Goulburn Valley Fly Fishing / Experiences
Find your kind of fishing
You might have a weekend to learn, a free afternoon to fish the Goulburn, or time for a trip you’ve talked about for years. Here’s how the options compare.
01 / Learn
Which lesson fits?
Two-day beginner workshop
Saturday and Sunday · Small group
Start here for a first weekend with a fly rod. On Saturday, turn over a stone and see how the insects underneath compare with the flies in the box. On Sunday afternoon, take what you’ve practised to the river. Gear is supplied.
Private fly fishing lessons
Half or full day · One or two people
Choose private tuition for a first lesson at your own pace, a return after a few years away, or a particular cast that keeps letting you down. Bring a mate or have the instructor to yourself.
Private streamcraft lessons
Half or full day · For anglers who can already cast
You can put the fly where you want it. The question is where to put it in the first place. Work through a run with your guide: find the feeding water, choose your approach and watch what the fly does in the current.
02 / Fish locally
A day on the Goulburn, or a few
Choose guiding when you’d rather spend the day fishing than follow a lesson. We’ve guided here since 1994. The river height and the fishing you enjoy help us choose the stretch.
Private bank and wade fishing
Half or full day · One or two anglers
Fish on foot with a local guide. Take your time on a trout rising beside the bank, or work upstream through a series of pools on a smaller river.
Goulburn drift boat trips
Half or full day · Private boat for one or two
Your guide takes the oars. You can fish a willow edge you couldn’t cast to from the bank, then follow it around the bend. Come alone or share the same boat price with a friend.
The Goulburn River Journey
Four days · Four anglers, two boats and two guides
Bring your own group and fish selected reaches from below Eildon Pondage towards Molesworth. Three days is also an option. We work out the route and accommodation with you and quote for your group.
Rather leave the rods at home? Our scenic river drifts give you time to watch the birds, look for a platypus or bring a camera.
03 / Travel
Three ways to fish overseas
The choice is as much about how you like to travel as which trout you’d like to catch.
New Zealand
Southland
Spend seven nights at Dunrobin and six days fishing in pairs. Spot browns on foot with your guide; after dinner the Aparima is a short walk across the paddock.
United States
Montana
Travel from the Missouri near Craig to Dillon and Yellowstone country. Local guides take you fishing for three days at each base. Anthony travels with you throughout the 13-day trip.
Argentina
Patagonia
Fish spring creeks and Andean rivers with Patagonia River Guides. Return each evening to the lodge at Trevelin. A good choice for a couple when one person would like some days off the water.
Buying for someone else?
Give a particular experience or a dollar amount. They can choose their fishing date later.
Talk it through with Anthony
Tell me who’s coming, what fishing you’ve done and how much time you have. I’ll help you pick the right day or trip.
Before you decide:
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Frequently asked questions ·
Goulburn fishing reports