✨ Fishing Regulations
2 SEPTEMBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 3567
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 a white post (on Double Hill Road visible from the river) on the south bank of the Rakaia River, to a white post on the north bank (near the Coleridge Power Station tailrace), 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 | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 1 | 0 |
| Bridge | ||||
| Ashley River, below Oxford – Glentui Road | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Bridge | ||||
| Avon River | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | 2 |
| Avon River between Armagh and Barbadoes | Closed | None | 0 | 0 |
| Streets bridges | ||||
| Boyle River | 1 Oct – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | 0 |
| Broken River | 1 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 | 1 Nov – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2** | 4** |
| and | ||||
| 1 June – 31 Aug | ||||
| 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 |
| Double Hill Flat Streams | 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 | 1 Nov – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | n/a |
| Forsyth, Lake | All year | All legal methods* | 2 | n/a |
| Georgina, Lake | 1 Nov – 30 Apr | Spinner/fly | 2 | n/a |
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