25 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
4507

(e) From the 1st day of April to the 30th day of April in the same year (both days inclusive), in Bowycrs Stream or in Taylors Stream or in the south branch of the Ashburton River from its source downstream to its confluence with Taylors Stream;

(f) From the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of September in the following year (both days inclusive) in the tail race from the Highbank power station or in the stream or side channel in the flood bed of the Rakaia River by which the waters from the said tail race enter the first main branch of the Rakaia River, the stream or side channel being indicated at its upper and lower ends by iron posts painted white.

(2) There shall be a closed season for fishing for quinnat salmon from the 1st day of March to the 30th day of April in any year (both days inclusive) in Lake Heron and its tributaries.

5. 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;

(b) For keeping acclimatised fish alive a keep net of not more than 1.8 metres in length may be used in the water from which that fish was taken.

(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:

(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 fly, spoonbait, minnow, or other lure, any single 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;

(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 or any other flotation device—

(i) The Maori Lake, Lake Emma, and Lake Heron;

(ii) Lake Clearwater (also known as Tripp) at a distance of at least 70 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 then 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;

(7) No licence holder shall foulhook or attempt to foulhook any acclimatised fish:

Provided that it shall be a defence to the charge for any person charged with a breach of this subclause, if that person proves that he or she was attempting to take the fish by hooking it through the mouth, and that any acclimatised fish taken otherwise than by hooking it through the mouth was returned immediately or was in the process of being returned immediately with a little injury as possible to the waters from which it was taken.

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 lure 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 shell fish (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, 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 fish being trout or salmon.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause no licence holder shall on any one day take or have in 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.