Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Thursday 8th June 2023

We've been graced with some beautiful weather across the last couple days. The Tongariro is at the lowest it has been in many months currently sitting at 32.8m3/sec and flowing clear. Wet lining has been producing very well for many...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

June 8, 2023

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Thursday 1st June 2023

We have some pretty exciting news for the first day of winter! We have secured a small amount of the extremely popular Guideline ULS 3D+ shooting heads. These heads perform incredibly well in the Taupō fishery with their ease of...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

June 1, 2023

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Wednesday 17th may 2023

It feels like we've seen more sunshine in the last few days than we did the entire summer. Having said that the temperatures are certainly cooler as we woke to 0 Degrees Celsius and a light frost this morning. The...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 17, 2023

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Sunday 14th of May 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 44.3 m3/sec Weather: Mostly Sunny 🌥 Bridget is a shop regular and frequents the Tongariro river most weekends, she is always improving her fishing and expanding her skillset. Yesterday she purchased a RIO InTouch Skagit Trout Spey (Shooting Head)...

Theresa Beilby

May 14, 2023

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Thursday 11th May 2023

Who left the air conditioning on last night?! As I reluctantly crawled my way out of bed this morning and lifted the blinds, I was greeted by snowcapped hills surrounding Turangi and a crisp bite in the morning air. While...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 11, 2023

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Sunday 7th May 2023

The light drizzle that has shrouded the central plateau the last few days continues to fall. The Tongariro has continued to drop even though the rain has kept it somewhat topped up and is currently sitting at 43m3/sec and looks...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 7, 2023