✨ Anglers Regulations




11 AUGUST
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2537

7.2 There are no restrictions on the numbers of rods and running lines that a licence holder fishing for perch, tench or rudd may have assembled provided only one of which shall be used for fishing at any one time.

  1. USE OF BOATS

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any vessel in that part of the Waikato River between the Arapuni Dam and the upper limits of Lake Karapiro (as shown by the white marker post, situated 200 metres below the Huihuitaha Stream mouth) unless that vessel is securely anchored at all material times.

  1. DAILY BAG LIMIT OF KILLED SPORTS FISH

9.1 No more than 2 trout per day:
Awakino River.
Lake Karapiro.
Waipa River and its tributaries upstream from the State Highway No. 3 bridge at Otorohanga.

9.2 No more than 2 brown trout per day. Nil rainbow trout. All rainbow trout taken must be immediately released back into the water from which they have been caught:
Whakapapa River and its tributaries upstream from the confluence with the Piopiotea Stream.

9.3 No bag limit except that only 2 trout may exceed 30cm in length:
Waihou River and its tributaries upstream from Okoroire.
Waimakariri Stream and its tributaries.

9.4 No more than 5 trout or tench per day:
All waters except those specified in Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of this Schedule.

9.5 There is no bag limit on perch or rudd in all waters.

  1. FISH LENGTH

The minimum length for trout taken shall be 30cm in all waters except in the Waihou River upstream from Okoroire and the Waimakariri Stream where there is no minimum length.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2003, No 96


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2003, No 96





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