Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 31st December 2022

WE ARE OPEN NEW YEARS EVE 8:30am - 5:00pm AND NEW YEARS DAY 9:30am - 3:00pm The year is drawing to a close and we have finally been blessed with a stunning patch of weather that seems to have put...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 31, 2022

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Tuesday the 27th of December 2022

Tuesday the 27th of December 2022 Neil and AB took the Pontoon boats out from Tokaanu Wharf for the day on another post Christmas scorcher with the sun blazing down there is a whole new buzz about town for both...

Shop Staff

December 27, 2022

Ahrex Hooks Brown trout fly tying flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Thursday 22nd December 2022

Sun, rain, sun, rain, sun, rain!!!!! when will it end?! Yesterday saw a bright blue skied day here in Turangi and the fishing on the Tongariro was on the up with people reporting good numbers of recovering rainbows and the...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 22, 2022

flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Tuesday 20th December 2022

After a small taste of sunshine yesterday, the rain has returned to the central plateau. The Tongariro dropped in flow over night and is currently holding at 51.3m3/sec and looking rather fishy with the usual green colour expected with this...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 20, 2022

Boat fishing Booby Flies Delta dry fly flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand Rainbow Trout Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Wooly Buggers

Friday 16th of December 2022

Tongariro River Flow: 49.5m3/sec Weather: Rain/sunshine, VERY Humid. With the rivers dropping and rising as the rain continues to fall, most of us in the shop have been spending time on the smaller lakes and of course Lake...

Neil Cunnington

December 16, 2022

Booby Flies Brown trout flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Wednesday 14th December 2022

It is an overcast day in the town of Turangi and the rain clouds are threatening to open up any minute now. The Tongariro is flowing at 39.3 m3/sec and holding a nice green colour, suitable for both nymphing and...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

December 14, 2022