✨ Fishing Regulations
3544 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 2 SEPTEMBER 2008
- 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 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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