30 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1961

(e) from the 1st day of October to the Friday preceding the first Saturday in December in the same year (both days inclusive) in the Ahuriri River upstream from its confluence with Longslip Creek, or in any of its tributaries, or tarns or lagoons in the Ahuriri Valley upstream from this confluence;

(f) from the 1st day of February to the 30th day of April in the same year (both days inclusive) in that part of the Waitaki River enclosed by a line drawn from the site of a white post on the north bank situated approximately 100 m west of the Waitaki Salmon Company’s fish farm discharge channel; to the site of a white post set opposite on the south bank; then in a generally easterly direction along the south bank to the site of a white post situated approximately 100 m east of the aforesaid discharge channel; then to the site of a white post set opposite on the north bank; then in a generally westerly direction along the north bank to the point of commencement; or the Waitaki Salmon Company’s fish farm discharge channel between Bells Pond and the Waitaki River;

(g) from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of September in the following year (both days inclusive)—
(i) in the outlet creek between Lake Alexandrina and Lake McGregor;
(ii) in any boat harbour or from either side of any mole at any boat harbour in Lake Aviemore or Lake Benmore;
(iii) in the Awakino Stream or from the south bank of Lake Waitaki between the notice at the east end of the spawning race and the Aviemore Dam.

(2) There shall be a closed season for fishing for salmon from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of April in the same year (both days inclusive) in the Waitaki River between the Waitaki Hydro Dam and a line running beneath and parallel to the power lines across the river southwest of Bortons, or in any tributary of that part of the Waitaki River.

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 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 flies;
(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) fish from any unmoored boat in Lake McGregor, Lake Alexandrina, or Lake Middleton;
(b) fish from a moving or moored boat in Lake Ohau within 200 m of the mouth of the Dobson River or within 200 m of the outlet of the lake or within 200 m of any person fishing from the shore of the lake;
(c) fish from a moving or moored boat in the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District in any man-made lakes, including Lakes Benmore, Aviemore, and Waitaki, within 200 m of the mouth of any river entering any of those lakes or within 200 m of any person fishing from the shore of any of those lakes;
(d) tow or troll any lure from any mechanically propelled or mechanically drawn boat in the mouths of the Rangitata, Opihi, or Orari Rivers;
(e) use in the Opihi River upstream from a designated line between Milford Reserve and Smith’s property (both ends of the line so designated being more particularly marked by poles on the river banks)—
(i) more than one lure or bait, except when fishing with artificial fly; or
(ii) more than one hook-unit (single or multiple), except when fishing with natural bait; or
(iii) any hook or wire with a diameter larger than 1 mm, or with a gap greater than 9 mm.
(f) in the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District use any wire trace, or metal line, except when trolling in Lake Benmore;
(g) during the period commencing on the 1st day of January and ending with the 30th day of April, use in the Rangitata River, the Orari River, or their tributaries, 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;
(h) cast other than from the reel, or retrieve the line other than by winding the reel, in the Rangitata River, 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 person taking any quinnat salmon in the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District 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 person shall have in his possession any quinnat salmon taken in any district 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 paravane or handline, any stroke-hauling or foulhooking gear, any gaff, 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 subclauses (2) and (3) of this clause and to clause 5 (5) of this notice, 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 crustacea or huhu grub except in that part of the Waihao River which lies between the Main North Road Bridge and the sea;