Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Friday 10th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny with wind throughout the day. Fishing conditions have taken an exciting turn over the past couple of weeks, making now the perfect time to hit the water! Evening dry fly fishing is delivering fantastic...

Hayley Hunt

January 10, 2025

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Saturday 4th January 2025

Weather: Overcast, sunny spell, 14km winds and highs of 17°C Tongariro River Flow: 22.5 cumecs (m³/s) The wind has been a real challenge for anglers over the New Years period, at times it feels like you're just casting a ribbon!...

Rosie Bennett

January 4, 2025

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Sunday 20th October 2024

Weather: Sunny and reaching 19C with expected warm weather to continue through the week. Tongariro River Flow: 29.8 cumecs (m³/s) This spell of sunshine will be warming the waters and increasing insect activity, especially for the evening rises which is what we...

Rosie Bennett

October 20, 2024

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Thursday 3rd of October 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 53.3m3/sec Weather: Heavy Rain easing midday. The Tongariro River Flow is quite high with this good lot of rain we should see some great fishing over the weekend so travel on down to Turangi and get your...

Hayley Hunt

October 3, 2024

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Saturday 3rd August 2024

Weather: A cold frosty start, with clear & sunny skies, with another frost coming tonight & more sunshine on the way. Tongariro River Flow: 29 cumecs (m³/s) The river is slowly dropping after a peak flow of 34.5 cumecs earlier in...

Rosie Bennett

August 3, 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...

Shop Staff

April 5, 2024