Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 6th December 2025

Weather: 23°C and breezy with 20km winds, settling this evening. Tongariro River Flow: 28.9 cumecs Good afternoon from sunny Turangi. The wind here the past week has been persistent, preventing some of us from the lake or river, but for...

Rosie Bennett

December 6, 2025

Wednesday 26th November 2025

Weather: 17° Mostly cloudy with occasional drizzle. Fine spells developing this morning as drizzle clears, leaving the odd shower. Northeasterlies easing in the evening. River Flow: 28.7 Cumecs (m³/s) Rosie sent me a nice little blurb from what she has been...

Niamh Ward

November 26, 2025

Thursday 13th November 2025

Weather: 14.1 C° — Cloudy periods with a few showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail this afternoon and evening. Northwesterlies.River Flow: 32.8 cumecs (m³/s) What a rain dump we had last night! It definitely woke a few people up....

Niamh Ward

November 13, 2025

Friday 7th November 2025

Weather: 22°C. Mainly fine with areas of morning cloud. Light winds. River Flow: 28.7 Cumecs (m³/s) What a stunner of a week we’ve had! The warm weather has been well received, and everyone’s been happy to have a break from...

Niamh Ward

November 7, 2025

Wednesday 29th October 2025

Weather: 11.8°C — rain becoming persistent through the afternoon. Northwesterlies strengthening later in the day and into the evening.River Flow: 39.8 cumecs The cold snap arrived in force yesterday afternoon, bringing with it steady, soaking rain that’s made it feel...

Niamh Ward

October 29, 2025

Saturday 18th October 2025

Weather: 16° Cloudy periods, with isolated afternoon showers. Northwesterlies. River Flow: 35.9 Cumecs (m³/s) The wind has been driving everyone mad lately, but the fishing has been surprisingly good. It looks like the recent rain has brought another push of fresh...

Niamh Ward

October 18, 2025