✨ Fishing Regulations




2 SEPTEMBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 3583

  1. CLOSED SEASON

Fishing for sports fish is not permitted at any time in the following waters:

Bullock Creek, from Lake Wanaka to source
Horne Creek, from Lake Wakatipu to source
Lake Wakatipu, within the waters of Queenstown Bay bounded by a straight line drawn from the outermost point of Queenstown Gardens to the point where the south bank of One Mile Creek meets Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the launch wharf at the township of Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the public jetty at the Wanaka Marina, and anywhere within 150m of the shoreline between the wharf and the jetty
Lake Wakatipu, within 100m of any part of the wharf in Black Bay (commonly known as the Walter Peak Jetty)
Mill Creek (which flows into Lake Hayes), from the Speargrass Flat Road Bridge to the source
All waters in which sports fish are held in captivity for display, hatching or other purposes, or within a distance of 100m from any part of the outer boundaries of such waters

  1. AUTHORISED TACKLE

Refer to 2.3.

  1. FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS

Refer to 2.3.

  1. BAIT FISHING WATERS

6.1 Refer to 2.3.

6.2 No person shall fish with float or floating device on the line in that section of the Clutha River from below the Roxburgh Dam to the Roxburgh Township Bridge.

  1. COARSE FISHING WATERS

There are no designated coarse fishing waters in Otago.

  1. USE OF BOATS

8.1 No anglers shall fish from, or tow any lure from, any boat which is being mechanically propelled on Lake Dispute, Lake Hayes, Lake Johnson, Moke Lake or Reid Lake.

8.2 No anglers shall fish from a boat on Lake Kirkpatrick.

8.3 Subject to subclause (4) of this clause, anglers fishing from boats, which are being mechanically propelled, must stay at least 100m from any anglers fishing from the shore.

8.4 No anglers in fishing for sports fish shall troll from any boat, which is being mechanically propelled on any river or stream except the Taieri River downstream from Henley Ferry Bridge, the Waipori River downstream from the Contour Channel and the Clutha River downstream from Balclutha.

8.5 No anglers shall fish for trout from any boat, canoe, pontoon or any flotation device on any river or stream except:



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