New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 96

Page 2569

✨ Fishing Regulations



11 AUGUST

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2569

Location Season Bait Type Bag Limit
Tokomairiro River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 6
Tokomairiro River downstream from Coal Gully Road Bridge. All year All legal baits 6
Tomahawk Lagoon. All year All legal baits 1
Tuapeka River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Victoria Dam. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Von Lake. 1 Nov – 31 May Flyfishing only 1
Von River. 1 Nov – 31 May Flyfishing only 1
Waipahi River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 6
Waitahuna River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Waitati River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Waitati River downstream of Orokonui Stream confluence. All year All legal baits 3
Waiwera River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 6
Wakouaiti River. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Wakouaiti River downstream of State Highway No. 1 road bridge. All year All legal baits 6
Waters of Leith. 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal baits 3
Waters of Leith downstream from Leith Street foot bridge. All year All legal baits 3
Wilkin River. 1 Nov – 31 May Artificial fly or spinner only 1
Young River. 1 Nov – 31 May Artificial fly or spinner only 1

2.2

All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned under 2.1 above the Clyde Dam. | 1 Nov – 30 Apr | All legal baits | 1 |

2.3

All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned under 2.1, below the Clyde Dam and any other in the catchments flowing to the sea. | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | All legal baits | 3 |

3. CLOSED SEASON

Fishing for sports fish is not permitted at any time in the following specified waters:

  • Bullock Creek, from Lake Wanaka to source.
  • Horne Creek, from Lake Wakatipu to source.
  • Lake Wakatipu, within the waters of Queenstown Bay bounded by a straight line drawn from the outermost point of Queenstown Gardens to the point where the south bank of One Mile Creek meets Lake Wakatipu.
  • Lake Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the launch wharf at the township of Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the public jetty at the Wanaka Marina, and anywhere within 150m of the shoreline between the wharf and the jetty.
  • Lake Wakatipu, within 100m of any part of the wharf in Black Bay (commonly known as the Walter Peak Jetty).
  • Lochy River catchment upstream from the Billy Creek confluence.
  • Mill Creek (which flows into Lake Hayes), from the Speargrass Flat Road bridge to the source.
  • All waters in which sports fish are held in captivity for display, hatching or other purposes, or within a distance of 100m from any part of the outer boundaries of such waters.

4. AUTHORISED TACKLE

🔴 Refer to 2.1.



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