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TRL1Nov23. Jack Ogden with a nice early season ringplain rainbow
Reel Life November 2023

Above Right: Jack Ogden with a nice early season ringplain rainbow.

  • Taranaki
  • 23/11/2023
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TRL1Oct23. A prime early season ringplain rainbow photo Jack Ogden.
Reel Life October 2023

Above right: A prime early season ringplain rainbow (Photo Jack Ogden).

  • Taranaki
  • 19/10/2023
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Reel Life September 2023

While there is one fresh to go before opening day (likely on 24th September), the last four months have been drier than average and there were no damaging winter floods.

  • Taranaki
  • 18/09/2023
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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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