Southern Latitude Guides

Southern Latitude Guides is a fly fishing guide service located in Nelson, New Zealand.

The company offers guided trout fishing trips in the South Island of New Zealand, from Nelson to Fiordland, and every river, lake, and stream in between. The sheer abundance of pristine rivers and waterways in New Zealand's Southern Latitudes provides literally hundreds of miles of plentiful fly fishing water. The quality of these waterways is amazing, with no two rivers the same. The company offers day trips, multiple adventures, helicopter flights, trip sharing/pairing up, and more. The guides are experienced and knowledgeable, and the company prides itself on getting customers hooked up with the best fly fishing guides for the Southern latitudes of New Zealand, catching big brown trout and rainbow. Customers can choose from the Nelson/Marlborough region, boasting its range of ambling lowland rivers and pristine wilderness streams, to the often wild waters holding large brown and rainbow trout in remote Fiordland region, and everything in between. The company's website provides a contact email for booking inquiries.Southern Latitude Guides is run by a guide named Cory, who is an exceptional guide and 11 times NZ Fly Fishing Champion. The company's website states that while the guides are out exploring the rivers for customers, it is their pleasure to assist with booking. The pricing for the guided trips is $130.00 per adult.Nelson, New Zealand, where Southern Latitude Guides is located, has a temperate oceanic climate with mild winters and warm summers. Nelson has rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year and has fewer frosts due to the highly marine geography of New Zealand. Winter is the stormiest time, where gales and storms are more common. Nelson has one of the sunniest climates of all major New Zealand centres, earning the nickname 'Sunny Nelson' with an annual average total of over 2400 hours of sunshine.For those interested in visiting Nelson, New Zealand, the Nelson Tasman Official Tourism & Travel Guide provides information on travel and tourism, business, living, working, study, events, and more in Nelson. The region is known for its pristine scenery and giant trout, with gin-clear water and unique stream etiquette rules. The Destination Angler Podcast features an episode on New Zealand's South Island, where Southern Latitude Guides is located, with Mike Kirkpatrick, Latitude Guiding. The episode provides a rundown on the fly-fishing opportunities on the South Island, including the famous mouse hatch, and a master class on how to land giant trout on thin tippets.