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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 125

Anglers Notice for Fish and Game Regions

Conservation Act 1987

Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983

Pursuant to section 26R (3) of the Conservation Act 1987, the Minister of Conservation approves the following Anglers Notice, subject to the First, Second and Third Schedules of this notice, for the following Fish and Game Regions;

Fish and Game Region

Northland

Auckland/Waikato

Eastern

Taranaki

Hawke’s Bay

Wellington

Nelson/Marlborough

North Canterbury

West Coast

Central South Island

Otago

Southland

Notice

This Notice shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1997.

First schedule

Fishing conditions generally common to all Fish & Game regions.

Second schedule

Regional specific fishing conditions, bag limits, closed and open waters, and the like.

Third schedule

Licence classes and fees.

FIRST SCHEDULE

1. Interpretation

Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Conservation Act 1987 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, shall be so defined.

“‘All year’” means a 12 month period commencing on 1 October and concluding on 30 September of the following year, both days inclusive.

“‘Artificial fly’” means any lure of feather, fur, wool or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies; but shall not include any lure in the tying of which lead or other weight has been incorporated unless the hook incorporated in that lure does not exceed 14 mm in length (exclusive of the eye) and the gape of the hook does not exceed 6 mm.

“‘Bait’”, means:

Natural fly

Natural insect

Natural spider

Natural worm or worms

Natural crustacea

Natural fish (excluding fish ova, or any portion of a fish, or shellfish [mollusca])

Uncoloured bread dough

“‘Bait Assembly’” means either a hook rigged with a number of baits, or a single bait rigged with a number of hooks.

“‘Bait Fishing’” means to fish for sports fish with bait.

“‘Boat’” means any manned flotation device.

“‘Fishing’” and “‘fish’” in this Notice means;

(a) The catching, taking, or harvesting of sports fish; and

(b) Includes—

(i) Any other activity that may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of sports fish:

(ii) Any attempt to catch, take or harvest sports fish:

(iii) Any operation in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this definition.

“‘Foulhook’” means to hook a sports fish otherwise than from within the mouth.

“‘Length’” is the measurement from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.

“‘Lure’” means any authorised artificial fly, or spinner, or bait.

“‘Spinner’” means any artificial lure other than an artificial fly.

“‘Spin Fishing’” means to fish for sports fish with a spinner

“‘Sports fish’” means those freshwater fish described in the First Schedule of the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, namely;

Brown Trout

Rainbow trout

American brook trout or char

Lake trout or char

Atlantic salmon

Quinnat or chinook salmon

Sockeye salmon

Perch

Tench

Rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game region only).

2. Authorised Tackle

2.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish except by using a rod and running line and authorised lure.

2.2 Nets:

2.2.1 When playing a sports fish a landing net may be used to secure or land that fish.

2.2.2 For keeping non-salmonid sports fish alive, a keep net may be used in the water from which the fish was caught.

2.3 No licence holder shall use more than one assembled rod and running line.

2.4 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish unless within 15 metres of the rod being used.

2.5 No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall use more than one bait assembly.

3. Foul Hooking of Fish

3.1 No licence holder shall attempt to foul hook any sports fish.

3.2 Any licence holder who foul hooks a sports fish shall return it immediately to the water with as little injury as possible.

4. Minimum and Maximum Length

Every licence holder who catches a sports fish which does not exceed the specified minimum length, or does exceed the specified maximum length, shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.

5. Open Season

No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish except during an open season.

6. Daily Limit Bags

6.1 No licence holder shall continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day in which he or she has already killed the limit bag for that species.

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