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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99

23 AUGUST 2006

3.2

The closed waters restrictions in Section 3.1 do not apply to the waters specified in Section 2.2
of this Schedule.

AUTHORISED TACKLE

Refer to Section 2.

FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS

Refer to Section 2.

BAIT FISHING WATERS

No licence holder when fishing in bait fishing waters shall use as bait any fish taken from any water
other than where the fishing is occurring.

COARSE FISHING WATERS

7.1

The following waters are designated as coarse fishing waters:
Mangatawhiri River from the bridge on State Highway No. 2 to its confluence with the Waikato
River
Whangamarino River
All lakes and ponds, excluding the Mangatangi Reservoir, Mangatawhiri Reservoir and any lake
specified in Section 2 of this part of the Schedule

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 provided only one of which shall be used for fishing at any
one time.

7.3

A roach pole may be used to fish for perch, tench and rudd.

7.4

It is an offence to kill on any day more than five tench. There is no limit for perch or rudd.

USE OF BOATS

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any vessel in the upper reaches of Lake Karapiro
(upstream from the white marker post, situated 200m below the Huihuitaha Stream mouth) unless the
vessel is securely anchored.

HOURS OF FISHING

There are no restrictions on the hours of fishing in the Auckland/Waikato Region.

FISH LENGTH

10.1

There are no length restrictions in the Waimakariri Stream and Waihou River upstream from
Okoroire and their tributaries, except that no licence holder shall take more than 2 trout
exceeding 30cm in length.

10.2

In all other waters the minimum length is 30cm.



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