8 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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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 paravane, 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, Donn, or Clearwater (also known as Tripp), or in the Hinds River, or in the tributaries of any such lake or of the Hinds River;

(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 fish being 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 fish being 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. 165 of Thursday, 5 September 1985, on pages 3903–3904, titled District Anglers (Ashburton Acclimatisation District) Notice 1985, is hereby revoked.

Approved at Wellington this 2nd day of July 1986.

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

District Anglers (Auckland Acclimatisation District) Notice 1986

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

NOTICE

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the District Anglers (Auckland Acclimatisation District) Notice 1986, and shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1986.

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.

3. Open Season—(1) Subject to subclauses (2), (3), and (4) of this clause and clauses 4 and 5 of this notice, there shall be an open season for fishing for acclimatised fish from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of April in the following year (both days inclusive).

(2) There shall be an open season for fishing for acclimatised fish from the 1st day of May to the 30th day of June in the same year (both days inclusive) in the Wanganui River upstream from its confluence with the Whakapapa River.

(3) There shall be an open season for fishing for acclimatised fish from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of September in the following year (both days inclusive) in the following waters—

(i) All lakes within the Auckland Acclimatisation District except Parkinson’s Lake;

(ii) The Wairoa River;

(iii) The Waihou River and its tributary, the Waimakariri Stream;

(iv) The Maratoto Stream, from the ford on the old Whangamata track (also known locally as the Wires Track) near the junction with the Hamuti Stream, to its confluence with the Waihou River;

(v) The Ohinemuri River, from the concrete bridge (known as the Victoria Street Bridge on the boundary between Waihi Borough and Ohinemuri County) to its confluence with the Waihou River;

(vi) The Waitawheta Stream, from the upstream end of the public vehicle access on Franklin Road (as shown by a signpost) to its confluence with the Ohinemuri River;

(vii) The Waikato River;

(viii) The Waipa River downstream from Toa Bridge (some 16 km upstream from Otorohanga) to its confluence with the Waikato River;

(ix) The Puniu River downstream from the Wharepapa Road bridge to its confluence with the Waipa River;

(x) The Mangawhio River between the Waikato River and the falls;

(xi) The Marokopa River from its junction with the Mangatau-haua Stream to its mouth;

(xii) The Mangaotaki River, from Battley’s Bridge (as shown by a signpost on the Mangaotaki Road (Pio Pio), to its confluence with the Mokau River;

(xiii) The Wanganui River, downstream from its confluence with the Whakapapa River.

(4) No licence holder shall fish for or take any acclimatised fish except during an open season.

4. Closed Season—There shall be a closed season in respect of the taking of acclimatised fish from Parkinson’s Lake.

5. Fishing prohibited between certain hours—In the Wanganui River no person shall take trout during the period between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m.

6. Authorised tackle—(1) No licence holder shall fish for or take any acclimatised fish except by using a rod and running line.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause,—

(a) when playing an acclimatised fish a landing net or gaff may be used to secure or land any such fish, except that a gaff may not be used in the Wanganui River;

(b) for keeping alive non-salmonid acclimatised fish, a keep net of not more than 2 metres in depth and placed so as to have the entry above the waterline may be used in the following waters—

(i) Lake Kuwakatai;

(ii) Lake Kereta;

(iii) Lake Okaihau;

(iv) Lake Pupuke;

(v) Smales Quarry Lake;

(vi) Lake Puketi;

(vii) The Mangatawhiri River from the bridge on State Highway 2, to its confluence with the Waikato River;