Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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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Wednesday 17th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Weather: Overcast with light northerlies expected to develop into the day We have awoken to a cooler overcast day today, which has been quite refreshing after the warm muggy weather we have been experiencing lately. The...

Jess Porteous

January 17, 2024

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Thursday 28th December 2023

Christmas has been and gone and just like that we are only a handful of days away from the new year. Turangi has had a mixed bag of weather across the Christmas break from heavy rain to scorching hot summer...

Shop Staff

December 28, 2023

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Thursday 21st December 2023

It is an absolutely stunning day here in Turangi with clear blue skies and hardly a breath of wind to be mentioned. The boat anglers were out in force this morning aiming to make the most of the ideal weather...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 21, 2023

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Monday 18th December 2023

It is a cloudy but calm morning in Turangi today, we received some passing showers in the wee hours of early morning but not enough to make any significant increase in river flows as the Tongariro is sitting at 24.2m3/sec...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 18, 2023

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Friday 17th November 2023

Today starts the few days of rain here in Turangi but the fishing is still red hot! Variable wind speeds are predicted over the weekend but with plenty of sheltered spots along the Tongariro & around the lake edges, there are...

Rosie Bennett

November 17, 2023