THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

NO. 165

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

(4) No licence holder shall fish for acclimatised fish unless he is within 15 metres of the rod he is using and has the rod under his own visual observation.

(5) No licence holder 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 fishing 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 fly; 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 fly, spoonbait, minnow, or other lure, any single or other fixed multiple assembly of hooks having any hook of which has a greater distance than 13 mm between the point and the nearest part of the shank of the hook;

(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;

(j) any unsportsmanlike device or method.

(6) No licence holder when fishing for acclimatised fish shall—

(a) With any natural bait, use more than one such bait, or more than 3 single hooks or 2 single and 1 triple hook, or any hook with a gap greater than 9 mm;

(b) Troll from any boat or launch, or fish in any lake from any boat or launch—

Provided that any licence holder may fish from a securely anchored boat.

(i) The Maori Lakes, Lake Emma, and Lake Heron:

Of at least 70 m from any bank or island;

(ii) Lake Clearwater (also known as Tripp) at a distance of at least 150 m from any bank or island;

(c) During the period commencing on the 1st day of January and ending with the 30th day of April, use in the Ashburton River more than one artificial fly, lure, or bait, or more than one hook (single or multiple), or any single hook of wire with a diameter larger than 1 mm, or with a gap greater than 9 mm, or any multiple hook with a gap greater than 13 mm;

(d) During the period commencing on the 1st day of January and ending with the 30th day of April, use in the Rakaia River or the Rangitata River more than one lure or bait when any weight is attached, or more than one hook (single or multiple), or any hook with a gap greater than 13 mm;

(e) Cast other than from the reef, or retrieve the line other than by winding the reel in the Rangitata, Ashburton and Rakaia rivers except when—

(i) using an artificial fly or natural lure (except where this is otherwise prohibited);

(ii) fishing with a single hook feathered lure (the total weight of which must not exceed 28 grams) seaward of a line drawn between two poles situated on either side of the upstream limit of the estuarine area.

(7) Every licence holder taking any quinnat salmon by any means other than by hooking it through the mouth shall immediately return it alive with as little injury as possible into the waters from which it was taken and no licence holder shall have in his possession any quinnat salmon taken by any means other than by being hooked through the mouth, except for the purpose of returning it into those waters in accordance with this provision.

6. Prohibition on unauthorised fishing tackle, etc.—No licence holder shall, when fishing for acclimatised fish, use or have in his possession or under his control or convey or cause to be conveyed to the vicinity of any place where he is fishing or proposes to fish, any net, any set-line, any stroke-hauling or foulhooking gear, or any spear.

7. Use of nets—Subject to clause 5 (2) of this notice no licence holder shall use or cause to be used for taking acclimatised fish a net of any description:

Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with a breach of this clause if he proves that he was netting for indigenous fish in accordance with the provisions of any regulations or notices in force in that behalf.

8. Prohibition on possession or control of spear gun—(1) No licence holder shall, when taking any acclimatised fish or when in possession of any acclimatised fish, use or 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 subclause (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.

9. Authorised lures and baits—(1) Subject to subclause (2) of this clause no licence holder shall fish for acclimatised fish with any bait or lure 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.

(2) No licence holder when fishing for acclimatised fish shall—

(a) Use any lure or bait other than artificial fly in the Maori Lakes or Lakes Emily, Roundabout, Spider, Denny, Donne, or Clearwater (also known as Tripp), or in the Hinds River or in the tributaries of any such lake or of the Hinds River;

Provided that a primary school pupil may fish with any lawful lure or bait in the Hinds River upstream from the Lynnford Bridge;

(b) Use any natural bait in Lake Camp (also known as Howard), Lake Emma, or in the Ashburton River except from its mouth to a point downstream of the junction of the South Ashburton River and Taylors Stream, and inclusive of the North Ashburton River.

10. Daily limit bag—(1) No licence holder shall on any one day take or have in his possession more than 14 trout or salmon.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause no licence holder shall on any one day take or have in his possession more than—

(a) 4 salmon taken from any waters other than Lake Heron;

(b) 10 trout, of which trout not more than 6 may be taken from any lake or lakes, including any tributaries of lakes.

(3) No licence holder shall continue to use a rod and running line to take trout or salmon on any day on which he has already taken 14 trout or salmon.

(4) 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.

11. Minimum size to be taken—(1) No licence holder shall take or have in his possession, any trout or salmon which does not exceed in length—

(a) In the case of any trout taken from any lake, including any tributary of any lake, 30 cm;

(b) In the case of any salmon or trout, other than a trout taken as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, 25 cm.

(2) Every licence holder 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.

12. Revocation—The notice published in the supplement to the Gazette No. 183 of Thursday, 11 October 1984, on pages 4273-4274, titled District Anglers (Ashburton Acclimatisation District) Notice 1984, is hereby revoked.

Approved at Wellington this 26th day of July 1985.

B. T. CUNNINGHAM,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

District Anglers (Wellington Acclimatisation District) Notice 1985

PURSUANT to section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the Wellington Acclimatisation Society hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice:

NOTICE

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the District Anglers (Wellington Acclimatisation District) Notice 1985, and shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1985.

2. Interpretation—Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Fisheries Act 1983 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 shall have the meanings so defined.