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Low and Clear Autumnal Patea River
Reel Life March 2026 - Taranaki

As we move through March, rivers are now sitting close to their mean annual low-flow levels and are within water temperature ranges productive for fishing.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/03/2026
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A February ringplain brown (photo Curly McEwen).
Reel Life February 2026 - Taranaki

It’s been a predominantly warm and settled summer so far here in Taranaki, with sunny conditions periodically broken up by rain fronts and stronger south-westerly winds.

  • Taranaki
  • 23/02/2026
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Cover Andrew Davies, photo Nik Hannam
Reel Life January 2026 - Taranaki

Over the Christmas and New Year period, conditions across the Taranaki and Waimarino regions were mixed but generally favourable for fishing.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/01/2026
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Healthy Hatchery Rainbow Prior to its release into the Patea River for the Stratford Kids Fishing Event
Reel Life December 2025 - Taranaki

Summer has most definitely arrived here in Taranaki with long stretches of sunshine and warm temperatures settling our rivers into their December low flows, with cicadas now nice and vocal…

  • Taranaki
  • 12/12/2025
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Lake Rotomanu 2025
Reel Life November 2025 - Taranaki

The weather here in Taranaki has settled nicely over the past few weeks, and there is now a definitive summery feeling in the air.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/11/2025
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Michael Bakker with a beauty opening season ringplain brown
Reel Life October 2025 - Taranaki

The 2025 fishing season has kicked off with promising reports from around the Ringplain in terms of fish abundance and size, yet some consistently poor weather.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/10/2025
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Jack Alvernaz with a solid hatchery fish from last season, by TnT Guided Fly Fishing NZ
Reel Life September 2025 - Taranaki

Anticipation building for the start of the season Excitement is starting to build as we count down to the new fishing season on Wednesday 1st October.

  • Taranaki
  • 19/09/2025
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1. Success on the Manganui River Credit Nik Hannam
Reel Life April 2025 - Taranaki

We’ve had a great summer of settled weather and flows here in Taranaki, with local reports of anglers catching healthy fish throughout a variety of regional waterways.

  • Taranaki
  • 17/04/2025
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Waiwhakaiho River @ Merrilands Domain
Reel Life March 2025 - Taranaki

As of writing this, the Taranaki region has received some long-awaited rainfall, with on and off showers elevating some river levels.

  • Taranaki
  • 20/03/2025
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Reel Life February 2025 - Taranaki

Taranaki ringplain Following a very minor fresh on 18/19 February, stream flows are now back to their summer lows.

  • Taranaki
  • 24/02/2025
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