Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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 31st May 2023

**A customer has dropped of a rod and reel set which he found washed up around Stag pool area. If you believe this is your rod and reel then get in contact with us with a description of the rod...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 31, 2023

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Saturday 27 May 2023

Well, the sun almost made an appearance this morning, but the clouds have well and truly set in this afternoon and the chance of receiving some rain feels likely. Mixed reports on the river today with some people reporting good...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 27, 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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Tuesday 16th May 2023

After a period of sunshine, it is now an overcast day in Turangi. The Tongariro is the lowest it has been in many months flowing at 37.8m3/sec and in tip top condition for fishing. Neil and I hit the river...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

May 16, 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