Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Sunday 30th October 2022

The rain is with us again with some heavy showers belting down on the roof through the night. There is a touch of humidity with this system and the lawns and gardens are filling out with new growth. Must be time...

Neil Cunnington

October 30, 2022

Brown trout dry fly flyfishing night fishing Rainbow Trout

Saturday 29th October

Once again, the clouds are looming in Turangi and the forecast suggest we are due for a decent dumping of rain in the next 24 hours. We have had a couple quiet days in the shop lately which found me...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

October 29, 2022

Boat fishing flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout Turangi

Friday 28th October 2022

From the 1st of November we will be changing our opening hours. Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm Sunday 9:30am - 3:00pm The Tongariro looked great this morning even under leaden skies and it has remained overcast all day. No...

Neil Cunnington

October 28, 2022

dry fly Rainbow Trout Tongariro river Turangi

Thursday 20th October

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Tarn Mack-McEwen

October 20, 2022

flyfishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi wet lining

Wednesday 12th October 2022

The sunshine left as quickly as it came here in Turangi, while it's not the greatest news for those of you looking to bronze your complexion it has given the river a little spike in flow (30.0m3/sec) which is keeping...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

October 12, 2022

night fishing Rainbow Trout Sage Tongariro river wet lining

Saturday 1st October 2022

Good luck to everyone heading out for the first day of the new season today! The rain has been falling consistently since yesterday evening with plenty of fresh fish on the move which Tarn and I had a ball intercepting...

Connor Andrew

October 1, 2022