Monday 20th May 2013
The temperature feels like it has taken a drop with the rain from yesterday. Not many reports in the shop yesterday from anglers. ... More»»
Saturday 18th May 2013
Some good steady rain fell into the night last night. This morning the Tongariro river is flowing at about 36 cumecs which is well in the fishable range. ... More»»
Friday 17th May 2013
Looks like rain is on the way for the weekend and will stretch into next week. This will keep those fish on the move. ... More»»
Thursday 16th May 2013
Some fantastic weather for fishing at present. Just a reminder that Lake Otamangakau and the Upper Reaches to fishable rivers close at the end of this month. ... More»»
Wednesday 15th May 2013
Looks like some nice fresh rainbows have been caught. Still a mixture of rainbows at present from foot long ones, well recovered rainbows left over from last years spawning and fresh ones.... More»»
Saturday 11th May 2013
A nice sunny day today with a bit of a cool lazy wind. Winter feels like it is on the way now with the change of the wind to the South. ... More»»
Friday 10th May 2013
Don't forget to check out the open day at the Tongariro National Trout Centre tomorrow. Great chance for new anglers to get some casting lessons and learn how to tie flies. ... More»»
Thursday 9th May 2013
A few nice fresh rainbows look to be getting caught. Not many anglers out there with some struggling to find where the fish are. ... More»»
Wednesday 8th May 2013
Got few reports from anglers from the river yesterday. Seemed to be hardly anyone around. The water looked perfect for fishing though. It feels like everyone has gone into hibernation with the thought of Winter coming on ! If it stays like this ... More»»
Tuesday 7th May 2013
Just a quick update at this stage to say the Tongariro is highly fishable. Neil should be in around lunchtime with some photos. ... More»»
Monday 6th May 2013
A very low barometer and some rain over the last day or so are ideal triggers to get those fish moving up river. Appears the Tongariro is still fishable this morning. ... More»»
Friday 3rd May 2013
There was a little bit of rain last night which should keep things ticking over. Still need a bit more, but don't wait for it to go fishing. Neil hooked a nice fat plump brown yesterday after work in the Tongariro. ... More»»
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Looks like some rain may be on the way for the weekend. Fingers crossed. Over the last two days out fishing I saw a few Mayflies hatching and quite a few Swallows were working the water. ... More»»
Wednesday 1st May 2013
It's May already and there was a bit more of a chill in the air this morning but with light winds and clear skys predicted it should be a nice day to be outdoors. The rivers are falling back in flow and becomeing clearer ... More»»
Monday 29th April 2013
Back to sunshine again. A little bit of a lazy breeze but nothing too much to upset the fly fisherman. Any more rain we get should keep the fish moving. ... More»»
Netting of Prime Breeders a Loss to the Fishery
A sharp eye and swift communication led to the recovery of a gill net in Lake Taupo at the mouth of the Waitetoko River last weekend. Keen eyed anglers who had intended on a spot of fishing spied the net set at the mouth and quickly passed ... More»»
Sunday 28th April 2013
Had a couple of anglers in the shop just recently who have said that some fish have come up to take their indicators ! Appears some fish may still be looking upwards. ... More»»
Saturday 27th April 2013
The wind has increased which will make it a little harder for the boaties and also the flyfishermen. Little birdies have told me that the canal at Lake O fished pretty good yesterday. ... More»»
Friday 26th April 2013
The rain from last week looks to have brought the fishing on in the Tongariro. Some good fresh rainbows have started to show up now. Plenty of anglers were about yesterday afternoon. ... More»»
Wednesday 24th April 2013
A few rainbows look like they are getting caught in the rivers now. More rain should keep them moving up the rivers. Just remember it is still fairly early days for these at present. ... More»»
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Some sun came out today and warmed things up. The Tongariro has cleared up and the other smaller rivers are all fishable. ... More»»
Monday 22nd April 2013
Quite a few heavy showers have come through over the weekend, not enough to flood the rivers but enough to put some great colour into them. The delta has slowed after a few weeks of good fishing so it appears that they may have started to move up... More»»
