Sporting Life Fishing Report

Thursday 17th September 2026

Weather: 10.2°Mostly cloudy with a few showers, mainly from afternoon. Northerlies. River Flow: 22.6 Cumecs (m³/s) This morning we woke to vastly different weather from what we had yesterday, with plenty of sunshine and reasonably warm temperatures throughout the day. I...

 Niamh Ward
 

Monday 14th September 2026

Weather: 13.2°Morning cloud breaking up to a mainly fine day, but isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. River Flow: 22.6 Cumecs (m³/s) It's been a very mild few mornings here in the central plateau. Spring weather is...

 Niamh Ward
 

Friday the 11th September

Tongariro River Flow: 24.1(m3/sec) Weather: Morning cloud clearing to fine. Cloud returning at night. Southeasterlies turning westerly late morning. We woke up to a very pleasant morning with little wind and cloud cover. An ideal day to head to the...

 Luke O Donoghue
 

Tuesday 8th Of September

Tongariro River Flow: 27.5(m3/sec) Weather: Fine apart from some evening cloud. Light winds. Hi all. Just a quick update on the big river after our river spike yesterday. The river popped up to 62 cumecs, which should be plenty to...

 Shop Staff
 

Monday 7th September

Tongariro River Flow: 33.4(m3/sec) Weather: Substantial rain forecasted for the day. Wind reaching up to 20km/h.  Finally!! The rain has come, and the river is starting to rise. It’s still early in the day, and the river flow is sitting...

 Luke O Donoghue
 

Friday 4th Of September

Tongariro River Flow: 22(m3/sec) Weather: Isolated showers, becoming widespread and persistent from late morning, then clearing late afternoon. Gusty north-westerlies, turning south-westerly late afternoon. The river is still holding very low and clear, so looking into the future forecast, it...

 Shop Staff