Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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...

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April 27, 2024

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Friday 5th April 2024

Good morning Turangi! We have a beautiful sunny weekend ahead of us with a drop of rain predicted this evening for a few hours. The Tongariro is flowing at 26.3 cumecs at the moment, with a predicted flow of around...

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April 5, 2024

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Sunday 31st March 2024

Another cracker of a day here in sunny Turangi and the wind is on our side today with less gusts than we have had over the busy Easter weekend. There should be a good evening rise this evening as the...

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March 31, 2024

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Friday 22nd March 2024

It is a sunny but crisp day in Turangi today, although the weather has been beautiful the last week has reluctantly seen us put away the stubbies and jandals and opt for the fleece jerseys and waders. The Tongariro continues...

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March 22, 2024

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Tuesday 5th March 2024

It's a wet cold morning here in Turangi. We had a pretty decent dump of rain across the last 24 hours which cause the Tongariro to spike around 306m3/sec last night. Although the rain is still falling steady it has...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

March 5, 2024

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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