Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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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Sunday 26th November 2023

After some chilly and very windy weather to start the last weekend of spring we have woken up to a much warmer Sunday morning with the relentless wind dropping to a light breeze. Yesterday the Tongariro spiked at 30.9m3/sec and...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 26, 2023

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Wednesday 22nd November 2023

We have had a stunning start to the week here again in Turangi! it has been hot, sunny and only a light easterly wafting across the central plateau the last few days. The river has continued to produce very well,...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 22, 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

Boat fishing dry fly flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Thursday 16th November 2023

The last couple days have brought some more stunning weather upon the central plateau, with plenty of sun and a warm breeze wafting through the town of Turangi. Today has been much the same with a cool clear Tongariro flowing...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

November 16, 2023