Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Monday 30th January 2023

The heavy rain has subsided for the time being, but the Tongariro river has been fluctuating in flow this morning currently sitting at 80m3/sec as I write this. I don't think we'll be seeing too much dry fly fishing in...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

January 30, 2023

29th of January 2023

Rain, Rain and More Rain Tongariro River Flow: 310.6m3/sec Weather: Rain off and on Please take caution when out there on the roads today as there's been a significant number of slips occurring along the roads of the Plateau, as...

Theresa Beilby

January 29, 2023

28th of January 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 129.2m3/sec and rising. For up-to-date info check the flow via the link: https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/about/generation/rivers-lakes-and-rainfall/tongariro-power-scheme Weather: Rain The rain continues and as you can see on the graph recording at 0918hrs the Tongariro has received quite a bit of rain...

Shop Staff

January 28, 2023

Friday 27th of January 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 24.2m3/sec Weather: Rain ☔ 🏝🏝SAGE SALT R8 🏝🏝 Now instore and online!! https://www.sportinglife-turangi.co.nz/products/sage-salt-r8-fly-rod?_pos=1&_sid=66a8bf937&_ss=r It's a warm and rainy day in Turangi and as I drove through to work this morning with the windows down I could...

Theresa Beilby

January 27, 2023

25th of January 2023

Good morning from the team at Sporting Life - Turangi Tongariro River Flow: 25.3m3/sec Weather: Cloudy/Rain Claudio and I took to the small stream and had ourselves an exciting time using various large terrestrial flies - the larger the fly...

Theresa Beilby

January 25, 2023

Boat fishing Brown trout dry fly flyfishing Lake Fishing New Zealand sportinglife Turangi Tongariro river Turangi

Tuesday 24th January 2023

It's been an overcast and humid day in Turangi with patches of sun peering through. The Tongariro is currently flowing at 24.1 m3/sec and the cicadas are still screaming all along the riverbank! The usual suspects (Carty's Camo Cicada and...

Tarn Mack-McEwen

January 24, 2023