✨ Fishing Regulations
11 SEPTEMBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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“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).
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 126
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 126
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