Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Thursday 28th December 2023

Christmas has been and gone and just like that we are only a handful of days away from the new year. Turangi has had a mixed bag of weather across the Christmas break from heavy rain to scorching hot summer...

Shop Staff

December 28, 2023

Boat fishing dry fly flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi summer Tongariro river Turangi

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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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

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Friday 17th November 2023

Today starts the few days of rain here in Turangi but the fishing is still red hot! Variable wind speeds are predicted over the weekend but with plenty of sheltered spots along the Tongariro & around the lake edges, there are...

Rosie Bennett

November 17, 2023