Reel Life
Taranaki

Reel Life November 2023
Above Right: Jack Ogden with a nice early season ringplain rainbow.
- Taranaki
- 23/11/2023

Reel Life October 2023
Above right: A prime early season ringplain rainbow (Photo Jack Ogden).
- Taranaki
- 19/10/2023

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

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

Reel Life March 2023
Already a month into autumn and it is definitely starting to feel like it some mornings.
- Taranaki
- 15/03/2023

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

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

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

Reel Life November 2022
At the time of writing, the rain is falling, and the rivers are slowly rising.
- Taranaki
- 16/11/2022

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