Friday 19th April 2013
A bit late today sorry, wish I could say I was busy fishing. The rivers have cleared up again after the rain, not a lot of reports in but as it's only early days it is what's to be expected. A few fresh Rainbows around but ... More»»
Thursday 18th April 2013
We've had some good rain showers over the last few days which has put a bit of extra volume in the rivers. The Tongariro was carrying some colour when I checked... More»»
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Rain at last and more predicted over the next few days, I must remember to pack my rain coat into the vest, if I can find it!! At this time all rivers are still clear, the Tongariro looked very fishable this morning when I checked... More»»
Monday 15th April 2013
A gloomy start to week two of April but it may have a bright side if the predicted rain starts to bring a few of the silver bullets we've seen over summer into the rivers.... More»»
Thursday 11th April 2013
Not a lot to report today other than it's a fantastic sunny day again and not a lot of anglers to be seen. I guess everyone is waiting to see whether next weeks rain will spark things up. There have been a few Rainbows showing up at the ... More»»
Tuesday 9th April 2013
Apart from the cooler mornings it appears it is groundhog day again with nice sunny days, little wind and lots of fish to be found. ... More»»
Wednesday 3rd April 2013
Looks like some good rainbows should be making their way up-river now. The numbers are generally lower for the fresh run rainbows at this time of the year with the peak in Spring however ... More»»
Tuesday 2nd April 2013
Looks like most anglers appeared fairly happy with the Easter weekend. The boaties found the fishing tapered off and got a little harder in the last two days of the weekend. ... More»»
Tuesday 26th March 2013
The run of fine, sunny weather continues. Hopefully it should be pleasant conditions for those heading this way for Easter. Looks like some rain is on the way for Sunday / Monday and this should hopefully stir things up for you. ... More»»
Monday 25th March 2013
Looks like we got a dusting of rain overnight. The roads looked damp this morning. Substantial rain is forecast for 1st April ... could this be an April Fools? ... More»»
Saturday 23rd March 2013
A little bit of cloud around this morning but it is expected to clear during the day, light winds are making for good conditions for lake anglers. The rivers have cleared up again and plenty of fish are being seen but not necessarily hooked. Small ... More»»
Thursday 21st March 2013
The sun is out and the rain has left us for the time being, not much has changed but there looks to be a few Rainbows around the river mouths now with some Brown Trout still coming to hand at night.... More»»
Tuesday 19th March 2013
Welcome rain has fallen across the district over the last couple of days and has only put a little extra flow into the Tongariro. I haven't heard what the other streams are like.... More»»
Sunday 17th March 2013
Yesterday the forecast drizzle turned to "fizzle" but the rain came today ! Just enough to be able to hear the plants sigh "relief".... More»»
Friday 15th March 2013
Are we going to get the forecast rain? Would be nice for a change! Things appear to be ticking along. Most still seem fairly happy with the fishing at present .... must be easier to get the fish as there is less water to find them in ;-) ... More»»
Thursday 14th March 2013
There is the feel about it that the weather may be on the turn. Possibly a few more days to wait for some moisture from above, however it appears most are still ... More»»
Wednesday 13th March 2013
Groundhog Day!! Fine, sunny, dry, dusty ...... but wait there's more ..... looks like some rain is on the way for Monday / Tuesday next week ! The question is ... will it get here? ... More»»
Saturday 9th March 2013
The mornings are getting a little chilly now. Still getting fantastic sunny days which the boaties should be making use of before it gets too windy and too cold. ... More»»
Friday 8th March 2013
Sunny once again. A few anglers have found the river fishing a little challenging in the low clear conditions but still sounds like some good fishing out on Lake Taupo. ... More»»
Thursday 7th March 2013
The weather appears to feel on the turn. A cool crisp morning this morning managed to make my breath vapour visible. The days are noticeably shorter now and the mornings very cool.... More»»
Wednesday 6th March 2013
My Swedish mate Kjell managed to get some good browns the other night on the wetline. He seems to get these when I am not around ? I wonder if he has a secret spot he is not telling me about ?... More»»
