Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Thursday 21st December 2023

It is an absolutely stunning day here in Turangi with clear blue skies and hardly a breath of wind to be mentioned. The boat anglers were out in force this morning aiming to make the most of the ideal weather...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 21, 2023

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Monday 18th December 2023

It is a cloudy but calm morning in Turangi today, we received some passing showers in the wee hours of early morning but not enough to make any significant increase in river flows as the Tongariro is sitting at 24.2m3/sec...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 18, 2023

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Saturday 16th December 2023

After a warm and sunny Friday afternoon we have been greeted with an overcast Saturday morning, but the high cloud is expected to burn off later this afternoon. The Westerly breeze has certainly dropped off compared to earlier in the...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 16, 2023

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Friday 8th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 25.6m3/sec Weather: Mostly Sunny The Central Plateau has certainly been the place to be this Summer as anglers from abroad have travelled near or far, to fish the waters in which we are fortunate to call our...

Theresa Beilby

December 8, 2023

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Sunday 26th November 2023

After some chilly and very windy weather to start the last weekend of spring we have woken up to a much warmer Sunday morning with the relentless wind dropping to a light breeze. Yesterday the Tongariro spiked at 30.9m3/sec and...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 26, 2023

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Wednesday 22nd November 2023

We have had a stunning start to the week here again in Turangi! it has been hot, sunny and only a light easterly wafting across the central plateau the last few days. The river has continued to produce very well,...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 22, 2023