Fishing Report

Friday 18th May 2012

Friday 18th May 2012

The wind is howling down the river at the moment but we have had quite a few anglers pass through the shop keen to fish... More»»

Thursday 17th May 2012

Thursday 17th May 2012

It looks like some good fresh run rainbows have come into the Tongariro ... More»»

Wednesday 16th May 2012

Wednesday 16th May 2012

The Tongariro looks highly fishable today and is flowing at 29 cumecs ... More»»

Tuesday 15th May 2012

Tuesday 15th May 2012

Good heavy rain has brought the Tongariro up in volume overnight... More»»

Monday 14th May 2012

Monday 14th May 2012

Some good heavy rain has fallen and this has incresed the flow of the Tongariro slightly. This should move some browns and fresh rainbows... More»»

Friday 11th May 2012

Friday 11th May 2012

The weather looks to have turned back to the windy Autumn. The extra water should keep those fish moving... More»»

A History of the Tongariro Power Scheme

A History of the Tongariro Power Scheme

Movie Premiere. Find out the History behind the Tongariro Power Scheme... More»»

Thursday 10th May 2012

Thursday 10th May 2012

Finally we get some rain. This has put a fresh lot of water into all rivers and should have caused some nice fresh fish to move... More»»

Wednesday 9th

Wednesday 9th

Period of rain colors the water... More»»

Monday 7th May 2012

Monday 7th May 2012

Looks like rain is on the way for Wednesday. Most anglers through the shop have had no trouble spotting fish in the clearer conditions... More»»

Sunday 6th May 2012

Sunday 6th May 2012

Two fishy stories from yesterday.... More»»

Saturday 5th May 2012

Saturday 5th May 2012

An unbelieveable run of weather for the anglers at the moment.... More»»

Friday 4th May 2012

Friday 4th May 2012

Looks like some calm settled weather for a few more days.... More»»

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Appears most anglers are hooking fish with a good few reporting "loosing" some good fish. ... More»»

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

It feels like winter has arrived with a biting chilly wind.... More»»

Tuesday 1st May 2012

Tuesday 1st May 2012

Looks like some good fish have moved with the rain last week.... More»»

Friday 27th April 2012

Friday 27th April 2012

Finally we get some rain !! Hopefully this will put a little bit of colour to the rivers. This should have moved some of the rainbows that have been hanging around the mouths. ... More»»

Introduced oxygen weed found in Lake Kuratau

Introduced oxygen weed found in Lake Kuratau

Introduced oxygen weed found in Lake Kuratau... More»»

Thursday 26th April 2012

Thursday 26th April 2012

Looks like we could be in for some rain .... fingers crossed.... More»»

Tuesday 24th April 2012

Tuesday 24th April 2012

Nice rainbows look to have been caught. This is a good indicator for the coming rain.... More»»

Monday 23rd April 2012

Monday 23rd April 2012

Just a stunning run of weather and sunny days have made the fishing very pleasant.... More»»

Friday 20th April 2012

Friday 20th April 2012

180lbder caught yesterday on the Tongariro River... More»»

Thursday 19th April 2012

Thursday 19th April 2012

Just some fantastic weather for the School Holidays.... More»»

Sunday 15th April 2012

Sunday 15th April 2012

Might pay to have a go a some of the river mouths. Over the last few weeks anglers have been reporting some good successes.... More»»

Friday 13th April 2012

Friday 13th April 2012

Looks like some nice fresh rainbows were landed in the Tongariro yesterday.... More»»

Thursday 12th April 2012

Thursday 12th April 2012

We got some good steady rain overnight. Rivers look ok at this stage but I would say enough to move some fresh fish.... More»»

Wednesday 11th April 2012

Wednesday 11th April 2012

The "fish and Chip" angler strikes again with another good sized brown.... More»»

Tuesday 10th April 2012

Tuesday 10th April 2012

The weather for Easter was better than summer ! Looks like quite a few browns were caught over the weekend... More»»

Saturday 7th April 2012

Saturday 7th April 2012

Fantastic weather for the Easter Holiday weekend. ... More»»

Thursday 5th April 2012

Thursday 5th April 2012

The weather has turned out pretty good and some anglers are making the most of it.... More»»

2012 Recreational Release Dates

Sunday 8 January, Rangipo Dam 8am - 4pm... More»»