| OWEN RIVER LODGE |
| GUIDES AND TUITION |
| The Fly Fishing Guides at Owen River Lodge The secret to maximising your fishing experience is to use an experienced fishing guide. We are very fortunate to work with some of New Zealand's most experienced fly fishing guides. Due to, in part, the clarity of the water, the fly fishing in this region can be quite technical and therefore enormously rewarding. We recommend you use a guide whilst staying at the lodge - however the choice is yours; use a guide for all, some or none of your time at the lodge. All the fishing guides we work with are members of the NZPFGA - New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association. |
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| Steve Steve starting guiding professionally in 1999. Steve is known around the lodge as "Big Steve", he has a degree in outdoor education and is married with 4 young children – so he needs to work hard ! | ||||||
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| Stephen "Little Steve" (he's 6'1") has been a fishing guide since 1995. Stephen is a hunting and fishing fanatic! He's a keen fly tier – with many hours at the vice trying out different patterns. Stephen is married with 2 young children. | ||||||
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| Craig Craig has spent the last 30 years living in the Nelson lakes region – for a while he even lived in the Owen Valley. Craig has been a professional fishing & hunting guide since 1986. Craig is married with 3 children. | ||||||
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Lindsay Lindsay lives around the corner from the Lodge and has been a professional fishing guide since 1985. Lindsay is married to Amanda. Lindsay is a keen hunter and golf fanatic. September each year sees Lindsay down the West Coast catching whitebait – some of which he supplies to the lodge. | ||||||
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Aaron Aaron has been a fishing guide since 2002. Aaron is a keen sportsman, hunter and fishing guide. Aaron & his partner (who he met at Owen River Lodge) have a delightful baby daughter called Jade. | ||||||
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Boris Famous for his appearance in the Australian television show "A River Somewhere" Boris has been a professional fishing guide since 1990. Winter sees Boris up at the Rainbow Ski field where he & his wife Lee own and run the café. | ||||||
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Peter Peter has been fishing for over 35 years and has been a fishing guide in this Nelson region since he & his wife Alison moved to the region in 1997. | ||||||
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Paul Paul has been a professional fishing guide in the Murchison / Nelson Lakes region since 1990. Paul is a keen fisherman & hunter. When not guiding Paul enjoys touring New Zealand on his motor bike. |
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Heli-Fishing Why not combine the challenge of fly fishing with a breathtaking helicopter flight to one of the many remote wilderness streams in the region. Imagine fishing stretches of water possibly not fished by any other angler this season, where you will stalk large, wild brown trout in crystal clear mountain streams. |
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A helicopter will allow you to access countless kilometers of wilderness rivers and streams, inaccessible to vehicles, and accessed by foot only over great time and difficulty. This makes most of the waters virtually untouched. |
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| The lodge uses the services of local “chopper” companies that specialise in Heli-Fishing. The helicopter you will fly in will vary based on the number of anglers/guide and the location you choose. | ||||||
Hughes/ MacDonald Douglas 500
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Owen River Lodge New Zealand’s only 5 star rated specialist fly fishing lodge Owen Valley East Road, Murchison Nelson, South Island, New Zealand Tel: +64 3 523 9075 stay@owenriverlodge.co.nz |