2270 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 83

Lake Macgregor. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Lake Merino. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Lake Poaka. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Larch Stream. 2 Nov – 31 Jan
Loch Cameron. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Maerewhenua River. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Otematata River and its tributaries. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Rangitata Diversion Race from the intake downstream to Rakaia River Road. All year
Saltwater Creek. All year
Tekapo River downstream of the lower powerlines across the river
approximately 1km upstream from Tinwald Domain Pond – child
licence holders only. All year
Upper Waitaki Lakes. All year
Upper Waitaki Lakes tributaries. 2 Nov – 30 Apr
Waitaki Hydro Canals. All year
Winter Fishing Rivers. 1 June – 31 Aug

3. CLOSED SEASON

No licence holder shall fish for:

3.1 Sportsfish:

3.1.1 In the Awakino River.
3.1.2 In the Tinwald Domain Pond if the holder of other than a child’s licence.

3.2 Salmon:

3.2.1 In Lake Heron between 1 March and 30 April.
3.2.2 In Lake Stream.
3.2.3 In the Rangitata River and tributaries upstream of Turn Again Point and shown by the
white posts on the riverbank.
3.2.4 In the Waitaki River and its tributaries between the Waitaki Dam and the mouth of the
Maerewhenua River between 1 April and 30 April.

3.3 Trout:

3.3.1 In the Rangitata River and tributaries upstream of Turn Again Point and shown by the
white posts on the riverbank between 1 April and 30 April.
3.3.2 In Lake Stream between 1 April and 30 April.

4. AUTHORISED TACKLE

No licence holder when fishing for sportsfish shall use any unsportsmanlike device or method.

4.2 A licence holder when fishing for sportsfish in the Rangitata River or its tributaries:

4.2.1 May use, seaward of a line drawn between the 2 poles situated near the upstream limit of
the estuarine area, an artificial fly only if the total weight of everything attached to the
cast does not exceed 28g.

4.2.2 May cast other than from the reel or retrieve other than by winding the reel only when
using bait or fly fishing, or when fishing with an artificial fly seaward of a line drawn
between the 2 poles situated near the upstream limit of the estuarine area.