Australia is a land full of surprises, and world-class trout fishing is just one of them. The alpine and sub-alpine areas, all of which have trout, span parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. The island state of Tasmania, around the same size as Ireland, is said to have some of the cleanest air and water to be found anywhere on Earth. No wonder the country’s biggest and most abundant trout thrive there.