Southern Lakes Fishing Safaris operates from October - May. Spring: Sept-Nov
Summer: Dec-Feb
Autumn: Mar-May
October - several rivers open
and there is also good lake edge fishing.
November - good for lake edge fishing. High country rivers flowing into
lakes open and provide excellent nymph fishing. Temperatures are improving and dry fly fishing improves as the
month progresses. December / January - the weather
becomes more settled. Excellent for nymph and dry fly fishing. February / March - generally the
most settled months of the summer. Rivers are generally low and clear providing excellent and challenging fishing. April / May - temperatures become
cooler but generally settled weather. Excellent, challenging fishing for well conditioned Brown & Rainbow Trout.