Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Tuesday 13th of August 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 28.6m3/sec Weather: Windy 🍃 The last couple of days have a seen a good number of fish making their way up the rivers while its very cold in the morning the early morning anglers seem to be...

Hayley Hunt

August 13, 2024

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Friday 9th of August 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.2m3/sec Weather: Cloudy 🌥 These last couple of days have been quite different for different anglers fishing all over the place. Some amazing reports of heaps of fresh fish and 12+ days others coming out empty handed....

Hayley Hunt

August 9, 2024

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Saturday 3rd August 2024

Weather: A cold frosty start, with clear & sunny skies, with another frost coming tonight & more sunshine on the way. Tongariro River Flow: 29 cumecs (m³/s) The river is slowly dropping after a peak flow of 34.5 cumecs earlier in...

Rosie Bennett

August 3, 2024

flyfishing nymphing Rainbow Trout Sage Winter

Tuesday 30th of July 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 33.9m3/sec Weather: Showers throughout the day. 🌧 Rain!! Finally, the forecast was right & we have actually had some nice rain come through overnight to push the Tongariro River flow to 35m3/sec earlier this morning. The Tongariro...

Hayley Hunt

July 30, 2024

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Saturday 20th July 2024

The rain is here at last! The Tongariro is currently flowing at 29.4 cumecs, is still on the rise and hopefully will continue to do so for the coming days forecast rain. Some great reports from yesterday afternoon anglers, as...

Rosie Bennett

July 20, 2024

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Saturday 13th July 2024

Another beautiful clear sunny day in Turangi, with the Tongariro flowing at 27.6 cumecs, she's still low and clear. Natural patterns, light tippet and small lightly coloured indicators will be the way to go today; stealth mode! I have been...

Rosie Bennett

July 13, 2024