Sporting Life Fishing Report

Brown trout dry fly flyfishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage Tongariro river Turangi wet lining

Friday 4th November 2022

It has been a stunning day here in Turangi with bright blue skies. The temperatures are on the rise and from our customers reports it sounds like the fishing has been picking up leading into the weekend with dry dropper...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 4, 2022

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Sunday 30th October 2022

The rain is with us again with some heavy showers belting down on the roof through the night. There is a touch of humidity with this system and the lawns and gardens are filling out with new growth. Must be time...

Neil Cunnington

October 30, 2022

flyfishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi wet lining

Wednesday 12th October 2022

The sunshine left as quickly as it came here in Turangi, while it's not the greatest news for those of you looking to bronze your complexion it has given the river a little spike in flow (30.0m3/sec) which is keeping...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

October 12, 2022

night fishing Rainbow Trout Sage Tongariro river wet lining

Saturday 1st October 2022

Good luck to everyone heading out for the first day of the new season today! The rain has been falling consistently since yesterday evening with plenty of fresh fish on the move which Tarn and I had a ball intercepting...

Connor Andrew

October 1, 2022

flyfishing Rainbow Trout Sage spey Tongariro river wet lining Winter Fishing

Monday 19th September 2022

The fishing continues to fire with some great action for myself and Sporting Life's newest employee, Tarn Mack-McEwen from New Plymouth. We are stoked to have him here as he is a fantastic angler and will be a valuable addition...

Connor Andrew

September 19, 2022

flyfishing globugs nymphing Rainbow Trout Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Winter Winter Fishing

Friday 26th August 2022

The overnight rain forecast has seen some heavy showers roll through town but it hasn't amounted to anything consistent so we have only had a slight spike in flow, and I would expect it to fluctuate up and down a...

Connor Andrew

August 26, 2022