Aspiring Fly Fishing offers guided fly fishing trips in the South Island of New Zealand for half-day, full-day and multi-day charters. Aspiring Fly Fishing trips focus on fishing for salmon, Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout in a range of stunning rivers, streams and still waters.

Aspiring Fly Fishing can help you create your dream fly fishing trip or charter with our extensive knowledge and expertise of the best waterways in the lower South Island. Contact us today to put together your guided fly fishing trip itinerary.

Fly Fishing Trip Inclusions

Aspiring Fly Fishing offers a range of guided fishing trips to suit your goals and previous fly fishing experience. Choose from half-day, full-day or multi-day fishing charters in various areas in the South Island of New Zealand.

Multi-Day Guided Fly Fishing

Choose to spend as many days on your fly fishing trip with our multi-day trip option. Multi-day trips are based throughout the South Island, all of which offer the angler something slightly different. Multi-day guided fly fishing trip for one to two anglers includes:

• Customised experience to suit your preferences with accommodation, location, weather and previous fly fishing experience

• Pick up and drop off from your accommodation in a modern air-conditioned 4WD

• Delicious snacks, lunch & refreshments provided for the duration of the day

• Day typically is 8 am - 6 pm but may vary due to weather and river conditions

What to Expect on Guided Fishing Trips

Aspiring Fly Fishing will pick you up by 4WD from your Wanaka or Queenstown accommodation at a pre-arranged time. Early starts are recommended to ensure we get to good water and maximise our day and your chances of success. Weather conditions, river conditions and your goals will determine our location to ensure the day surpasses all your expectations landing wild New Zealand Brown or Rainbow Trout.

Delicious snacks, lunches & refreshments are provided (if you have any dietary requirements, please let me know in advance and do my best to accommodate you). I can also supply quality Scott fly rods, Lamson reels, Simms Freestone waders and Simms Head-water wading boots if you have not brought your own gear to New Zealand. The above equipment can be hired as a complete set for $30 NZD per person per day. All you need to bring is a sun hat, wet weather jacket and other warm clothes for the day, even through the summer months. Weather can change unexpectedly as New Zealand can have four seasons in one day!

Please note that if you are on any specific medication, please bring enough for the duration of your trip. Many small towns we will stay in won't have a Pharmacy or a medical centre, so you will need to be prepared.

The Accommodation

I have hand-picked each accommodation base in all regions that offer the best access point to the widest variety of quality waterways and offer suitable, clean accommodation and delicious eateries.

Accommodation options include B&B's, motels, campground cabins, good ol' kiwi-style pubs, campouts and luxury lodges. Something for everyone's budget and taste.

Before you arrive in NZ...

I recommend spending time practising your basic casting techniques before arriving in New Zealand, as this will give you an advantage through the many opportunities that will involve an accurate presentation of your fly to the trout without excessive false casts made. This practice, in theory, will prevent you from spooking or alarming the fish.

Felt soled boots are prohibited from use by freshwater anglers in New Zealand. Felt may harbour and transport microscopic waterborne pests, particularly didymo. To slow the spread of the invasive alga didymo and other aquatic pests in New Zealand waterways, the Ministry of Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand also requires all used freshwater fishing equipment brought into New Zealand to be clean and dry.

Biosecurity staff require any freshwater fishing equipment which is not completely dry (inside and out) to be treated, regardless of whether it has been cleaned before coming to New Zealand. Treatment for some items takes time and will most likely take place outside of the airport. If it is not feasible for the owner to wait for treatment to be completed, they will have to make their own arrangements to collect the item or have it shipped to their New Zealand or home address.

To avoid this inconvenience, Fish & Game New Zealand asks visiting anglers to leave their felt-soled waders at home and not bring them into New Zealand. It also reminds anglers to check, clean, dry all fishing equipment before arriving in this country.