Sporting Life Fishing Report

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

Boat fishing Booby Flies Brown trout Delta dry fly Egg Flies flyfishing Jigging Lacemoth Lake Edge Lake Fishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Woolly Bugger

Saturday 29th March 2025

Weather: Sunny, 20°C and a light breeze Tongariro River Flow: 20.9 cumecs (m³/s) The fluctuating levels following releases over the last week or so, has pushed a wave of spawning fish up through the Tongariro system. Some great reports have...

Rosie Bennett

March 29, 2025

Booby Flies Brown trout dry fly Lacemoth night fishing Rio Tippet Tongariro river Turangi wet lining Woolly Bugger

Saturday 22nd March 2025

Weather: Sunny, light winds and 22°C Tongariro River Flow: 40.5 cumecs (m³/s) There has been a recreational release today 8am - 4pm. The river turned an unexpected chocolate milk for many anglers on the water today after a recreational release...

Rosie Bennett

March 22, 2025

Brown trout flyfishing Lake Edge Lake Fishing Rainbow Trout sportinglife Turangi summer Tongariro river Turangi wet lining

Sunday 2nd February 2025

Weather: Sunny and no to low wind! Highs of 24°C with a breeze of 9 km/h. Tongariro River Flow: 21.4 cumecs (m³/s) Very low and clear! The cicadas are singing their hearts out along the river banks and ringing in...

Rosie Bennett

February 2, 2025

Boat fishing dry fly flyfishing night fishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Smelt summer wet lining

Sunday 10th of November 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.2m3/sec Weather: Overcast ⛅ The fishing has seemed to have picked up over the weekend with lots of great reports of good fishing for most anglers making their way into the shop. Wet lining, nymphing and dry...

Shop Staff

November 10, 2024

Lake Fishing New Zealand nymphing Rainbow Trout Smelt sportinglife Turangi Spring Fishing Stonefly Tongariro river Turangi wet lining

Sunday 20th October 2024

Weather: Sunny and reaching 19C with expected warm weather to continue through the week. Tongariro River Flow: 29.8 cumecs (m³/s) This spell of sunshine will be warming the waters and increasing insect activity, especially for the evening rises which is what we...

Rosie Bennett

October 20, 2024