Sporting Life Fishing Report

Sunday 25th January 2026
Boat fishing Brown trout Caddis category 3 dry fly dryfly flood flyfishing Green Caddis Lacemoth Lake Edge Lake Fishing night fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Smelt summer Summer fishing Tongariro river Turangi Woolly Bugger

Sunday 25th January 2026

Weather: 15°C, cloudy and showers for the rest of the day. Tongariro River Flow: 35.4 cumecs (m³/s) We probably don't need to mention the very below average summer weather that has sadly been wrecking havoc on the north island and...

 Rosie Bennett
 
Saturday 14th June 2025
Caddis Egg Flies Euro Nymphing flood flyfishing Fresh Run Rainbows globugs Green Caddis Patagonia Rainbow Trout Slushy sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Winter Clothing Winter Fishing

Saturday 14th June 2025

Weather: Beautiful sunshine and light to no breeze  Tongariro River Flow: 39.2 cumecs (m³/s) A glorious day today on the Central Plateau with the sun shining, the big river perfectly coloured and clearing with a bottle green colour, flowing beautifully...

 Rosie Bennett
 
Friday November 15th
flood fly tying sportinglife Turangi Turangi

Friday November 15th

Tongariro River: 218.5 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 14C Heavy Rain The Tongariro River has received a lot of rain in the past 24 hours, and the river level has reflected that. Yesterday, the river was around 29 Cubic feet; today, it has...

 Noah Shapiro