Reel Life

Taranaki

TRL1April2023
Reel Life April 2023

Above Right: Collecting some nice rainbows from the Tongariro National Trout hatchery for the Sattler’s dam release.

  • Taranaki
  • 19/04/2023
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TRL1March2023.
Reel Life March 2023

Already a month into autumn and it is definitely starting to feel like it some mornings.

  • Taranaki
  • 15/03/2023
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TRL1Feb23. Jack Ogden with a ringplain summer brown.
Reel Life February 2023

The recent wild weather from Cyclone Gabrielle caused a lot of damage around the North Island. Taranaki was lucky to miss out on the rain but not the wind.

  • Taranaki
  • 18/02/2023
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TRL1Jan23. Summer action on the Taranaki ringplain photo Curly McEwen.
Reel Life January 2023

Summer angling now onWell, the rain has finally stopped, and all rivers are trending down towards their summer low flows.

  • Taranaki
  • 24/01/2023
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TRL1Dec22. A nice summer ringplain brown
Reel Life December 2022

While Taranaki has certainly had its share of rain, our rivers and streams have had only minor freshes since August, and they will be in great condition for angling over…

  • Taranaki
  • 12/12/2022
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TRL1Nov22.
Reel Life November 2022

At the time of writing, the rain is falling, and the rivers are slowly rising.

  • Taranaki
  • 16/11/2022
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TRL1Oct22. Jack Ogden with an opening day hen still in spawning recovery mode
Reel Life October 2022

Opening weekend was a bit of a washout in Taranaki, with dismal weather and the rivers coming up just enough to keep many anglers at home.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/10/2022
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TRL1Sept2022.
Reel Life September 2022

This year the new trout fishing season gets underway on Saturday, October 1st, meaning anglers have a full weekend to get back out on their local rivers and enjoy the…

  • Taranaki
  • 15/09/2022
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Welcome to the first Reel Life issue of the 2022/23 fishing season

Opening day, Saturday, October 1, means we’ll be able to share the opening with family and friends and make a special weekend of the new fishing season.

  • Taranaki
  • 30/08/2022
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TRL1March2022. A late February 2022 ringplain brown.
Reel Life April 2022

As we write this, there’s been nearly a month of low flows, although it’s looking like there will have been at least a minor fresh through the rivers by the…

  • Taranaki
  • 22/03/2022
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