Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Sunday 2nd February 2025

Weather: Sunny and no to low wind! Highs of 24°C with a breeze of 9 km/h. Tongariro River Flow: 21.4 cumecs (m³/s) Very low and clear! The cicadas are singing their hearts out along the river banks and ringing in...

Rosie Bennett

February 2, 2025

dry fly fly tying flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Smelt sportinglife Turangi summer Tongariro river Turangi

Sunday 26th January 2025

Weather: 18°C with heavy rain forecast for this afternoon into tomorrow, light NE winds of 9km/h with gusts of 20km/h arriving with the weather front coming in. Tongariro River Flow: 22.5 cumecs (m³/s) The rain may be here for a...

Rosie Bennett

January 26, 2025

Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing Pheasant Tail Nymph Rainbow Trout Smelt summer Tongariro river Turangi

Sunday 19th January 2025

Weather: Another lovely sunny day at 21°C with light breeze Tongariro River flow: 21.3 cumecs (m³/s) The cicadas are chirping away in the bush at full noise in the sun! The season seems to be ramping up into a good...

Rosie Bennett

January 19, 2025

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Jigging Lake Fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage Sales! Smelt Stonefly Tongariro river

Friday 10th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny with wind throughout the day. Fishing conditions have taken an exciting turn over the past couple of weeks, making now the perfect time to hit the water! Evening dry fly fishing is delivering fantastic...

Hayley Hunt

January 10, 2025

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Jigging Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage summer

Monday 23rd December 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny 😁 The fishing has been outstanding over the past week, with plenty of fish being caught through nymphing. Anglers have also had success with dry flies during the early mornings and late evenings. Sam...

Shop Staff

December 23, 2024

Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Guideline Lake Fishing Patagonia summer

Friday 6th Of December 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.6m3/sec Weather: Sunny What an awesome time to be in the Turangi/Taupo region this time of year! So much going on , The Tongariro is running at a very clear 26.7 cu today with a big choice...

Gary Lyttle

December 6, 2024