β¨ Fishing Regulations
2904 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99 23 AUGUST 2006
3. CLOSED WATERS
No licence holder shall fish for sports fish at any time from the following waters:
3.1 All streams flowing into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the Lake Tarawera Outlet and extending approximately 150m downstream to landmarks in the river, otherwise known as the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary.
3.2 The Utuhina Stream above the Pukehangi Road Bridge and all tributaries of this stream.
3.3 The following streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Rotorua:
(a) the Waiowhiro, Waiohewa, Waingaehe, Waimata and Waikuta Streams
(b) the Hamurana Stream above the Hamurana Road Bridge
(c) the Awahou Stream above the Hamurana Road Bridge
3.4 All springs, streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Waikareiti, and into or from Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu, Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotokakahi, Okareka, Okataina and Rotoiti except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.
3.5 The section of the Ruahihi Canal between the landmarks at the southern end of the canal which enclose the artificial spawning bed.
4. AUTHORISED TACKLE
4.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish with a set rod unless he or she is fishing from an unanchored boat.
4.2 Any downrigger or other device shall not contain or have attached to its weight more than 40m of suspension cable; and it is prohibited to attach any paravane or weights to a line used in conjunction with a downrigger, or use any line containing wire, lead or other metal in conjunction with a downrigger.
4.3 Downriggers, paravanes, weights to assist sinking of trolled lures and metal cored or wire lines are prohibited in Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti.
5. BAIT FISHING WATERS
5.1 No licence holder when fishing in bait fishing waters shall use any whole fish sourced from any water other than that where the fishing is occurring
6. COARSE FISHING WATERS
There are no defined coarse fishing waters in the Eastern Region.
7. USE OF BOATS
7.1 No licence holder shall fish for trout from a boat in the following waters:
(a) that section of the Tarawera Outlet enclosed by landmarks;
(b) the designated winter shoreline-fishing areas on Lakes Tarawera, Rotoiti and Okataina (Schedule 2 Clause 2) from July 1 to September 30.
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NZ Gazette 2006, No 99
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