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Sight-fish turquoise water.
New Zealand's South Island is the world's great sight-fishing arena — spotting huge brown trout in gin-clear water, then placing one perfect cast.
The water
One fish, one cast, no excuses.
South Island fishing is hunting: you and your guide stalk banks and lake edges, polaroids down, searching for cruising browns. Fish average four to six pounds, and every one is earned — which is exactly why it ruins anglers for anywhere else.
- Wild brown and rainbow trout, sight-fished in clear rivers and lakes.
- Prime season October through May, most settled December to March.
- Heli access to backcountry rivers our guides know fish by fish.
- Fine-wire leaders, precise flies, and stalking coaching included.
Pricing
SOUTH ISLAND TRIPS
From $640Guided sight-fishing day
From $2,900Four-day stalk package
From $1,750Heli backcountry day
How it flows
A DAY ON THE STALK
Glass the water
Dawn start, polaroids on, reading banks and shallows for cruising fish.
Place the cast
One careful approach, one fly, and a guide talking you onto the eat.
Release & replay
Quick photos, gentle release, and the walk to the next likely lie.
