Sporting Life Fishing Report

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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

Boat fishing Booby Flies Caddis Lake Fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river wet lining Woolly Bugger

Saturday 26th April 2025

Weather: Overcast and drizzly with highs of 13°C Tongariro River Flow: With a recreational release today, the river is currently at 43 cucmecs (m3/sec). Genesis info: Flows of 30 cubic metres per second for 6 hours will be released from...

Rosie Bennett

April 26, 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

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Jigging Lake Fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage Sales! Smelt Stonefly Tongariro river

Friday 10th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny with wind throughout the day. Fishing conditions have taken an exciting turn over the past couple of weeks, making now the perfect time to hit the water! Evening dry fly fishing is delivering fantastic...

Hayley Hunt

January 10, 2025

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Jigging Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage summer

Monday 23rd December 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 24.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny 😁 The fishing has been outstanding over the past week, with plenty of fish being caught through nymphing. Anglers have also had success with dry flies during the early mornings and late evenings. Sam...

Shop Staff

December 23, 2024

Euro Nymphing Gift Sage summer Tongariro river Yeti

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

Tongariro river: 23.2 Flow (m3/sec) Weather: 15C, Partially Cloudy, 22 kmph Wind The Browns are showing up! Brown and rainbow trout have been active on the Tongariro. While the number of fish in the river has decreased slightly compared to earlier...

Shop Staff

December 17, 2024