Fishing Regulations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 222

(e) Any lure having attached thereto more than 2 hooks, which
may be either single hooks or multiple hook units; or
(f) Any net, trap, wire netting, or similar device; or
(g) More than 2 lures; or
(h) Any unsportsmanlike device:

Provided that this subclause shall not prohibit the use with artificial fly of a dropper having only 1 hook (which may be either a single hook or a multiple hook unit) or the use of a landing net to secure any acclimatised fish lawfully taken.

(2) No person shall foulhook or attempt to foulhook any acclimatised fish.

(3) No person shall take acclimatised fish with a set rod, unless—
(a) He is fishing from a boat of which he is the sole occupant; or
(b) Where there are 2 or more occupants of the boat, he has the actual physical control of the navigation of the boat; or
(c) He remains within 15 metres of his rod.

(4) No person who is actually fishing for acclimatised fish with a rod and running line from a boat shall have in his possession any other assembled rod.

  1. Restrictions on lures—(1) Subject to subclause (2) of this clause, no person shall, in fishing for acclimatised fish, use—
    (a) Any lure containing the feathers of any bird absolutely protected under the Wildlife Act 1953; or
    (b) With any lure, any medicated or chemical preparation other than—
    (i) A preparation used solely for the purpose of floating a dry artificial fly; or
    (ii) With a bait of natural minnow a chemical preparation in the nature of formalin or other preservative; or
    (c) Any mollusc, or the freshwater crayfish (koura), or the creeper, or the huhu or matai grub, or fish roe, or any imitation of any of the things specified in this paragraph:

Provided that the shell of any mollusc may be used in the preparation of an artificial minnow.

(2) No person shall, in fishing for acclimatised fish, use in any river or water specified in column 1 of the Second Schedule to this notice any lures other than those specified for that river or water in column 2 of that Schedule:

Provided that nothing in this subclause shall authorise any person to take acclimatised fish in any of the waters in which fishing is prohibited by subclause (1) of clause 4 of this notice.

  1. Restriction on use of boats—(1) No person shall take acclimatised fish from any boat in any of the following waters, unless the boat is securely anchored or otherwise secured, namely:
    (a) That portion of the Clutha River that is within the district.
    (b) The Hawea River.
    (c) Those portions of the Waiau River and its tributaries that are within the district, with the exception of that portion of the river which is between Home Creek and the eastern boundary of the district.
    (d) Lakes Moke, Kilpatrick, Reid, and Dispute.
    (e) That portion of Lake Te Anau that is within 300 metres of the water’s edge, commencing at a point known as Blue Gum Point north of the Te Anau township and extending along the eastern side of the lake to Marakura Yacht Club clubrooms.

(2) No person shall fish from, or tow or troll any lure from, any mechanically propelled or mechanically drawn boat in Lake Hayes or Lake Johnson.

  1. Bag limit—(1) No person shall on any one day take (exclusive of fish dealt with under clause 11 of this notice) more than 3 acclimatised fish from any river flowing into any of the lakes Hawea, Wanaka, Wakatipu, Te Anau, or Manapouri.

(2) In all other waters of the district, no person shall on any one day take (exclusive of fish dealt with under clause 11 of this notice) more than 6 acclimatised fish.

(3) No person shall continue to fish in any waters in the district on any day on which he has already taken the maximum number of acclimatised fish that may be taken in those waters pursuant to subclause (2) of this clause.

(4) In this clause of this notice the expression “acclimatised fish” does not include perch (Perca fluviatilis).

  1. Size limit—(1) No person shall have in his possession—
    (a) Any Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) that does not exceed 35 cm in length; or
    (b) Any other acclimatised fish that does not exceed 30 cm in length.

(2) Every person taking an acclimatised fish of a length less than that specified in subclause (1) of this clause shall, whether it is alive or dead, immediately return it into the water from which it was taken.

(3) In this clause of this notice the expression “acclimatised fish” does not include perch (Perca fluviatilis).

Approved at Wellington this 16th day of December 1983.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUTHERN LAKES ACCLIMATISATION DISTRICT

ALL that area in the Otago, Southland, and Westland Land Districts, bounded by a line commencing at a point on the sea coast in Block VII, Bruce Bay Survey District, Westland Land District, in line with the south-western boundary of Reserve No. 780, being a Maori reserve, and proceeding due south to the summit of the range between Big Rock Creek and Makawhio River; thence south-easterly generally along the summit of the range between the Makawhio River and the Manakau-aau River to Mount McDonald, and along the summit of the range between the Makawhio River and the Karangarua River passing through Mount McGloin to Fettes Peak; thence easterly, generally, along the summit of the range passing through Whitcombe Peak and Mount Townsend to Maunga Ma; thence south-westerly along the summit of the Southern Alps passing through Mount Burns, Mount Hopkins, Mount Williams, and Mount Jackson to Brodrick Pass; thence southerly, generally, along the summit of the range passing through Mount Huxley and Lindis Pass to Old Man Peak; thence southerly and south-westerly, generally, along the summit of the Dunstan Mountains passing through Mount Misery, Dunstan Pass, Cloudy Peak, Mount Kamaka, Mount Makariri, and Leaning Rock; thence again south-westerly, generally, by a right line to Carmruir Hill; thence continuing south-westerly, generally, along the summit of the range between the Bannockburn and Hawksburn and along the summit of the Garvie Mountains, passing through Trig. Stations AA, I, A.D., and H to K; thence westerly along a right line to the summit of Mount Tennyson; thence north-westerly and westerly, generally, along the summit of the generally northern watershed of the Mataura River, passing through the Trig. Station H and G and Mount Dick, to Eyre Peak; thence westerly along a right line to David Peaks; thence southerly, generally, along the summit of the Livingstone Mountains, passing through Moffat Peak, Countess Peak, Winton Peak, and Mount Richmond to Snowdon; thence south-westerly generally along the summit of the range between the Fredburn and the Upukerora River passing through Trig. Station A in Block II, Te Anau Survey District; thence south-westerly by a right line to the eastern boundary of the Fiordland National Park, being a straight line from where the Waiau River leaves Lakes Manapouri to the point where the Monowai River leaves Lake Monowai; thence southerly, generally, along the boundary and the south-eastern shore of Lake Monowai to a point due north of Goldie’s Hill Trig. Station, situated in Hauroko Survey District; thence due west by a right line through the said trig. station to the sea in Te Waewae Bay; thence westerly and north-easterly, generally, along the sea coast to a point in line with the south-western boundary to Reserve No. 780, being a Maori reserve, the point of commencement, and including adjacent islands.

SECOND SCHEDULE

RESTRICTIONS ON LURES

Column 1
Description of Waters

Column 2
Lures Permitted

  1. (a) Lake Hayes and all streams flowing into or out of Lake Hayes.
    Natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, or natural or artificial worms.

(b) Lake Johnson.
Natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, or natural or artificial worms.

  1. (a) The Kawarau River between its confluence with the Clutha River at Cromwell and the site of a landmark approximately 1500 metres above the road bridge at Bannockburn.
    Natural or artificial fly, artificial minnow, or natural or artificial worms.

(b) The Clutha River between the Luggate Bridge and the point in the Cromwell Gorge where the boundary of the district crosses the river.
Natural or artificial fly, artificial minnow, or natural or artificial worms.



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🌾 District Anglers Notice Southern Lakes Acclimatisation District (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 December 1983
Fisheries, Angling, Regulations, Acclimatisation Societies, Southern Lakes, Open Season, Fishing Limits, Tackle Restrictions
  • M. J. Belgrave, Assistant Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries