Reel Life
Taranaki

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

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

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

Reel Life March 2022
Taranaki Region Rivers in great condition for late summer angling All streams and rivers on the Taranaki ringplain have had good freshes in the last fortnight – sufficient to clear out six+…
- Taranaki
- 22/02/2022

New Blog Post
Reel Life February The wet summer we were promised has turned up big time this February with two cyclones passing by in two weeks, causing chaos throughout the country.
- Taranaki
- 21/02/2022

Reel Life February 2022
While flows in Taranaki ringplain streams have held up well following a wet December, three weeks of fine sunny weather have meant flows are now receding towards their summer lows.
- Taranaki
- 12/01/2022

Reel Life January 2022
Rivers in good shape for summer anglingRecent freshes have cleared out accumulated streambed algae and restored base-flows in ringplain streams, setting them up well for fishing during the Christmas break.
- Taranaki
- 8/12/2021

Reel Life December 2021
Summer angling on the wayStream flows are now falling towards their summer lows, and nymphing to sighted brown and rainbow trout on their feeding lies is coming into its own.
- Taranaki
- 19/11/2021
Reel Life November 2021
Taranaki is currently experiencing typical spring weather, with frequent moderate freshes interspersed with short periods of low flow.
- Taranaki
- 19/10/2021
Reel Life October 2021
This year the new trout fishing season gets underway on a Friday, which means anglers have the opportunity to take a long weekend to get back out on the rivers…
- Taranaki
- 30/08/2021