Private Streamcraft Lessons

Learn to Read Rivers — and Fish Them With Confidence

Streamcraft is the difference between fishing and understanding a river.

These lessons are designed for anglers who can already cast and rig a rod, but feel they’re missing something — unsure where fish are holding, why certain water produces and other water doesn’t, or why success feels inconsistent despite “doing the right things.”

Our Private Streamcraft Lessons focus on decision-making, observation, and execution on real rivers, under real conditions.

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Who These Lessons Are For

Streamcraft lessons are ideal if you:

• Want to move beyond basic skills and catch fish more consistently

• Feel uncertain about where to fish and why

• Want to understand trout behaviour rather than guess at it

• Are ready to refine your river fishing with experienced guidance

This is often the most important step an angler takes after learning to cast.

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Experience That Comes From Time on the Water

Our instruction is shaped by decades of daily river fishing, not theory.

Our guiding team has spent a lifetime on rivers including:

• The Goulburn and Rubicon systems

• The Snowy Mountains

• New Zealand’s South Island

• Montana and the American West

From guides with more than 70 years fishing local rivers, to others who have devoted over a decade to teaching fly fishing full-time, the common thread is lived experience and a calm, practical teaching style.

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What a Streamcraft Lesson Covers

Every session is tailored to the angler and the conditions, but typically includes:

• Choosing productive water and understanding why it holds fish

• Reading current seams, depth changes, structure, and cover

• Trout positioning and feeding behaviour through the season

• Stealth, approach angles, and positioning

• Fly choice and fishing methods that suit the water

• Achieving drag-free drifts in complex currents

• Ethical and low-impact river practice

Casting is refined only as required — always in service of presentation and control, not technique for its own sake.

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Location — Real Rivers, Real Learning

Based in Alexandra / Thornton, just two hours from Melbourne, we work primarily on the Goulburn River, with access to other high-quality systems when conditions suit.

There’s no substitute for learning streamcraft on water that actually holds trout.

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Flexible, Personalised Sessions

Lessons are available every day of the season and can be structured as:

• Half-day sessions

• Full-day sessions

All instruction is private, unhurried, and built around your goals.

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Pricing

Prices are per session, not per person.
Two anglers simply share the cost.

Deposit: $100 to secure your booking
Balance: Due on the day

Ask about our $50 River Savings offer.

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What’s Included

• All flies

• Use of rods, reels, lines and waders if required

• Drinking water and coolers for lunch

• Thoughtful, practical instruction focused on real improvement

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Booking & Cancellation

A $100 deposit is required to confirm your session.
Please review our Cancellation Policy before booking.

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Ready to Book or Have Questions?

Call or text anytime between 8am–10pm, seven days a week.

Goulburn Valley Fly Fishing Centre
📞 03 5773 2513 | 📱 0418 995 611