Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 3rd August 2024

Weather: A cold frosty start, with clear & sunny skies, with another frost coming tonight & more sunshine on the way. Tongariro River Flow: 29 cumecs (m³/s) The river is slowly dropping after a peak flow of 34.5 cumecs earlier in...

Rosie Bennett

August 3, 2024

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Monday 15th July 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.0m3/sec Weather: Overcast with rain showers Forecast is looking like some great rain coming over the next couple of days. Over the weekend there seemed to be lots of anglers out there giving it a go! I...

Hayley Hunt

July 15, 2024

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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

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Thursday 30th May 2024

Weather: Sunny with clear skies, light south westerly breeze Tongariro River Flow: 26.4m3/sec This morning the mountains were lined with a fresh dusting of snow and things seem to be cooling down here in Turangi. Many anglers report catching good...

Alex Hastie

May 30, 2024

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Saturday 20th April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.1 cumecs Weather: Cloudy and heavy rain forecast for the day Last night I headed out to target stream mouth fishing after work which has been one of my favourite ways to fish the region over the...

Shop Staff

April 20, 2024

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Monday 18th September 2023

Monday has dawned clear with a fair old breeze pushing through town. Last night was a wild ride for a while and there is plenty of evidence with branches blown out off the trees. It should ease back a tad...

Shop Staff

September 18, 2023