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

Saturday 28th December 2024

Weather: Sunny, highs of ‎23°C and windy with wind dropping towards the end of the day Tongariro Flow: 23.1 cumecs (m³/s) The windy spell is almost over so we look forward to all our anglers getting back out on the lake...

Shop Staff

December 28, 2024

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Jigging Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage summer

Monday 23rd December 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny 😁 The fishing has been outstanding over the past week, with plenty of fish being caught through nymphing. Anglers have also had success with dry flies during the early mornings and late evenings. Sam...

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December 23, 2024

Euro Nymphing Gift Sage summer Tongariro river Yeti

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

Tongariro river: 23.2 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 15C, Partially Cloudy, 22 kmph Wind The Browns are showing up! Brown and rainbow trout have been active on the Tongariro. While the number of fish in the river has decreased slightly compared to earlier...

Shop Staff

December 17, 2024

Friday 13th Of December

Tongariro River Flow: 24.4 Cumecs Weather: Sunny Hey guy's, I'm Hamish, a new member of the team at Sporting-life Turangi. I have an extensive fishing background all throughout New Zealand. From the gin clear waters of the South-Island, to...

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December 13, 2024