client testimonials and reviews

Trout Tales Tasmania has to be the most professional and enjoyable experience I have had in my fly-fishing journey. I have fished the Snowys, really had a great time but my recent Tasmania experience with Matt at Trout Tales Tasmania was next level.Matt's knowledge, character and professionalism was outstanding. His ability to chat one/one for three days made me feel at ease throughout and the 'icing on the cake' is that Matt, a professional chef, really dials it up with your lunch time meals and snacks - incredible. We chatted 'foody' stuff, how to prepare and cook certain dishes, really enjoyed the diversity of our chats - from fishing to cooking and back again.Matt's collaboration with local hospitality businesses enabling a great stay for me throughout my trip was awesome. The hotel I stayed up was friendly, clean and hospitable. I loved every minute of my time in Tasmania and would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Trout Tales Tasmania if you were looking for a 5 star fly-fishing experience. Thank you Matt and Team

Great experience, great guides and know how to put you on the fish

Excellent outfit. Impeccable boat and gear, attentive and congenial guide, best lunch we've had in 20 years with various guiding operations. Will go again.

We had a great day out with Peter in the central lakes region! Peter was an incredible guide - so knowledgeable and helpful. We managed to catch a number of brown trout in a beautiful part of Tassie. We are already planning our next adventure with Trout Tales! Thanks so much again, Peter.

We had the most amazing day fly fishing with Peter! I highly recommend! Peter was so lovely and extremely knowledgeable, not just about fishing but also the local area. I had never fly fished before and Peter managed to guide me to catching 2 trout! The food was also fantastic, shout out to Peter's wife Annie for the minestrone soup!  Such a memorable experience, thank you :)

Fishing with Matt from Trout tales was fantastic. Just like fishing with a good mate. We fished penstock lagoon and got good fish. The lunch was fantastic and homemade by Matt. All in all an absolutely great day and I highly recommend using Trout Tales to go fishing in Tasmania.

Recently completed brilliant 3 day April 2024 guiding trip with Matt in the Central Highlands. Matt provided lagoon (shore based), river & lake (boat based) options over the 3 days and introduced new fly fishing techniques and gear. Plenty of fish landed and laughs shared, lunches also outstanding - fruit cake delicious! No hesitation recommending Matt and looking forward to catching up again for some summer hatch fishing.

Novice fly fishermen here… Matt put us into the right spots with the right gear; result… 30 brown trout in 3 days.   Exceeded all our expectations by a mile.

We spent the day out with Matt teaching us how to fly fish, was very clear and descriptive with instructions and was very knowledgeable with fly fishing, was a great day. He supplied lunch was enjoyable and even seen a platypus would definitely recommend this tour!

Had an absolutely fantastic day out on the water with Matt for my first ever day fly fishing. With his expertise I was able to learn the basics of fly fishing and even catch a couple of lovely fish on a cold winters day. I would recommend Trout Tales to anyone looking for an extremely professional experience. Thanks again Matt for the wonderful day.

We have been with Matt Stone from Trout Tales on 5 day trip where we were taken to a wide range of rivers and lakes depending on prevailing weather conditions. We fished from a comfortable boat, off the banks and waded.Matt has improved our fly fishing abilities immensely with on the job pointers which helped us landing a lot of fish. It was a joy to fish mainly dry flies but we also tried Euronymphing. The catering is the best we ever experienced. We are looking forward to booking another trip with Trout Tales next season.

We had three great days guided fishing with Matt from Trout Tales in April. We are two experienced fly fishermen from NZ and Matt gave us a chance to fish a nice stream and lakes from boat and shore. Matt taught us some new techniques and improved on our existing technique. We caught a lot of fish in a range of sizes. We fished to hungry lake fish with dry flies, canny selectively feeding creek browns with dries, nymphs, and wets, and lake browns and rainbows with streamers from a drifting boat. Matt knows how and when to use each technique. Matt uses good equipment, he knows the area and how to fish it. He is professional and is very patient and organised. The catering is second to none - you won’t lose weight fishing with Matt. Highly recommended. We hope to return and fish with Matt again.

Great guide Matt, great instruction on fishing streamers.

Matt at Trout Tales was a very accomodating guide. Just to make sure I got the experience I wanted he discussed the options up to the day before while we were watching the weather. We decided to do the lakes and amongst the various other fishing parties out there Matt had me catching the most with his vast local knowledge and fishing prowess. It was a great day surrounded by beautiful Tasmanian scenery. Highly recommend.