✨ Anglers Notice for Fish and Game Regions




2422 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 95

2.2 Nets:

2.2.1

When playing a sport 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 except in Otago (see second schedule).

6.2

It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another.

7. AUTHORISED LURES AND BAITS

Authorised lures and baits (subject to any regional restrictions specified in the Second Schedule) are:

  • Artificial fly
  • Spinner
  • Bait


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 95


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 95





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