Fly fishing the South Island of New Zealand

Welcome to Tom McAuliffe Guided Fly Fishing - a professional fly fishing guide service for the lower South Island of New Zealand. We are located right in the heart of the worlds best trout fishing. I operate predominantly out of Dunedin, but guide all over the Otago, Queenstown, and Southland regions - on some of New Zealand’s finest fly fishing rivers & lakes. You have come to the right place to book your next New Zealand South Island fly fishing adventure.

There is an abundance of pure pristine water here to suit you, regardless of your age or experience. I will get you to the best fishing available throughout the lower South Island on your chosen day(s) for your unforgettable guided fly fishing experience. The South Island’s stunning scenery is something that has to be experienced to be believed. Tell me your fly fishing ambitions and lets make it happen! New Zealand is a challenging, but incredibly rewarding fishery. Our water is gin clear, the trout are large, and the sight fishing opportunities are the best anywhere on the globe. I am looking forward to sharing this anglers paradise with you!

Craig with his football shaped 5.5lb fish, great fight!

7.5lbs of golden fish, common from this river

Dave with a backcountry brown, well done!

Dry flies, and low summer flows on my local river

Small water, big fish. This one hit the scales just under 8lb

landscape surrounding a world - renouned fishery

It all happened late in the day on dry flies

A stunning lake brownie, as good as any river fish!

Fishing a stream mouth of our Central lakes

Willow grubbing fishing in a small southland stream

This fish took a large stonefly in gin - clear water

More action on the willow grubs for Petsie

Fun morning in shallow water fishing damselflys

They are not all big, but nearly always beautiful

A big walk to get here! last pool of the day

Spring creek that flows into a backcountry river

A peacefull valley, one of Otagos finest

Horses ready for work on a backcountry farm

Mark with a solid 5lb brown on a rainy day

A backwater sighted brown, fooled by a small nymph

Old wall build by the chinese gold miners in Otago, a piece of history here!

Another dry fly fish from a top day early in the season

Almost at the top of the river here, and the place to ourselves

Let me share this anglers elderado with you

Chasing autumn rainbows on their annual run upstream

4 fish in the same pool, we got them all !

Emmet, Petsie, and I at the end of the day, happy lads!

Heavy rain sent us to the still waters, we were not disappointed

Lord of the rings country, South Island NZ

A sea trout from a coastal stream, perfection!

I can not wait to share experiences like this with you

A wilderness backcountry gorge, fitness is important here!

Happy anglers about to stalk in on a pool full of brownies

dry fly heaven, this fish couldn’t resist a parachute adams

A dry fly sipping brown fell to a classic DHE emerger

Tina, First time learning to cast! In the rain..

A pristine location to fly fish, New Zealand.

Contact tom

thomas.j.mcauliffe@gmail.com