Fishing Regulations




24 AUGUST 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 94

Waitaki, Lake All year All legal methods 4 2
Waitaki Lake tributaries 4 Nov – 30 Apr All legal methods 4 2
Waitaki River and tributaries 1 Oct – 31 Mar All legal methods 4 2
Waitaki River and tributaries 1 Apr – 30 Apr All legal methods 4 Closed
Waitaki River downstream of State 1 Jun – 31 Aug Spinner/fly 2 2 sports fish
Highway 1

  1. CLOSED SEASON

3.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish in the following waters:

Aviemore spawning race
Awakino River
Deep Creek, a tributary to the upper Rangitata River on Mt Potts Station
Deep Stream, a tributary to the upper Rangitata River on Forest Creek, Tui and Mesopotamia stations
Kauru River
Tinwald Domain Pond if the holder of other than a child’s licence

3.2 No licence holder shall fish for sea run salmon in the following waters:

Lake Stream
Ashburton River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April
Opihi River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April
Opuha River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April
Orari River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April
Rangitata River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April
Rangitata River and tributaries upstream of Turn Again Point and shown by the white posts on the riverbank between 1 March and 31 March
Waitaki River and its tributaries between 1 April and 30 April

3.3 No licence holder shall fish for trout in the following waters:

Rangitata River and tributaries upstream of Turn Again Point and shown by the white posts on the riverbank between 1 April and 30 April
Lake Stream between 1 April and 30 April
  1. AUTHORISED TACKLE

4.1 No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall use any unsportsmanlike device or method.

4.2 A licence holder when fishing for sports fish in the Rangitata River or its tributaries:

4.2.1 May use, seaward of a line drawn between the 2 poles situated near the upstream limit of the estuarine area, an artificial fly only if the total weight of everything attached to the cast does not exceed 28g.
4.2.2 May cast other than from the reel or retrieve other than by winding the reel only when using bait or fly fishing, or when fishing with an artificial fly seaward of a line drawn between the 2 poles situated near the upstream limit of the estuarine area.


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