✨ Fishing Regulations
2498 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 94 24 AUGUST 2007
NORTH CANTERBURY FISH AND GAME REGION
Reference to Description: New Zealand Gazette, No. 83, 24 May 1990, page 1861
1. DEFINITIONS
The North Canterbury Fish and Game Region is divided into two zones:
"Eastern Zone": The area to the east of a line extending from the white posts on the Rakaia River (near the Coleridge Power Station), to the confluence of the Staircase Stream and the Waimakariri River (above Woodstock), to the Oxford – Glentui Road Bridge on the Ashley River, to the junction of the Hurunui River with the South Branch, to the junction of the Waiau and Hope Rivers; and excluding Lake Rubicon.
"Western Zone": The area to the west of the eastern zone plus Lake Rubicon.
2. OPEN SEASON
Except as closed under 3 or restricted elsewhere in the notice.
| Rivers / Lake | Season | Permitted Method | Trout Limit | Salmon Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada River | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley River, above Oxford – Glentui Road Bridge | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley River, below Oxford – Glentui Road Bridge | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Avon River | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Boyle River | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | 0 |
| Broken River | 3 Nov – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 1 | 0 |
| Cam River, above the State Highway 1 Bridge | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Cam River, below the State Highway 1 Bridge | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Cass Hill Stream (Bullock Creek) | Closed | None | 0 | 0 |
| Christchurch Groynes Fishing Lakes | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Coleridge Tailrace | 1 Oct – 31 Mar | Spinner/fly | 2 | 0 |
| Coleridge, Lake | 3 Nov – 30 Apr and 1 June – 31 Aug | Spinner/fly | 2** | 4** |
| Courtenay, Lake | All year | All legal methods | 2 | 2 |
| Cust River | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | All legal methods* | 2 | 0 |
| Double Hill Stream | Closed | None | 0 | 0 |
| Ellesmere, Lake | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Esk River | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | 0 |
| Evelyn, Lake | 3 Nov – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | n/a |
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