Fish and Game Regulations




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:

  • Ahuriri River upstream of and including Longslip Creek,
  • 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.

2. OPEN SEASON

Season Duration

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

1 Oct - 30 Apr

2.2 The following season duration’s apply to the waters listed below:

Waters Season Duration
Ahuriri River Lagoons 1 Dec - 30 Apr
Ahuriri River and its tributaries upstream of 1 Dec - 30 Apr


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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 95


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





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