Fishing Regulations




11 SEPTEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3209

Bait fishing is allowed in the following waters:
Lake Te Pohue
Karamu Stream

  1. USE OF BOATS
    No licence holder shall use any mechanically propelled boat on Lake Tūtira or Lake Ōpouahi.

  2. DAILY BAG LIMITS

8.1 Catch and Release Only Waters
Any sports fish caught in the following waters must be released immediately back into the waters from which it was taken with as little injury as possible:

Ngaruroro River above the Kiwi Creek junction, including tributaries

8.2 Other Waters
The larger of the two lakes known as Twin Lakes, Kuripāpango No limit

Esk River, including tributaries 1 sportsfish
Mohaka River Tributaries 1 sportsfish
Ngaruroro River between the Whanawhana cable and the Kiwi Creek junction, including tributaries 1 sportsfish
Mohaka River below the State Highway 5 bridge, excluding tributaries 4 sportsfish
Blue Lake 4 sportsfish
Kuripāpango West Lake 4 sportsfish
Ōpouahi Lake 4 sportsfish
Ōrakai Lake 4 sportsfish
Te Pohue Lake 4 sportsfish
Tūtira and Waikōpiro Lake except Sandy Creek and Outlet Channel 4 sportsfish

All other waters (including tributaries, rivers and lakes) 2 sportsfish

  1. FISH LENGTH

The larger of the two lakes, known as Twin Lakes, at Kuripāpango No limit



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 126


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 126





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Fishing, Regulations, Hawke’s Bay, Bait Fishing, Boat Use, Daily Bag Limits, Catch and Release, Lake Te Pohue, Karamu Stream, Lake Tūtira, Lake Ōpouahi, Ngaruroro River, Twin Lakes, Esk River, Mohaka River, Blue Lake, Ōrakai Lake, Fish Length