Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 20th December 2025

Weather: 16°C Mostly overcast today with periods of rain. Tongariro River Flow: 26 cumecs (m3) The slightly cooler weather has hit Turangi in the past few days and will continue through the Christmas period with some sunny days in-between. This...

Rosie Bennett

December 20, 2025

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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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Saturday 2nd August 2025

Weather: Cold frosty -2°C start with sunshine and low to no wind forecast for the rest of the day. Highs of 13°C. Tongariro River Flow: 36.3 cumecs (m³/s) The rivers in the region have settled into perfect fishing conditions following...

Rosie Bennett

August 2, 2025

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Saturday 19th July 2025

Weather: Sunny at last! With a very cold start. Tongariro River Flow: 34.5 cumecs (m³/s) The winter runs are in full swing with anglers reporting great numbers of fish in the system! Plenty of silver bars have come to the...

Rosie Bennett

July 19, 2025

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Saturday 24th May 2025

Weather: Cool sunny day today with highs of 15°C Tongariro River Flow: 31.4 cumecs (m³/s) The Tongariro is running crystal clear once again, but still with a good flow. Caddis flies are a go-to at the moment because of higher...

Rosie Bennett

May 24, 2025