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River Reports
email : tongarirofishing@icloud.com
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Fresh Report.
Fri 19th May, 2017
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| Some great fishing on the Tongariro since the last report. The recent spells of heavy rain saw the river go up and down more often than a toilet seat and the 477 cumec flood at the beginning of the week definitely got some fish moving. The next couple of months usually signals a decline in the numbers of browns figuring in the reports but at the moment they're still well worth targeting. These big fish have a "difficult to catch" reputation but if you look for them in the right water at the right time they're more obliging than you may think. The higher flows and colored water this week provid ... |
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More to come.
Fri 12th May, 2017
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| HEAVY RAIN WARNING AREA/S AFFECTED From Waitomo to Taupo and Tongariro across to the Headwaters of the Whanganui River FORECAST Heavy rain is expected to ease late this morning. In the 2 hours from 9am to11am today (Friday), a further 20 to 30mm is forecast to accumulate on top of what has already fallen. Peak intensities of 10 to 15mm per hour. After almost 24 hours of relentless rain the Tongariro peaked overnight at 477 cumecs. By the time I drove south into Turangi this morning there was already some surface flooding on SH1 but the river had dropped significantly and the flows were reading ... |
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Some good fish coming through...
Mon 8th May, 2017
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| Another beautiful autumn morning but things are forecast to change this afternoon. With that in mind anglers were out early to take full advantage of perfect conditions. The Lower Bridge and the Bridge Pool itself were occupied from first light, as they have been most mornings since the last report ... a sure sign there are some fish moving up. Again the lower river and town pools have been producing the goods with fit hard fighting rainbows coming through. These fish are some of the best I've caught for a few years and that bodes well because its still early days as far as the winter runs go. ... |
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The Gauntlet and the Glove.
Mon 1st May, 2017
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| After heavy overnight rain and showers during the weekend, the Tongariro peaked at fifty plus cumecs. Its since dropped back to 38 cumecs with a hint of color. The remaining showers are forecast to clear throughout the day with cooler south to south west winds gradually picking up. The river looks great but there weren't too many anglers out and about this morning, mind you that cold gusty southerly had a lot to do with that. The Bridge pool has been getting its fair share of attention for most of the week and talking to some of the guys making up "the gauntlet" on Saturday they told me they'd ... |
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