Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 6th December 2025

Weather: 23°C and breezy with 20km winds, settling this evening. Tongariro River Flow: 28.9 cumecs Good afternoon from sunny Turangi. The wind here the past week has been persistent, preventing some of us from the lake or river, but for...

Rosie Bennett

December 6, 2025

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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

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Saturday 2nd August 2025

Weather: Cold frosty -2°C start with sunshine and low to no wind forecast for the rest of the day. Highs of 13°C. Tongariro River Flow: 36.3 cumecs (m³/s) The rivers in the region have settled into perfect fishing conditions following...

Rosie Bennett

August 2, 2025

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Saturday 19th July 2025

Weather: Sunny at last! With a very cold start. Tongariro River Flow: 34.5 cumecs (m³/s) The winter runs are in full swing with anglers reporting great numbers of fish in the system! Plenty of silver bars have come to the...

Rosie Bennett

July 19, 2025

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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

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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