Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Thursday 21st of November 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 31.8m3/sec Weather: Overcast with showers throughout the day. The past few days have been fantastic for anglers on the Tongariro and Tauranga-Taupo Rivers! A slight rise in water flow yesterday brought in a fresh wave of spawning...

Shop Staff

November 21, 2024

Boat fishing dry fly flyfishing night fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Smelt summer wet lining

Sunday 10th of November 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.2m3/sec Weather: Overcast ⛅ The fishing has seemed to have picked up over the weekend with lots of great reports of good fishing for most anglers making their way into the shop. Wet lining, nymphing and dry...

Shop Staff

November 10, 2024

Boat fishing Rainbow Trout summer Turangi

Monday 21st of October 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 29.5m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞 (Wish I was out there😥) The summer fishing seems to be going quite well for some anglers both in the rivers and on the lake. Jigging being quite the success for a lot...

Hayley Hunt

October 21, 2024

Boat fishing Euro Nymphing flyfishing Guideline nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage Spring Fishing Tongariro river

Tuesday 1st of October 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 29.7m3/sec Weather: Cloudy ⛅ October is here with the opening of the season for most of the country through Fish & Game so don't forget to jump online and grab your licenses I'll attach a link below...

Hayley Hunt

October 1, 2024

Boat fishing Booby Flies Delta Lake Edge Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout Smelt Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Winter Fishing

Saturday 27th Of April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Another beautiful day in sunny Turangi with the weather forecast nice, clear and sunny for the next few days with some cold starts! Back to the future...Rebecca Anderson featured on the Sporting Life fishing report back...

Shop Staff

April 27, 2024

Boat fishing dry fly flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand night fishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi summer Tongariro river Turangi Wooly Buggers

Friday 1st March 2024

Summer has officially been and gone, but the first day of Autumn has greeted as with a beautiful clear sky and only a light breeze. The Tongariro is sitting at 25.0m3/sec and crystal clear. The stream mouths entering Lake Taupo...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

March 1, 2024