Sight fishing at its most exciting -- drift boat trout fishing with Bo Nikolic, arguably Australia's best drift boat guide, across the Alpine rivers of Victoria and New South Wales.
Enquire about this tripIf you've never fished from a drift boat, it's one of the most exciting ways to fish a river -- most fish are caught close to the boat, making for electric sight fishing as you cover water most walk-and-wade anglers never reach.
Bo Nikolic has over 20 years of guiding experience across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Europe, and is an accredited guide in New Zealand and the USA. He runs backcountry trips across Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania for the more adventurous angler, with a 100% safety record and no incidents.
Fly Fishing Guides Australia also runs guided fly fishing on foot, one-on-one casting lessons, a Beginners 2-Day Workshop, an in-depth Fly Fishing Education Program covering trout behaviour, casting mechanics, river anatomy and entomology -- and, for something completely different, a 3-hour Platypus Drift with no fishing involved, just watching for platypus on the water.
Drift boat pricing is per boat (1-2 anglers), not per person. A hard-body American-style drift boat or a 14ft NRS inflatable is used depending on the river.
Source: Fly Fishing Guides Australia (flyfishingguidesaustralia.com.au)
Fishing a river from a slow-moving boat rather than wading -- the guide controls the drift while anglers cast to likely holding water, covering far more river than walking allows, with most strikes happening close to the boat.
One or two anglers per boat, guided by Bo Nikolic.
The Goulburn, Mitta Mitta, Swampy Plains and Tumut Rivers, plus backcountry trips across Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania for more adventurous anglers.
Trout fishing runs from September through to early June.
