21 DECEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
4591

(a) There shall be no close season in the following waters:
(i) Lake Tutira, except Sandy Creek and the Lake outlet channel;
(ii) The Tukituki River where it passes through the Tukituki wildlife refuge and between the junction of the Tukipo River and the Mount Herbert Road Extension;
(iii) The Waipawa River within the boundaries of Wai-pawa Borough;
(iv) Lake Opowehi;
(v) The Manawatu River between the Ngawapurua Bridge and the Gorge Bridge;
(vi) The Ngaruroro River between the Chesterhope Bridge and Fernhill Bridge;
(vii) The Mohaka River downstream from the Paku-tutu Bridge, and the Waipunga, Ripia and Te Hoe Rivers.

(b) There shall be an open season from the 1st day of June to the 30th day of September in the same year (both dates inclusive) in the following waters:
(i) The Manawatu River between its confluence with the Mangatewainui Stream and the Gorge Bridge;
(ii) The Tukituki River downstream from the State Highway 50 road bridge;
(iii) The Ngaruroro River downstream from its confluence with the Otamairi Stream;
(iv) The Tutaekuri River downstream from its confluence with the Mangaone Stream;
(v) The Waipawa River downstream from State Highway 50 road bridge;
(vi) The Porangahau River downstream from its confluence with the Mangawhero Stream;
(vii) The Karamu Stream and its tributaries.

(c) There shall be an open season from the 1st day of May to the 30th day of June in the same year (both dates inclusive) in the Mohaka River between the Pakaututu Bridge and its confluence with the Mangatainoka River.

4. Authorised tackle—(1) Every person shall fish for, take or kill acclimatised fish using only a rod and running line provided that for:
   (a) playing an acclimatised fish, a landing net may be used to secure or land any such fish;
   (b) taking small indigenous fish for bait in angling, a bait net not over 1.8 metres in length may be used;
   (c) keeping alive acclimatised fish lawfully taken with rod and line in the same water, a keep net not over 1.8 metres in length may be used.

(2) No person shall use in fishing for acclimatised fish or have under his control more than one assembled rod and running line at any one time.

(3) No person shall fish for acclimatised fish with a rod and line unless he is in actual attendance within 15 metres of the rod and has the rod under his own visual observation.

5. Prohibition on unauthorised fishing tackle, etc.—No person shall, when fishing for acclimatised fish or when in possession of an assembled fishing rod and gear suitable for fishing for acclimatised fish, have in his possession or under his control or convey to be conveyed to the vicinity of any place where he is fishing or proposes to fish, any paravane, any stroke-hauling or foul-hooking gear, any spear, any narcotic or poisonous substance or liquid injurious to fish.

6. Authorised use of nets—(1) No person shall use or cause to be used for any purposes a net of any description, except as provided for in clause 4 of this notice, except:
   (a) A whitebait net;
   (b) any net used for taking fish for the purposes of management or scientific investigations pursuant to an authority granted pursuant to section 72 of the Act.
   provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with a breach of this notice if he proves that he was netting for indigenous fish in accordance with the provisions of any regulations or notices in that behalf for the time being in force.

7. Prohibition on possession or control of spear gun—(1) No person shall, when taking any acclimatised fish or when in possession of any acclimatised fish, have in his possession or under his control any spear gun or any pointed missile (other than a bullet) which is propelled by means of any mechanical or explosive device.

(2) Where any person is charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (1) of this clause, it shall be a defence to the charge if the defendant proves that the spear gun or pointed missile in his possession or under his control was not used in taking the acclimatised fish.

(3) In this clause the term “explosive” has the same meaning as in the Explosives Act 1957.

8. No disturbance or possession—No person shall otherwise than in accordance with this notice intentionally disturb or damage the spawning redds or the eggs or larvae of acclimatised fish or have in his possession the eggs or larvae of acclimatised fish.

9. Authorised lures and baits—No person shall fish for acclimatised fish with any bait or lures other than artificial or natural fly, insect, worm, crustacea, minnow, fish (excluding fish ova or any portion of a fish or any shellfish (mollusca)) or uncoloured bread dough.

10. Authorised fishing gear—(1) No person when fishing for acclimatised fish shall use—
    (a) more than 2 lures or baits;
    (b) any lead or weight attached below or so as to hang below any lure or bait;
    (c) in any water in which only artificial fly is permitted, any lead or weight other than the necessary weight of line, cast and fly;
    (d) any artificial fly having more than one hook or having a multiple hook;
    (e) any bait or lure treated with any medicinal or chemical preparation other than—
    (i) In the case of artificial fly, oil used solely to give buoyancy to such flies; and
    (ii) In the case of natural baits, a formalin or other preservative preparation;
    (f) any wire, either plain or twisted, or any gimp trace or cast of a greater thickness than 0.82 mm;
    (g) any wire or gimp trace or cast of a greater length than 1.8 metres;
    (h) on or in conjunction with any spoonbait, minnow, or other lure any double or treble hook or other fixed multiple assembly of hooks any one hook of which has a greater distance than 13 mm between the point and the nearest part of the shank of the hook; or
    (i) in conjunction with any spoonbait or artificial minnow, any lead or weight affixed to the trace or line at a distance of less than 38 cm above the lure.

(2) No person in fishing for acclimatised fish shall—
(a) Use any lure or bait other than natural fly, artificial fly, or artificial minnow:
Provided that nothing in this subparagraph shall apply with respect to any person fishing for perch in Lake Te Pohue, nor restrict the use of live bait in the Manawatu River downstream from the Weber Road Bridge;
(b) Use any lure or bait other than artificial fly in—
Cochrane’s Creek, or the Mangaonuku, Maharakiki, Mangaone, Maraeotara, Makaretu, Mangatoro, or Tukipo Rivers, or any tributary of any such river;
(c) Tow or troll any lure from any mechanically propelled or mechanically drawn boat in Lake Tutira;
(d) Use any multiple hook.

11. Daily limit bag—(1) No person shall on any one day, take, kill or have in possession more than 8 trout or salmon.

(2) No person shall continue to fish for trout or salmon on any day on which he has already taken or killed 8 trout or salmon.

(3) It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another place.

12. Minimum size to be taken—(1) No person shall fish for, take, or kill in any manner whatever, or intentionally have in his possession, any trout or salmon which does not exceed 30 cm in length.

(2) Every person taking a trout or salmon which does not exceed the specified length shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.

(3) Any acclimatised fish taken by any person netting for indigenous fish shall be immediately returned to the water from which it was taken with as little injury as possible.

Approved at Wellington this 16th day of December 1983.

M. J. BELGRAVE,
Assistant Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.