Tours and Prices - River Escapes

FLY FISHING FOR BEGINNERS

Ever wanted to learn to fly fish? At River Escapes, we provide fly fishing tuition tailored to your specific requirements. Our tuition is at the rate of either 1:1 or 1:2, and can either be half day, full day or weekend-long. For larger group sizes, please contact us for further options. A typical lesson involves theory streamside (including gear use and set-up, casting and line management, entomology and fly choice, fishing in different waters (lakes and rivers) and fish behaviour), and your newly learned skills will be taken on the water for the last half of the session.

HALF DAY (4 HRS)
$ 275 per person
$450 for 2 people

FULL DAY (8 HRS)
$450 per person
$600 for 2 people

HOURLY RATE
$ 65 per person
$ 80 for 2 people

GUIDED FLY FISHING FOR BROWN AND RAINBOW TROUT

River Escapes has the local knowledge and know-how to help you experience and fully appreciate the fantastic trout fishing the region has to offer. All levels of experience are catered for, or if there is a new technique you would like to learn we can show you how. Our guided fly fishing is available for one to two people.

HALF DAY (4 HRS)
$ 275 per person
$450 for 2 people

FULL DAY (8 HRS)
$450 per person
$600 for 2 people

HOURLY RATE
$ 65 per person
$ 80 for 2 people

EVENING RISE FISHING

We offer evening rise tours either for streamside fishing or fishing from the raft/drift boat. It is perfect for those on a tight schedule and takes advantage of the prime hours of last light.

ON FOOT
$195 per person
$225 for 2 people

RAFT/DRIFT BOAT
$ 300 1 or 2 people

DRIFT BOAT/RAFT FISHING FOR TROUT

Our region is blessed with beautiful rivers and stunning high country lakes and there is no better way to fully explore them than from our small drift boat or larger raft. We are able to launch and have you fishing sections of river that are inaccessible to bank-based methods, allowing the angler to fully explore magnificent sections of river.  A day out drifting the river could see you fishing a variety of techniques including nymphing a likely run, presenting a fly to a sighted cruiser, streamer fishing or presenting flies to fish during the evening rise. The lakes we fish are surrounded by snow in winter and are fantastic fisheries after it melts for the warmer months. Rising fish are common, most often to midges and terrestrial insects. They are also great places to learn loch-style wet and dry fly techniques. We can also combine stream and lake fishing, allowing anglers to fully appreciate what the region has to offer.

HALF DAY (4 HRS)
$ 350 per person
$ 500 for 2 people

FULL DAY (8 HRS)
$ 500 per person
$ 650 for 2 people

Max. 2 people

MITTA MITTA FLY FISHING RAFT TOUR

The Mitta Mitta River tailrace begins below the Dartmouth regulating pondage. Due to the depth of Lake Dartmouth, it supplies very cold and clear water into the river, making it ideal for trout. The Mitta Mitta River is characterised by fantastic long riffle sections, often with large pools in between, set against a backdrop of valley farms and picturesque mountains. The gravel bottom for much of the Mitta’s length provides ideal habitat for Caddis, Stoneflies and Mayflies. As a result of the in-stream habitat, the river can provide great nymphing and hatch-based fishing. The Mitta is also home to our largest Mayfly, the Kosciusko Dun (Coloburiscoides) which can provide some outstanding evening rise sessions. Larger terrestrial insects feature highly in summer, providing another visually entertaining way to fish this great river!

The raft opens up many kilometers of river and is truly a great way to fish the Mitta. Large gravel bars can be explored on foot by exiting the raft. Depending on the season and flow conditions, we can be rafting the Mitta as early as trout season opening. Reliable hatches usually begin by early October and large terrestrials like grasshoppers begin to make an appearance as summer rolls around. The elusive platypus is regularly encountered, providing a welcome distraction for both fisherman or even a non-fishing partner. We offer this trip at a fixed rate for either one or two people per day. It can also be combined with a fantastic overnight camping experience, allowing you to be delivered to your overnight camp by raft and continue your drift downstream the next day.

FULL DAY (8 HRS)
$690 1 or 2 people.

Overnight camping, please enquire for price.

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