Mataura Valley Trout Safaris
Mataura Valley Trout Safaris
Mataura Valley Trout Safaris
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Guided Flyfishing Otago/ Southland South Island New Zealand Queenstown Wanaka Lumsden Gore Te Anau .
Gore, New Zealand
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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Friends
My friend Ted Mathews and I made arrangement to fish will guide Julian Peters of Mataura Valley Trout Safari. I have fished for years from Alaska to Argentina but Ted had never fly fished. Julian selected a
Winston rod for Ted and expertly tutored him on how to cast. Ted caught a beautiful brown. Julian has an uncanny ability to spot trout. Ted and I had a wonderful and memorable experience fishing the Wiitahuna River with Julian. I highly recommend Julian to anyone interested in fishing for trout in New Zealand.
Carlton E Turner, FL USA
Winston rod for Ted and expertly tutored him on how to cast. Ted caught a beautiful brown. Julian has an uncanny ability to spot trout. Ted and I had a wonderful and memorable experience fishing the Wiitahuna River with Julian. I highly recommend Julian to anyone interested in fishing for trout in New Zealand.
Carlton E Turner, FL USA
Written 9 May 2020
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Thanks Carlton
Ted and yourself were great sports and fun to have on the river.
So glad you guys enjoyed yourselves !
Hope to see you again in the future
Regards
Julian
Written 6 April 2024
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IanB
Witney, UK4 contributions
Feb 2020
Though I have fished for years in the UK this was my first experience of true guided sight fishing in such clear waters. Julian was very professional and after "testing the water" on one of the main rivers we moved up to a high valley stream. This gave me a true experience of sighted fishing for NZ brown trout in small streams. Good advice and frequent changes of fly options yielded a number of takes and some landed fish. I would highly recommend Julian to all levels of fisherman and look forward to a future return!
Written 24 February 2020
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Thank you I
It was lovely to fish with you and Mrs B.
An enjoyable day on a special wee stream
I look forward to fishing with in the future
J
Written 26 February 2020
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Kelly H
6 contributions
Nov 2024 • Friends
We fished with Julien Peters and he was an amazing guide and I would certainly recommend him as a trout guide. I caught a huge 8lb brown trout on a dry fly and it was most certainly the biggest trout I have ever caught in my life. Very friendly and knows the rivers all around Gore and Matarua because has fished these rivers all his life.
Written 15 November 2024
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Hi Kelly thank you .
It was a blast having you out on the water and I certainly look forward to seeing you again .
You are a good fisher and deserved your reward ! 😁
Well done !.
Kind regards
Julian
Written 20 November 2024
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Peter B
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Solo
Fly fishing with Julian Peters was one of the best days for catching large brown trout on small dry flies and nymphs. Julian was great at spotting fish and putting me in the right position to make the best cast. I highly recommend Julian if you want a wonderful experience on the Mataura.
Written 6 April 2024
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Hi Peter.
Coming from a fellow Guide of 20+ years I take your review as high praise indeed😁
Thank you
It was a fantastic day on the water sharing anecdotes and fishing stories all the while catching beautiful wild NZ browns !
Ps. Write that book on your Alaskan adventures , I’ll definitely read it!👍🏻😎
Written 6 April 2024
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azmichaelwills
Scottsdale, AZ8 contributions
Dec 2023 • Solo
Julian was a fantastic guide! I am a total rookie and I had my first fish in the net within the first 45 minutes. He was incredibly patient and knew the river front to back. If one fly didn't work, he switched them and we almost always had instant action afterwards.
Written 28 December 2023
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Hi Michael
It is always a pleasure coaching novice anglers who are keen to learn and keep working hard throughout the day, even when weather etc can sometimes conspire against us .
Well done and I look forward to seeing you again in the future
Kind regards
Julian
Written 6 April 2024
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AustinOz
Austin, TX2 contributions
Jan 2023
It was our first trip to New Zealand, and I was so lucky to find Julian Peters had an opening a day I had free. Lesson: book early!
I could tell Julian would be a guide I liked because he started with a simple email interview to inquire about my goals and hopes: Land a fish, multiple opportunities, experience NZ splendor, & learn something new.
Julian communicated prior to our trip as needed, which involved several back and forth of texts/emails (my preference). He was also extremely easy going as my teenage son kept bouncing between going and skipping this outing - Julian rolled with it. Plus he helped us get the necessary equipment as I did not bring my own - I didn't want go thru customs and carrying it during a tour for a single day of fishing.
Our day started with communication as a traffic accident delayed our pick-up by 30 minutes, after which we were off to the river. Once we found a section and geared up, we went to find our first trout. I have never experienced sight casting to trout like this. The Mataura River is gin clear and the browns were out, not hiding in the shade or on the bank or under a boulder.
I spent the first hour (really all day) learning how to accurately cast/present to them.
