✨ Fishing regulations, Otago Region




18 AUGUST 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 121 2803

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

Clutha River from Albertown Bridge to the sea.
Matukituki River from Glenfinnan Stream confluence to Lake Wanaka.
Kawarau River from its source at Lake Wakatipu to Lake Dunstan.
The Taieri River from Outram to the sea.
Waipori River from Contour Channel confluence to the Taieri River confluence.
All tidal reaches of rivers.

  1. DAILY LIMIT BAG

9.1 Except in the case of perch for which there is no daily limit, no person shall on any one day take and kill or be in possession of more than the prescribed daily limit from the waters specified in 2.3.

9.2 No more than 2 salmon:

All waters except the Clutha River catchment above the Roxburgh Dam.

9.3 No more than 6 sports fish per day:

Subject to the restrictions set out in 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 9.1 and 9.2 above, no person shall on any 1 day take or kill or be in possession of more than 6 sports fish per day from any waters except Lake Onslow (refer to 2.3).

  1. FISH LENGTH

10.1 No person shall take or be in possession of any salmon less than 450mm taken from the Clutha River or its tributaries below Roxburgh Dam and all other waters running into the sea.

10.2 No person shall take or be in possession of any fish greater than 400mm taken from the Nevis River.

10.3 In all other waters there shall be no minimum length.

  1. OTAGO BACKCOUNTRY FISHERIES

The following waters are designated as Backcountry Fisheries meaning all anglers fishing these waters will require anglers to have a Backcountry Licence as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees and Forms Notice 2009 and the provisions of that notice apply to this notice:

The Greenstone River, comprising the Greenstone River upstream of the swingbridge at the river mouth where it enters Lake Wakatipu and all tributary streams flowing into the Greenstone River including the Caples River.
The Lochy River catchment above the confluence with Disputed Creek.
The Dingle Burn catchment above the bridge on the Dingle Burn Station access road.
The Nevis River catchment above the confluence with the Kawarau River.

11.1 Controlled Fishery Period

A controlled fishery is in place between 1 Feb and 31 March 2010 in the Greenstone River above the Sly Burn confluence as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees and Forms Notice 2009 and the provisions of that notice apply to this notice.



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