Greymouth Fly Fishing
Guide
Greymouth fly fishing guide
offers both fishing and accommodation. The town is only 32
miles away from our home, and we are also available to collect you from the
railway station or your hotel, for daily or multi-day excursions. Originally nicknamed as "Crescent City" due to its
sprawling layout along a bend in the river, is the largest of the three major West Coast towns.
Nowadays, tourism is
almost the only growth industry around and few people know the
location better than your Greymouth fly fishing guide.
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| Shantytown |
TranzAlpine
Train to Greymouth |
The West Coast region is rich in history, and the legends of discovery and
exploration. Wild and rugged, clad in forests, encompassing all or part of 5
National Parks, it also includes many State forests and Scenic Reserves.
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| Pancake Rocks, at
Punakaiki... |
at Paparoa National
Park, 1 hrs drive. |
Water
is the dominant element, with rivers and lakes abounding. Our personalised tours
can show you views few other tourist will ever see, secret little corners
steeped in history. Try your luck with a gold pan at a site swarming with eager
prospectors in the 1860's. Walk through prehistoric forest, listen to the native
birds. Stand on the edge of a lake untouched by time. If
you appreciate sincere service, dislike organising the vacation logistics, hate
buses, or driving on the wrong side of the road, and struggle to read a map, we
will be glad to help you out! And you'll be pleased you asked us!
The population is around 10,000 people. There is a good shopping area, with
excellent locally produced pottery and jade carving available, a selection of
supermarkets, a number of restaurants and some fine hotels. A central High
School serves the local region, and there is also a Polytechnic Institute. Once
a thriving port exporting coal and timber, the Grey River bar is now crossed
predominantly by a fleet of commercial fishing boats. Gold is still a
significant contributor to the local economy, with many gold claims still in
active operation. At Ngahere, just a few mile north, the largest gold dredge in
the southern hemisphere can be seen at work. Major tourist attractions include
Shantytown - the West Coast Historical Society's gold mining museum, and Paparoa
National Park, in which the famous "Pancake Rocks" and spectacular
blowholes are located. Fishing, hunting, kayaking and boating are very popular
pastimes here.
Greymouth Fly Fishing Guide
Fly
fishing guide in Greymouth and available for your convenience.
        
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