Sporting Life Fishing Report

Brown trout flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi summer Tongariro river Turangi wet lining

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

Brown trout dry fly Lake Edge Lake Fishing night fishing Rainbow Trout Smelt spey Stonefly summer Tongariro river Turangi Wind Wooly Buggers

Saturday 4th January 2025

Weather: Overcast, sunny spell, 14km winds and highs of 17°C Tongariro River Flow: 22.5 cumecs (m³/s) The wind has been a real challenge for anglers over the New Years period, at times it feels like you're just casting a ribbon!...

Rosie Bennett

January 4, 2025

Boat fishing Brown trout flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout summer

Thursday 28th of November 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 28.2m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞 There have been excellent reports of fish being caught on the lake, with trolling, harling, and jigging being the most effective techniques. For jigging, smelt patterns like Pat Swift's Jig rig in the...

Shop Staff

November 28, 2024

Boat fishing flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing Smelt Wooly Buggers

November 26 2024

Tongariro River 29.3 Flow (m3/sec) Weather 16 C Overcast with a chance of rain Early summer is the best time to explore the local stillwater options in the Taupo area. Lake Taupo is the most well-known Stillwater, providing opportunities for fish-catching: trolling,...

Noah Shapiro

November 26, 2024