Sporting Life Fishing Report

Thursday 14th May 2026

Weather: 11.4°C, sunny with southeasterly winds. Overnight low of 2°C. River Flow: 34.5 cumecs (m³/s) We’ve seen the Tongariro River fluctuate over the last few days, rising to 42 cumecs yesterday before dropping back to around 34 cumecs. Genesis Energy...

 Niamh Ward
 

Monday 11th May 2026

Tongariro River Flow: 28.9(m3/sec) Weather: Fine, apart from morning cloud. Southeasterlies, easing this afternoon.  Good friends Dave and Lesley Smith have been having some two- hander fun on the Tongariro recently. As you can see, they had some stunning fish...

 Hamish Parker
 

Thursday 30th April 2026

Weather: 17.2°C. Fine overall, with some morning cloud and light southeasterlies. River Flow: 30.2 cumecs (m³/s) It’s been a calm week across the Central Plateau, with settled but noticeably cooler conditions. Early mornings have brought a few frosts, and a...

 Niamh Ward
 

Friday 24th April 2026

Weather: 10.3°C. Fine, with light windsRiver Flow: 35.5 m³/s It’s been a really nice day here in Turangi. We started off with a bit of frost this morning, but it quickly turned into a cracker. Plenty of sunshine, light winds,...

 Niamh Ward
 

Monday 20th Of April

Tongariro River Flow: 54(m3/sec) Weather: Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail from afternoon. Easterlies. To answer most of the questions we have been getting this morning of "is the river fishable today?". It is, but the river still sitting...

 Shop Staff