November 8th 2024
This weekend the river is running at a low and clear @27.7 CU and dropping, Temps are a nice warm climb up 19 deg during the day, water temps at 9.25 deg a really nice zone for invertebrate activity and it's...
Gary Lyttle
Sporting Life Fishing Report
Brown trout
dry fly
fly tying
flyfishing
New Zealand
sportinglife Turangi
summer
Tongariro river
trophy fish
Turangi
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
Brown trout
dry fly
flyfishing
Lake Fishing
New Zealand
nymphing
sportinglife Turangi
summer
Tongariro river
trophy fish
Turangi
wet lining
Wooly Buggers
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
Boat fishing
Brown trout
flyfishing
Lake Fishing
New Zealand
Rainbow Trout
sportinglife Turangi
Tongariro river
trophy fish
Turangi
wet lining
Wooly Buggers
Monday 30th January 2023
The heavy rain has subsided for the time being, but the Tongariro river has been fluctuating in flow this morning currently sitting at 80m3/sec as I write this. I don't think we'll be seeing too much dry fly fishing in...
Tarn Mack-McEwen
Euro Nymphing
fly tying
flyfishing
globugs
Guideline
Lake Fishing
New Zealand
night fishing
nymphing
Rainbow Trout
spey
sportinglife Turangi
Tongariro river
trophy fish
Turangi
wet lining
Winter
Winter Fishing
Wooly Buggers
Monday the 1st of August 2022
August has kicked off with some of the clearer skies in quite a while however the forecast looks choppy over the week but is forever changing with now rainy days interspersed with sunshine through till the weekend The Tongarrio is...
Shop Staff
flyfishing
globugs
spey
sportinglife Turangi
Tongariro river
trophy fish
Turangi
wet lining
Winter
Winter Fishing
Wooly Buggers
Thursday the 28th of July 2022
It's just gone 6pm and the rains are falling heavy again through Turangi. Late afternoon saw the Tongariro spike at 134 cumecs then begin it's drop but this current downpour and the long range forecast should see the the flow...
Shop Staff