The Yarra River is a 242-kilometre iconic waterway winding through Victoria, Australia, from its upper mountain reaches in the Yarra Valley all the way through Melbourne's urban landscape before emptying into Hobsons Bay and Port Phillip Bay. For a river running so close to a major city, it offers a surprisingly diverse and rewarding fishery — from wild brown and rainbow trout in the cool, clear upper reaches to a rich mix of native and introduced species through the middle sections, and a variety of saltwater and estuarine species in the lower tidal reaches near Melbourne's CBD. The river's backdrop shifts dramatically along its length, from forested mountain valleys and rocky riffles near Warburton to the iconic urban skyline of Southbank, Crown Casino, and Flinders Street Station closer to the bay.