✨ Fishing Regulations
3428 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 124 12 AUGUST 2011
- CLOSED WATERS
No licence holder shall fish for sports fish at any time from the following waters:
3.1 All streams flowing into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the Lake Tarawera Outlet and extending approximately 150m downstream to landmarks in the river, otherwise known as the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary.
3.2 The Utuhina Stream above the Pukehangi Road Bridge and all tributaries of this stream.
3.3 The following streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Rotorua:
(a) The Waiowhiro, Waiohewa, Waingaehe, Waimataa and Waikuta Streams.
(b) The Hamurana Stream above the Hamurana Road Bridge.
(c) The Awahou Stream above the Hamurana Road Bridge.3.4 All springs, streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Waikareiti, and into or from Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu, Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotokakahi, Okareka, Okataina and Rotoiti except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.
3.5 The section of the Ruahihi Canal between the landmarks at the southern end of the canal which enclose the artificial spawning bed.
- AUTHORISED TACKLE
4.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish with a set rod unless he or she is fishing from a boat.
4.2 Downriggers, paravanes and metal cored or wire lines are prohibited in Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti.
- BAIT FISHING WATERS
No licence holder when fishing in bait fishing waters shall use any whole fish sourced from any water other than that where the fishing is occurring.
- COARSE FISHING WATERS
There are no defined coarse fishing waters in the Eastern Region.
- USE OF BOATS
7.1 No licence holder shall fish for trout from a boat in the following waters:
(a) That section of the Tarawera Outlet enclosed by landmarks.
(b) The designated winter shoreline-fishing areas on Lakes Tarawera, Rotoiti and Okataina (Schedule 2 Clause 2) from 1 July to 30 September.
(c) That area of Ruato Bay (Lake Rotoiti) enclosed within landmarks on the eastern and western points and extending 200m north of the landmarks from 1 April to 30 September.
Note 1) No boats are allowed to pass through the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary at any time.
2) No boats are permitted under the Bay of Plenty Regional Navigation Safety Bylaws 2004 to anchor in the Ohau Channel.Next Page →
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