Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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

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Tuesday 27th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.4 m3/sec Weather: Light rain, clearing this afternoon It has been a gloomy start to the morning here in Turangi with passing showers, but it is starting to clear up and the suns heat is looking to turn...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

February 27, 2024

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Monday 19th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26m3/sec Weather: Overcast with periods of showers Pat and Cheese took to the local rivers over the weekend, putting in the yards to get to some low traffic areas and boy did it pay off! Regular eats...

Jess Porteous

February 19, 2024

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Monday 12th Febuary 2024

It has been a stunning but uncharacteristically cold day in Turangi for the middle of February. Yesterday's breeze has dropped away and there isn't a cloud in the sky. The day has warmed into the late teens this afternoon but...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

February 12, 2024

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Monday 22nd of January 2024

After a mixed bag of weather over the weekend we have kicked off a new week with a scorcher of a day complete with bright blue skies and only a very slight breeze. The Tongariro was carrying a fair amount...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

January 22, 2024