New Zealand Gazette – 2001 – No. 95

Page 2459

✨ Fish and Game Regulations



21 AUGUST NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2459

  1. AUTHORISED TACKLE

4.1 No person when fishing for sports fish shall use — More than 3 lures or baits:

4.2 Any hook which has a gape greater than 14mm between the point and the nearest part of the hook.

4.3 When playing a sportsfish on rod and line, a gaff maybe used to assist in landing that fish

  1. FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS
    No person when fishing for sports fish shall use any lures or bait other than artificial fly in the following waters:

5.1 Deans Bank, meaning that portion of the Clutha River lying downstream between a point indicated by a Black, white and Yellow landmark post approximately 600 metres from the outlet of Lake Wanaka, and a point indicated by a Black, White and Yellow landmark post, approximately 600 metres above the bridge at Albert Town.

5.2 All rivers and streams flowing into Lake Wakatipu except the Dart River and the Rees River and their tributaries.

5.3 Nevis River.

5.4 Routeburn River.

  1. BAITS FISHING WATERS

6.1 Subject to subclause (5), no person when fishing for sports fish shall use any lure or bait other than artificial fly or lure in the following waters:
a) Clutha River upstream from Luggate Bridge:
b) Lake Wanaka and tributaries:
c) Southern Reservoir:
d) Sullivans Dam:

6.2 No person shall fish with float or floating device on the line in that section of the Clutha River from below the Roxburgh dam to the Roxburgh Township Bridge.

6.4 Notwithstanding the above all methods are permissible in the following waters:
a) Clutha River, from Luggate Bridge to Lake Dunstan:
b) Lake Hayes and all streams flowing into or out of:
c) Lake Hawea:
d) Lake Johnson:
e) Lake Wakatipu:
f) Kawarau River:

6.5 All methods are permissible in all other waters within the region other than 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.



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🌾 Otago Fish and Game Region Regulations (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fish and Game, Regulations, Otago, Fishing Seasons, Fly Fishing, Lakes, Rivers, Authorised Tackle, Gaff, Artificial Fly, Clutha River, Lake Wanaka, Southern Reservoir, Sullivans Dam, Roxburgh Dam, Lake Dunstan, Lake Hayes, Lake Hawea, Lake Johnson, Lake Wakatipu, Kawarau River