Fishing Regulations




17 SEPTEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3063

  1. FISH LENGTH

5.1 The minimum length for trout and salmon in the following waters shall be 250mm.

Lake Mapourika              Lake Paringa
Lake Moeraki                Lake Ellery

In all other waters there shall be no minimum length.


CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND FISH AND GAME REGION

Reference to description: Gazette, No 83 of 24 May 1990 as amended by Gazette, No 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2786

  1. INTERPRETATION

In this notice:

“Fly Fishing” in the Central South Island Region means to fish for sportsfish with an artificial fly and addition of weight to the line may be in the form of a plastic bubble only, except in Lake Emily where no additional weight other than the necessary weight of line, cast and fly may be used.

“Ashburton Lakes” means Lakes Clearwater, Denny, Donn, Emily, Emma, Heron, Maori Lakes, Roundabout, Spider, and their tributaries but does not include Lake Camp.

“Upper Waitaki Lakes” means Lakes Aviemore, Benmore, Middleton, Ohau, Ruataniwha including Wairepo Arm and Kellands Pond, Pukaki, and Tekapo.

“Upper Waitaki Lakes Tributaries” means tributaries to Lakes Aviemore, Benmore, Middleton, Ohau, Ruataniwha including Wairepo Arm and Kellands Ponds, Pukaki, and Tekapo except for the Ahuriri River upstream of and including:
Longslip Creek and the Tekapo River downstream of the lower powerlines across the river approximately 1km upstream from Lake Benmore.

“Waitaki Hydro Canals” means Ohau ‘B’-Ohau ‘C’, Pukaki-Ohau, Ruataniwha-Ohau ‘B’ and Tekapo-Pukaki canals.

“Winter Fishing Rivers” means the Ashburton, Rangitata, Opihi, Pareora, Waitaki, and Kakanui Rivers below their SH 1 Bridges and does not include their tributaries.

  1. OPEN SEASON

2.1 All waters of the Region except those specified in Sections 2.2 and 3 of this schedule

Season Duration
1 Oct - 30 Apr

2.2 The following season durations apply to the waters listed below:

Ahuriri River Lagoons           Season Duration
                4 Dec - 30 Apr
Ahuriri River and its tributaries upstream of and including Longslip Creek      4 Dec - 30 Apr
Alexandrina, Lake and its tributaries           6 Nov - 30 Apr
Alexandrina, Lake               1 June - 31 Jul
Ashburton Lakes             6 Nov - 30 Apr
Ashburton River South Branch and its tributaries upstream from and including Taylors Stm    1 Oct - 31 Mar
Bowyers Stream              1 Oct - 31 Mar
Cameron, Loch               6 Nov - 30 Apr
Camp, Lake              6 Nov - 31 May


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🌾 Fishing Regulations for West Coast Fish and Game Region (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fishing Regulations, Fish Length, Trout, Salmon, Lake Mapourika, Lake Paringa, Lake Moeraki, Lake Ellery

🌾 Fishing Regulations for Central South Island Fish and Game Region

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fishing Regulations, Fly Fishing, Ashburton Lakes, Upper Waitaki Lakes, Waitaki Hydro Canals, Winter Fishing Rivers, Open Season