Sporting Life Fishing Report

Egg Flies Euro Nymphing Fresh Run Rainbows globugs Green Caddis New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Rio Tippet Sage Silver Bars Slushy sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi Winter Clothing Winter Fishing Woolly Bugger

Saturday 28th June 2025

Weather: Heavy rain on and off all day! Tongariro River Flow: Currently at a big flow of 299.4 cumecs (m³/s) having peaked at around 300 and is dropping for now The heavy rain has seen the Tongariro hit with another...

Rosie Bennett

June 28, 2025

Delta Egg Flies Fresh Run Rainbows globugs Lake Fishing New Zealand Patagonia Rainbow Trout Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Winter Clothing Winter Fishing Woolly Bugger

Saturday 21st June 2025

Weather: 12°C Partly sunny with a light breeze Tongariro River Flow: 32.9 cumecs (m³/s) Happy winter solstice everyone, the shortest day is today! So we look forward to the days getting longer from now, enabling longer time on the water!...

Rosie Bennett

June 21, 2025

Brown trout Caddis dry fly fly tying Fresh Run Rainbows Green Caddis New Zealand nymphing Pheasant Tail Nymph Rainbow Trout Silver Bars Tongariro river Turangi Tying Vice wet lining Winter Fishing Woolly Bugger

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

Boat fishing Booby Flies Egg Flies Euro Nymphing fly tying flyfishing globugs Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Patagonia Rainbow Trout Slushy spey Tongariro river Turangi Winter Fishing

Saturday 3rd May 2025

Weather: Highs of 15°C, a light 12km breeze with gusts up to 30kph Tongariro River Flow: 26.8 cumecs (m³/s) All methods of fishing are on for this weekend with the elevated flows compared to our autumn season so far. Euro...

Rosie Bennett

May 3, 2025

Brown trout Caddis Euro Nymphing flyfishing Guideline Jigging Lake Edge Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Patagonia Rainbow Trout Stonefly Tongariro river Turangi Wind Winter Clothing Winter Fishing

Saturday 19th April 2025

Weather: Good rain at last! Cloudy with periods of rain, heavy at times. Fresh northerlies, easing this afternoon. Tongariro River Flow: 24.4 cumecs (m³/s) We have seen a small spike in river flow with flows expected to increase slightly as...

Rosie Bennett

April 19, 2025

Brown trout dry fly Jigging Lacemoth Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout Sage Smelt sportinglife Turangi Stonefly summer Summer fishing Tongariro river Turangi

Saturday 1st March 2025

Weather: 20°C and overcast today, with light to no winds Tongariro River Flow: 21.2 cumecs (m³/s), a very slight increase in flow following light showers overnight. With heavy rain forecast for mid-week, we could see some fresh browns moving up...

Rosie Bennett

March 1, 2025