β¨ Fishing Regulations
7. 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 (clause 2 for this region) from 1 July to 30 September.
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No boats are allowed to pass through the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary at any time.
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No boats are permitted under the Bay of Plenty Regional Navigation Safety Bylaws 2004 to anchor in the Ohau Channel.
7.2 No licence holder shall fish for trout from any unanchored boat:
(a) in waters that, at any time of the year, are reserved for fly fishing only except in Lake Whakamarino (Tuai).
(b) in waters that are within a 200m radius around the centre of the Utuhina, