Sporting Life Fishing Report

Saturday 20th June 2026

Weather: 12.8° Mostly cloudy, isolated light showers developing this evening. Northwesterlies. River Flow: 22.3Cumecs (m³/s)  Finally, a welcome bit of cloud cover settled over the Turangi area today, along with the odd speck of drizzle. It was a chilly start...

 Niamh Ward
 

Thursday 18th June 2026

Weather: 10.8° Cloudy periods, with longer fine spells east of the lake. Westerlies. River Flow: 22.7 Cumecs (m³/s) The last few days have definitely felt like we are edging further into winter. Surprisingly, the rain has stayed away much more than...

 Niamh Ward
 

Tuesday 16th June 2026

Weather: 8.1° Rain, possibly heavy, turning to showers late morning then easing from late afternoon as fine spells develop. North-westerlies turning south-westerly in the afternoon. River Flow: 29.7 Cumecs (m³/s) The weather held out right through until last night, making...

 Niamh Ward
 

Saturday 13th June 2026

Weather: 11.6° Fine. Light winds River Flow: 28 Cumecs (m³/s) Another morning began with a hard frost, with ice covering the ground and vehicle windscreens. While not quite as cold as the previous day, it was still chilly enough to make leaving...

 Niamh Ward
 

Thursday 11th June 2026

Weather: 5.4° Fine with morning frosts. Light winds. River Flow: 35 Cumecs (m³/s) There was a thick frost around this morning, but it was more than made up for by a stunning sunrise and a layer of mist hanging over the river....

 Niamh Ward
 

Tuesday 9th June 2026

Weather: 8.6° Fine. Gusty southwesterlies. River Flow: 45.1 Cumecs (m³/s) The big river was certainly pumping over the weekend. We had been hoping it would drop away as quickly as it often does after a fresh, but persistent rain in the headwaters...

 Niamh Ward