Sporting Life Fishing Report

Boat fishing Booby Flies Brown trout Delta dry fly Egg Flies flyfishing Jigging Lacemoth Lake Edge Lake Fishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Woolly Bugger

Saturday 29th March 2025

Weather: Sunny, 20°C and a light breeze Tongariro River Flow: 20.9 cumecs (m³/s) The fluctuating levels following releases over the last week or so, has pushed a wave of spawning fish up through the Tongariro system. Some great reports have...

Rosie Bennett

March 29, 2025

Brown trout Delta dry fly Egg Flies flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing night fishing nymphing Patagonia Rainbow Trout

Sunday 17th November 2024

Weather: Sunny today with highs of 18C Tongariro Flow: 40.3 cumecs (m³/s) The Tongariro is back down to a great flow from the 330 cumec heavy flow we saw in the past 48 hours. The water is still coloured nicely,...

Rosie Bennett

November 17, 2024

Delta fly tying flyfishing globugs nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage spey sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi Winter Winter Fishing Wooly Buggers

Saturday 13th July 2024

Another beautiful clear sunny day in Turangi, with the Tongariro flowing at 27.6 cumecs, she's still low and clear. Natural patterns, light tippet and small lightly coloured indicators will be the way to go today; stealth mode! I have been...

Rosie Bennett

July 13, 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 Brown trout Delta flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Friday 13th October 2023

it was a blue-sky morning that has led to an overcast end to the week here in Turangi. Thankfully the strong winds have dissipated........ for now, at least 😅. The Tongariro is still low and still clear currently flowing at...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

October 13, 2023

Boat fishing Booby Flies Delta flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Winter Winter Fishing Wooly Buggers

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Yet another bright sunny day on the central plateau with a chilly southwest breeze. The Tongariro is still flowing low and crystal clear currently sitting at 30.2m3/sec. these clear conditions have made fishing challenging for most but for those willing...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

June 14, 2023