Introduction to New Zealand Fly Fishing

Half-day introduction to fly fishing on a local river or lake. Instruction on casting, New Zealand insect life, fly selection, knot-tying, reading habitat, stalking and spotting trout. NZ$ 200 per person (for two anglers); $NZ 370 for one angler. For each additional angler, add $NZ 100, with a maximum of four. This includes four hours of fishing, a gourmet lunch, use of quality rods and reels, tippets, and flies, and quality photography of your outing, if desired.

My son Benjamin teaching me how to teach a kid to fish.
Blue Grey River, West Coast.

Private Casting Lessons

$NZ 60 per hour, for a minimum of two hours. Practicing casting before heading out on a trip greatly increases your chances of fooling our wily wild trout. Think of it as training for an athletic event.

Fly Fishing Classes

These can be arranged to suit your location in Dunedin or, weather permitting, on a local river or lake. Advanced booking is highly recommended. $160 per person (minimum of four) for eight hours of instruction.

Parent-child specials

New Zealand has some of the world's finest fly fishing and one of the world's proudest angling heritages. Save 20 percent on family rates and start a new family tradition by learning to fly fish with your kids. Get them off the screen and on the stream and make memories that will last a lifetime.

$NZ 20/hr pp (minimum of four people for four hours).

A boy never forgets his first wild brown on a dry fly.