Turangi Fishing Report 15 October 2026 - by Brian Willson
Well, we are already into mid-October and, dare I say it, it will soon be Christmas. I have had an avalanche of bookings for guided fishing come in this week, so...
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Well, we are already into mid-October and, dare I say it, it will soon be Christmas. I have had an avalanche of bookings for guided fishing come in this week, so...
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Well, at last we have some warm, calm weather. All rivers are low and clear at present (Wednesday 7/10/26). The Tongariro is running at 20.5 cumecs. The Whanganui is 14.5...
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Greetings fellow fly fishers, Today (Wednesday) is a beautiful day in Turangi with light winds and low river levels. At present the Tongariro River is running at 21.4 cumecs, the...
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Well, the school holidays are almost upon us (they start this weekend), so one can expect a bit more company on the rivers in the next couple of weeks. Some...
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Well, while there is still a chill in the air at times and it appears the next few days are going to see a drop in temperature, there are signs...
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Eureka, rain at last and enough to get the trout moving. Monday saw a good deluge come down moving the Tongariro River to over 60 cumecs and it hasn't been...
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Now moving into Spring, we're only a month away from the opening of the NSW Fishing Season. The anticipation of getting back on our rivers and streams is high, however,...
Matt Hoole |
Well, we are now two days into spring, but with spring comes changeable weather. This past week has seen a lot of cold, blustery wind and not a lot of...
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Well, another week has gone and it seems that it won't be long before October 1 comes around, which will open up a lot more fishing water in the area...
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Anyway, back to the fishing. The rivers generally remain pretty low and clear. The Hinemaiaia has been fishing pretty well but, as usual for this time of year, has plenty...
Johan Kok |
Well, nearly into August already and the winter runs are full on. We had a bit of rain last week and all the rivers had a good flush through them....
Johan Kok |
Greetings fellow fly fishers, Well, we are now halfway through winter, but the best fishing is still in front of us. After a very busy week on the water with...
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Brian Willson, fly fishing guide, 021667867, brings us his weekly fly fishing report from Turangi for the Central North Island lakes and rivers.
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