Julian was masterful coaching me all the way. Seriously just the perfect amount of showing how to do it and then occasionally giving a tip here or there as I figured it out. I've fly fished for 15+ years and there were a few occasions where I've needed this accuracy my home waters. What I learned in this outing was the corrections/technique I needed to perform consistently.
I spent the first hour casting to a fish that never spooked away. Julian changed the flies up a few times and we finally got the fish to bite and landed it.
Afterwards it was my son's turn. He hooked into a few fish but lost them. That said, Julian coached him through the process with the same steady hand - perfect amount of tips when needed without overwhelming.
Best recommendation I can give is I will hire Julian again when I return to NZ for future fishing trips!
I could tell Julian would be a guide I liked because he started with a simple email interview to inquire about my goals and hopes: Land a fish, multiple opportunities, experience NZ splendor, & learn something new.
Julian communicated prior to our trip as needed, which involved several back and forth of texts/emails (my preference). He was also extremely easy going as my teenage son kept bouncing between going and skipping this outing - Julian rolled with it. Plus he helped us get the necessary equipment as I did not bring my own - I didn't want go thru customs and carrying it during a tour for a single day of fishing.
Our day started with communication as a traffic accident delayed our pick-up by 30 minutes, after which we were off to the river. Once we found a section and geared up, we went to find our first trout. I have never experienced sight casting to trout like this. The Mataura River is gin clear and the browns were out, not hiding in the shade or on the bank or under a boulder.
I spent the first hour (really all day) learning how to accurately cast/present to them.
Julian was masterful coaching me all the way. Seriously just the perfect amount of showing how to do it and then occasionally giving a tip here or there as I figured it out. I've fly fished for 15+ years and there were a few occasions where I've needed this accuracy my home waters. What I learned in this outing was the corrections/technique I needed to perform consistently.
I spent the first hour casting to a fish that never spooked away. Julian changed the flies up a few times and we finally got the fish to bite and landed it.
Afterwards it was my son's turn. He hooked into a few fish but lost them. That said, Julian coached him through the process with the same steady hand - perfect amount of tips when needed without overwhelming.
Best recommendation I can give is I will hire Julian again when I return to NZ for future fishing trips!
Written 9 January 2023
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Thank you Brian for you kind words .
Having spent a lot of time on the water with my son over the years I get so much joy taking mums and dads out with their children, helping make those moments special.
Watching you and Ben progress your casting and rivercraft throughout the day was very pleasing as was the hunger to learn you both displayed, that, makes my job easier and enjoyable
Look forward to seeing you both back here again.
Until then , tight lines
J
Written 10 January 2023
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NPGL
2 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
Julian was the guide for our first fly fishing adventure in Gore & I would highly recommend his service. He was patient, easy to chat to, extremely knowledgeable & determined to ensure we experienced some of the best fly fishing in the world. He catered for our different fishing abilities with ease and we ended the adventure with far better fishing skills & understanding of the fly fishing craft. I can understand why he has so many returning guests each year & we look forward to being one them.
Written 6 March 2019
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Hi Guys thanks for that !
Great fun out there and I look forward to getting out there with you all again
J
Written 8 March 2019
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David p
Vancouver Island, Canada5 contributions
Jan 2019 • Friends
We had an amazing day with Julien trout fishing just north of Five Rivers in the South Island. Julien is an amazing guide, and instructor of fly fishing. From the pick up at our BnB to a great lunch, we had a great day - in the rain. We would highly recommend fishing with Julien and Mataura Valley Trout Safaris.
Written 26 February 2019
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Thank you David
A fun day out
See you again
Julian
Written 7 March 2020
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1 contribution
Jan 2019 • Friends
Julian Peters is a highly competent, accurate, consistent in finding the fish and advising the anglers what to do in a relax and flexible manners even in difficult environments. He also supplies nice lunch which makes the day with the trophy trouts.
Written 19 February 2019
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Thank you Yuka
It was a pleasure
J
Written 22 February 2019
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MazamaParker
Winthrop, WA1 contribution
Mar 2018 • Friends
I booked Jullian for a one day fishing trip while docked on our cruise ship. One of us was a beginner the other an experienced fly fisher who has a severe hearing loss. Julian spent a lot of time with the beginner who ended the day as a competent caster! And Julian had great patience with me, who couldn’t hear him most of the day. A delightful day and I hope to have an opportunity to book him again in the future.
Written 1 March 2018
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Hi guys
Thankyou for your kind words
dealing with clients who have a range of disabilities is a regular occurrence and
Making your guide aware of it will help to make both the fishing and the experience with the guide a lot more successful and enjoyable.
I get a lot of satisfaction from watching the improvement in a clients ability and Charlie was no different 😊
Look forward to seeing you both again in the future
J
Written 3 March 2018
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