Tuesday 5th March 2013
Excitement !! Two things to report on the report today. It got quite windy yesterday ... and .... I think we got a light shower overnight. The road looked a little damp this morning. ... More»»
Monday 4th March 2013
Scratched record material once again. Fine, sunny, low, clear. It would be nice to get some rain though. Can't be too far away ? ... More»»
Saturday 2nd February 2013
Another nice sunny day with little breeze has seen the boat fishermen take advantage of some great lake conditions. Reports in this morning show the lake fishing well again with some superb Rainbows being caught by the jiggers.... More»»
Friday 1st March 2013
Two months of the year down already! Don't wait or you will miss the rest of the year ! Once again it is another sunny day in Paradise. An unbelievable run of weather. ... More»»
Thursday 28th February 2013
We are fast approaching the Equinox and the days appear to be getting noticeably shorter. The run of fine weather continues and provides some fantastic summer fishing opportunities.... More»»
Wednesday 27th February 2013
It's groundhog day again today!! Very little change in the weather will see another fantastic day to be here in Turangi but just a little bit of rain would be welcome. ... More»»
Monday 25th February 2013
The run of fine weather continues. Fish are getting caught. Most anglers are still happy. Things are just ticking along. ... More»»
Smart Phone App for Taupo Fishery
Taupo Sport Fishery has embarked on a project to take the ‘olde-worlde’ sport of trout fishing into uncharted territory with the development of a smartphone app ... More»»
Sunday 24th February 2013
I'm liking what I am seeing from the boaties out in Lake Taupo this year. There have been some superb fish coming out of the Lake over the last few months. ... More»»
Friday 22nd February 2013
A cloudy start to the morning but not a drop of rain in sight ! Great conditions to be out on Lake Taupo at present. Early starts have been mentioned here. ... More»»
Tuesday 19th February 2013
Not much change on the weather front at least for the next 10 days. Some rain would be good at this stage however some are enjoying what we have got. ... More»»
Monday 18th February 2013
We are already past the half way point in February and the long hot summer is continuing, a bit of rain now would help lay the dust and freshen up the rivers which have become quite low and slippery when wading.... More»»
Friday 15th February 2013
A very cold start to the morning today. Felt very much like an Autumn morning. Time is ticking away and we are heading for the Equinox in March. ... More»»
Thursday 14th February 2013
The forecast rain that turned to showers must have evaporated by the time it got to us here in Turangi. Not a smidgeon of moisture seen anywhere. Oh well situation same as last month or two! ... More»»
Wednesday 13th February 2013
Cloud has descended over Turangi today but so far no moisture is falling from them. Fingers crossed we get a bit out of it as things are starting to get a little dry here in Turangi. ... More»»
Tuesday 12th February 2013
Looks like we could be in for some rain tomorrow. Fingers crossed as this should keep those browns moving up the Tongariro. ... More»»
Monday 11th February 2013
The run of fine weather is continuing. Looks like some more rain on the way for Wednesday. Looks like there are some good browns out there in the Tongariro to target. ... More»»
Friday 8th February 2013
Another stunning run of weather here in Turangi once again. This time a little cooler. Looks like there are some very nice fresh browns in the Tongariro at present. ... More»»
Thursday 7th February 2013
The rain earlier in the week should have freshened things up somewhat, however the temperatures are still very cool in the mornings. The cold snap of Tuesday will have dealt to the cicadas once again. ... More»»
Monday 4th February 2013
It is a welcome relief to see the rain this morning as the land was becoming rather parched and dry. This should put some fresh water into the rivers and cool them down a bit as well. Hopefully it is enought to put just a bit of colour into them... More»»
Sunday 3rd February 2013
The river is back to normal flows after the recreational release yesterday. This caused the river to come up to 40 cumecs which should have given the fish a false fresh. ... More»»
Turangi Website
A new Turangi Tongariro website has been launched to help visitors find services, facilities and accommodation to the local area... More»»