Sporting Life Fishing Report

Thursday 30th April 2026

Weather: 17.2°C. Fine overall, with some morning cloud and light southeasterlies. River Flow: 30.2 cumecs (m³/s) It’s been a calm week across the Central Plateau, with settled but noticeably cooler conditions. Early mornings have brought a few frosts, and a...

 Niamh Ward
 

Friday 24th April 2026

Weather: 10.3°C. Fine, with light windsRiver Flow: 35.5 m³/s It’s been a really nice day here in Turangi. We started off with a bit of frost this morning, but it quickly turned into a cracker. Plenty of sunshine, light winds,...

 Niamh Ward
 

Monday 20th Of April

Tongariro River Flow: 54(m3/sec) Weather: Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail from afternoon. Easterlies. To answer most of the questions we have been getting this morning of "is the river fishable today?". It is, but the river still sitting...

 Shop Staff
 

Sunday 29th March 2026

Weather: 16.5° Partly cloudy, with areas of morning fog, then rain developing at night. Light winds, then northerlies at night. Tongariro River Flow: 21.5 Cumecs (m³/s) Another calm but grey spell here in Turangi, with conditions settling after the recent...

 Niamh Ward
 

Saturday 21st March

Weather: Highs of 21C today with low wind and beautiful sunshine! Perfect for sight fishing today! Tongariro River Flow: 23.8 cumecs (m³/s) The Tongariro is flowing low and clear, and as March marches on, the brown trout have arrived in...

 Rosie Bennett