Sporting Life Fishing Report

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Saturday 3rd May 2025

Weather: Highs of 15°C, a light 12km breeze with gusts up to 30kph Tongariro River Flow: 26.8 cumecs (m³/s) All methods of fishing are on for this weekend with the elevated flows compared to our autumn season so far. Euro...

Rosie Bennett

May 3, 2025

Thursday 1st May - Important notice for Lake Rotoaira this weekend

Weather: 15°c. Periods of rain, clearing to fine this afternoon. Northerlies, changing southwesterly around midday, strong in exposed places. Tongariro river flow: 37.3 cumecs (m3/sec) Pretty wet start to the day with the Tongariro coming up to 57.6 cumecs (m3/sec) overnight...

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May 1, 2025

Wednesday 30th April

Weather: Periods of rain, with possible thunderstorms. Easterlies, strong in exposed places, changing northerly this afternoon. Tongariro River Flow: 24.5(m3/sec) More rain is coming down today, with more than forecasted so far. Things are looking good on the river currently....

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April 30, 2025

Monday 28th Of April

Weather: Fine spells and isolated showers. Light winds. Tongariro River flow: 24.6(m3/sec) Very busy weekend with lots of anglers down for ANZAC weekend, with reports of most areas of the river having traffic. We have started the week a bit...

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April 28, 2025

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Saturday 26th April 2025

Weather: Overcast and drizzly with highs of 13°C Tongariro River Flow: With a recreational release today, the river is currently at 43 cucmecs (m3/sec). Genesis info: Flows of 30 cubic metres per second for 6 hours will be released from...

Rosie Bennett

April 26, 2025

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Saturday 19th April 2025

Weather: Good rain at last! Cloudy with periods of rain, heavy at times. Fresh northerlies, easing this afternoon. Tongariro River Flow: 24.4 cumecs (m³/s) We have seen a small spike in river flow with flows expected to increase slightly as...

Rosie Bennett

April 19, 2025