Sporting Life Fishing Report

Brown trout Caddis dry fly fly tying Fresh Run Rainbows Green Caddis New Zealand nymphing Pheasant Tail Nymph Rainbow Trout Silver Bars Tongariro river Turangi Tying Vice wet lining Winter Fishing Woolly Bugger

Saturday 24th May 2025

Weather: Cool sunny day today with highs of 15°C Tongariro River Flow: 31.4 cumecs (m³/s) The Tongariro is running crystal clear once again, but still with a good flow. Caddis flies are a go-to at the moment because of higher...

Rosie Bennett

May 24, 2025

Thursday 22nd May

Weather: Fine with areas of early fog. Cloud increasing this afternoon. Light winds. Tongariro River Flow: 32(m3/sec) The temperatures are cooling, and the fishing is starting to heat up. We are getting many reports of beautiful fresh run fish being...

Shop Staff

May 22, 2025

Caddis Egg Flies flyfishing globugs nymphing Slushy Tongariro river Turangi Winter Fishing

Saturday 17th May 2025

Weather: Light winds, sun and cloud at around 15°C Tongariro River Flow: 32.5 cumecs (m³/s) The combination of weather and river flow is beautiful today before the forecast rain tomorrow, which should see a fresh run of fish following the...

Rosie Bennett

May 17, 2025

Wednesday 14th of May

Tongariro River Flow: 35.5(m3/sec) Weather: Fine apart from evening cloud. Southeasterlies dying out this morning. It's time to make the trip to Turangi. The river has dropped beautifully since our 720cumec river spike a few days ago. With many new...

Shop Staff

May 14, 2025

Sunday 11th May

Weather: 13°. Fine. Southeasterlies developing for a time this afternoon and evening. Tongariro River Flow: 90.4 cumecs (m3/sec) This weekend started very wet with a massive increase in the water coming down the Tongariro and the other rivers. Friday night...

Shop Staff

May 11, 2025

Thursday 8Th Of May

Weather: Cloudy, with showers from afternoon, possibly heavy this evening. Northerlies developing late morning. Tongariro Flow: 23.9(m3/sec) With the temps dropping and some rain coming, we can expect to see a new fresh run of fish in the systems within...

Shop Staff

May 8, 2025