Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 13th December 2025

Weather: Sunny, 22° with light winds up to 20kms. Tongariro River Flow: 26.4 cumecs (m³/s) The weather has been beautiful sunshine this week which has woken up the hatching insect life nicely and we have seen some nice topwater activity...

Rosie Bennett

December 13, 2025

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Saturday 6th December 2025

Weather: 23°C and breezy with 20km winds, settling this evening. Tongariro River Flow: 28.9 cumecs Good afternoon from sunny Turangi. The wind here the past week has been persistent, preventing some of us from the lake or river, but for...

Rosie Bennett

December 6, 2025

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December 8th 2024

Tongariro River 26.2 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 16C Cloudy The Tongariro River has been producing excellent fishing lately, with plenty of freshly run rainbow trout. The upper reaches of the river are teeming with trout, and it’s expected they will soon move...

Noah Shapiro

December 8, 2024

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December 2nd 2024

Tongariro River: 27.1 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 22 C Partially Sunny If you've been keeping up with our recent blogs, you’ll know about some of the top-performing flies. If not, here’s a quick update on what’s been working lately! The hot flies for...

Noah Shapiro

December 2, 2024