Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Tuesday 1st August 2023

** It has been brought to our attention that the Genesis Energy website has not been reading the Tongariro river flow since July 25th. Although we are unable to give you the exact m3/sec we will keep you updated to...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

August 1, 2023

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Thursday 27th July 2023

It is anything but tropical here in Turangi today! We woke to a drizzly 2 degrees Celsius this morning, and although the sun attempted to make an appearance around mid-day it looks as though the clouds have prevailed and the...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

July 27, 2023

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Monday 17th of July 2023

It's a stunning sunny day in Turangi with a light breeze passing through town. We received some rain over night but once again it was not enough to make any significant change in river flow, with the Tongariro sitting at...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

July 17, 2023

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Wednesday 5th July 2023

It's an overcast day in Turangi with a light drizzle beginning to fall. We have been hammered by strong winds the last few days. It seems to have eased a little bit but there is still a stiff westerly blowing...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

July 5, 2023

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Sunday 18th June 2023

It's a calm and overcast morning in the town of Turangi today. We had a little pitter patter of rain last night but not enough to make any significant change to the Tongariro river flow which is sitting at 29.0m3/sec. ...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

June 18, 2023

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Saturday 20th of May 2023

After a night of rain showers it was a surprise to see the Tongariro and Tauranga Taupo rivers in a reasonably fishable state but after some heavy downpours through the morning that finally hit the upper reaches the Tongariro in...

Neil Cunnington

May 20, 2023