Burbury will leave you breathless. Where else could you sight fish and catch 45 wild rainbows in a single morning?

Experience the wilderness fishing in the Western lakes and you will forever be awaiting a "blue sky Day."

We have two distinctly different types of lake fishing available in the highlands. The larger, deeper, man made hydro storages like Great Lake, Arthurs, Dee Lagoon and the smaller, shallower intimate natural lagoons and tarns of the western lakes. Most fishing is sight fishing for brown trout that average close to three pounds.

Through out the season visiting anglers could expect to savour some of the most exciting and challanging trout fishing. In any one month an angler could be "chasing tails" in the shallows, polaroiding on a crystal clear day. Alternatively practicing the art of Loch-style fishingand the excitement of wind lane trout fishing .

Loch-style fishing

Polaroiding

Wind lane

Tailing Trout

Float Trips


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