Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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

February 27, 2024

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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

January 22, 2024

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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

January 30, 2023

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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

August 1, 2022

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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

July 28, 2022

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Saturday 9th April 2022

The cold snap that came through has certainly chilled things off with a bloody cold night spent on the river yesterday following the first frost of the year! There were a few anglers out on the water with mixed reports...

Connor Andrew

April 9, 2022