Live the Dream: Specialist Fly Fishing Store in Tasmania

About the Business

- Annual Revenue: $1,044,000+ (FY26)
- Rent as % of Revenue: 2.8%
- Return on Invested Capital for Business: 28% (after owner's wage)
- Payback Period: 3.6 years

Operating since 2000, Essential Flyfisher is a specialist fly fishing retailer with 26 years of trading history from the same Launceston location. The business offers fly rods, reels, lines, flies, fly-tying materials, waders, clothing and accessories. It holds a Sage agency agreement and sells exclusive products and brands. Through its established online store, the business has built a national presence and a strong reputation as one of Australia's best-known specialist fly fishing retailers, serving customers right across the country and into New Zealand.

The business trades both in store and through an established Shopify online store, shipping Australia-wide and to New Zealand. It would best suit an owner who already lives in Tasmania or is willing to relocate. The business would particularly suit a retired fly fisher looking for a rewarding lifestyle business built around their passion. It would equally suit someone without a fly fishing background who brings extensive marketing and online sales experience to grow the online side. It can also be run by a silent owner who employs a manager with a love of fly fishing.

With the owners retiring, the business offers an incoming owner the chance to take over a well-established specialist retailer with a loyal customer base. There is room to grow through expanded digital marketing, the exclusive brands, guiding and hosted trips, and international shipping.

Live and work in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Escape to Tassie's lakes, rivers and mountains and enjoy a genuine work-life balance. The current owner works 24-32 hours a week, leaving plenty of time to get a line in the water.

ALL ENQUIRERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.
ALL ENQUIRERS WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE VENDOR TO UNDERGO A VETTING PROCESS WITH THE BUSINESS BROKER, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A TEAMS OR IN-PERSON MEETING.