✨ Fish and Game Regulations




2570 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 96

5. FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS

Refer to 2.1.

6. BAIT FISHING WATERS

6.1

Refer to 2.1.

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.

7. COARSE FISHING WATERS

There are no designated coarse fishing waters in Otago.

8. USE OF BOATS

8.1

No anglers shall fish from, or tow any lure from, any boat which is being mechanically propelled on Lake Dispute, Lake Hayes, Lake Johnson, Moke Lake or Reid Lake.

8.2

No anglers shall fish from a boat on Lake Kirkpatrick.

8.3

Subject to subclause (4) of this clause, anglers fishing from boats, which are being mechanically propelled, must stay at least 100m from any anglers fishing from the shore.

8.4

No anglers in fishing for sports fish shall troll from any boat, which is being mechanically propelled on any river or stream except the Taieri River downstream from Henley Ferry Bridge, and the Clutha River downstream from Balclutha.

8.5

No anglers shall fish for trout from any boat, canoe, pontoon or any flotation device on any river or stream except:

  • Clutha River from Albertown Bridge to the sea.
  • Matukituki River from Glenfinnan Stream confluence to Lake Wanaka.
  • The Taieri River from Outram to the sea.
  • Waipori River from Contour Channel confluence to the Taieri River confluence.
  • All tidal reaches of rivers.

9. DAILY LIMIT BAG

9.1

Except in the case of perch for which there is no daily limit, no person shall on any one day take and kill or be in possession of more than the prescribed daily limit from the waters specified in 2.1.

9.2

No more than 2 salmon:

All waters below the Roxburgh Dam and all waters running into the sea.

9.3

No more than 6 sports fish per day:

Subject to the restrictions set out in 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 9.1 and 9.2 above, no person shall on any 1 day take or kill or be in possession of more than 6 sports fish per day from any waters except Lake Onslow (refer to 2.1).



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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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