Fish and Game Regulations




3434 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 124 12 AUGUST 2011

Location Season Legal Methods Bag Limit
Waitaiki Stream upstream from the State Highway 49 Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Jun All legal lures/baits 4
Waitaiki Stream downstream from the State Highway 49 Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 4
Waitara River downstream from Manganui River confluence 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 2
Waiwhakaiho River upstream from the end of Rimu Street extension 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal lures/baits 2
Waiwhakaiho River downstream from the end of Rimu Street extension 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 2
Warea River upstream from the State Highway 45 Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Apr All legal lures/baits 2
Warea River downstream from the State Highway 45 Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 2
Whanganui River downstream of Ohura River confluence, excluding tributaries 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 4
Wiritoa, Lake 1 Oct – 30 Sep All legal lures/baits 2

Bag limits denoted by 2* mean that no licence holder shall kill more than one (1) brown trout within a daily bag limit of 2 trout.

  1. CLOSED WATERS

No licence holder shall take (or attempt to take) sports fish from the following waters:

Virginia Lake.

  1. COARSE FISHING WATERS

There are no defined coarse fishing waters in the Taranaki Fish and Game Region.

  1. USE OF BOATS

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from a boat in Lake Mangamahoe, including the Waiwhakaiho inlet.

  1. DAILY LIMIT BAG

In addition to the daily bag limits described in Section 2, there shall be no limit on the number of perch killed by a licence holder.

  1. FISH LENGTH

There is no length limit for sports fish caught in the Taranaki Fish and Game Region.

  1. HOURS OF FISHING

There is no restriction on the hours of fishing in the Taranaki Fish and Game Region.



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Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2011, No 124





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