8 OCTOBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
4641

(xiii) The Wanganui River (excluding tributary streams) downstream of its confluence with the Whakapapa River: from the 1st day of July in any year to the 30th day of June in the year next following (both days inclusive).

(b) In respect of Lake Waikaremoana, from the 1st day of July in any year to the 31st day of July next following (both days inclusive) and from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of June in the year next following.

(c) In respect of rivers and streams flowing into Lake Rotorua (excluding those springs and streams in clause 6(b) and (c) ) or Lake Waikaremoana (but excluding Lake Waikareiti, and that part of the Hopuruahine River from its source to the main Rotorua-Wairoa highway bridge which crosses this river at the head of the falls), from the 1st day of December in any year to the 30th day of June in the year next following (both days inclusive).

(d) In respect of the following waters:
(i) The waters between landmarks approximately 150 metres downstream of the Lake Tarawera Outlet and the falls approximately 2500 metres downstream from the outlet:
(ii) The Hopuruahine River from its source to the main Rotorua-Wairoa highway bridge which crosses this river at the head of the falls:
from the 1st day of October in any year to the 31st day of May in the year next following.

(e) In respect of all other waters, except those specified in clause 6, from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of June in the year next following.

5. Bag and size limits—(1) No licence holder shall on any one day take and keep more than 8 trout, irrespective of species.

(2) No licence holder shall have any trout in his possession which does not exceed 35 cm in length or, in the case of trout taken from any of the following waters in the district, does not exceed 30 cm in length:
(a) Any river or stream which flows into the Bay of Plenty:
(b) Any of the Tiniroto Lakes:
(c) The Wanganui River and its tributaries:
(d) The Whangaehu River and its tributaries:
(e) The Mohaka River and its tributaries:
(f) The Putere Lakes.

6. Fishing in closed season prohibited—No licence holder shall take trout during the closed season which shall be—
   (1) From the 1st day of July in any year to the 30th day of June in the year next following in respect of the following waters:
   (a) All streams which flow into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the lake outlet and extending approximately 150 metres downstream to landmarks.
   (b) All tributaries of the Utuhina Stream.
   (c) The following springs or streams, or parts thereof, which flow into Lake Rotorua:
   (i) The Waiohiri Stream and its tributaries:
   (ii) The Hamurana Stream and springs upstream from the main-road bridge:
   (iii) The Awahou Stream and its tributaries upstream from the main-road bridge:
   (iv) The Waiohewa Stream:
   (v) The Waingahe Stream:
   (vi) That part of the Utuhina Stream upstream of the Pukehangi Road bridge:
   (vii) The Waikuta Stream.
   (d) All springs, streams, and their tributaries which flow into or from the following lakes:
   (i) Lake Rotoma:
   (ii) Lake Rotoehu:
   (iii) Lake Rotomahana:
   (iv) Lake Rerewhakaaitu:
   (v) Lake Rotokakahi:
   (vi) Lake Okareka:
   (vii) Lake Okataina:
   (viii) Lake Rotoiti, except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.
   (e) The Rangitaiki River for a distance of 80 metres downstream of the edge of the concrete spillway structure at the Aniwhenua barrage.

(f) All waters in which trout are held in captivity for display, hatching, or other purposes, or from within a distance of 80 metres from such waters or other such distances as defined by landmarks.

(2) In that portion of any year which is not included in the open season in respect of all other waters.

7. Fishing prohibited between certain hours—No licence holder shall take trout during the period between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m.

8. Restrictions on methods of fishing—(1) No licence holder shall take trout by any means other than with one rod and running line, or for the purpose of taking trout—
   (a) Any strockhauling or foulhooking gear; or
   (b) Any gaff; or
   (c) Any spear or similar implement; or
   (d) Any hook which has a greater distance than 14 mm between the point and the shank; or
   (e) Any lure having attached thereto more than one hook or a hook that is not a single-pointed or single-barbed hook; or
   (f) Any net, trap, wire netting, or similar device; or
   (g) More than 2 lures; or
   (h) Any paravane; or
   (i) Any electronic device; or
   (j) Any outrigger or similar device; or
   (k) Any unsportsmanlike device; or
   (l) Any metal cored line.

(2) Nothing in this clause shall forbid the use with artificial fly of a dropper having only one hook (being a single-pointed or single-barbed hook) or the use of a landing net to secure any trout lawfully taken.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in subclause (1) of this clause any metal cored line may be used by any licence holder fishing in the waters or from the bank of Lake Rotoma, or all of those parts of Lake Okataina or Lake Tarawera which lie outside the arc of a circle having a radius of 300 metres around the centre of the mouth or mouths of every stream, spring, or river flowing into or out of either of those lakes, or in or from the bank of that part of Lake Tarawera which lies inside a line, the ends of which are shown by landmarks on the shore, and which is 200 metres from, and parallel to, the shores of Kariri Point and Rangiruru Bay.

(4) No licence holder shall—
(a) Foulhook or attempt to foulhook any trout:
(b) Take trout with a set rod, unless he is fishing from a boat of which he is the sole occupant:
(c) When fishing for trout with a rod and running line from a boat, have in his possession any other assembled rod.

9. Restriction on lures—(1) Subject to subclause (2) of this clause, no licence holder shall, in fishing for trout, use—
   (a) Any lure containing the feathers of any bird absolutely prohibited under the Wildlife Act 1953; or
   (b) With any lure, any medicated or chemical preparation other than a preparation used solely for the purpose of floating a dry artificial fly; or
   (c) Any mollusc, or the freshwater crayfish (koura) or worms, 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:
   Provided further that nothing in this clause shall prohibit the use of worm in the Wanganui River downstream of the Kakahi bridge; or
   (d) An artificial minnow in any water in which the use of artificial minnow is not prohibited, if the lure (including any weight, whether of metal or any other substance, used in conjunction with the lure to facilitate its casting or sinking) weighs more than 40 grammes:
   Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to any licence holder fishing in the waters or from the bank of Lake Rotoma or of those parts of Lake Okataina or Lake Tarawera which lie outside the arc of a circle having a radius of 300 metres around the centre of the mouth or mouths of every stream, spring, or river flowing into or out of either of those lakes.

(2) No licence holder shall, in fishing for trout, use, in any river, or water specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this notice any lures other than those specified for that river or water in column 2 of the Schedule.