Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 30th August 2025

Weather: Overcast this morning with light rain on and off for most of the day, highs of 11°C. Tongariro River Flow: 26.6 cumecs (m³/s) With rain forecast for this week, the river should see a fresh flush of flow and...

Rosie Bennett

August 30, 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

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

nymphing Pheasant Tail Nymph summer

December 11th 2024

Tongariro River 26.6 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 18C, Mostly Cloudy Over the past couple of days, the Turangi area received some rain, which slightly raised water levels and added a bit of color to the rivers. This has improved fishing conditions by...

Noah Shapiro

December 11, 2024

Fishing Gift fly tying flyfishing Gift Pheasant Tail Nymph sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river

December 2nd 2024

Tongariro River: 27.1 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 22 C Partially Sunny If you've been keeping up with our recent blogs, you’ll know about some of the top-performing flies. If not, here’s a quick update on what’s been working lately! The hot flies for...

Noah Shapiro

December 2, 2024

Boat fishing Brown trout Euro Nymphing flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Pheasant Tail Nymph Rainbow Trout Spring Fishing Tongariro river

Thursday 21st of November 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 31.8m3/sec Weather: Overcast with showers throughout the day. The past few days have been fantastic for anglers on the Tongariro and Tauranga-Taupo Rivers! A slight rise in water flow yesterday brought in a fresh wave of spawning...

Shop Staff

November 21, 2024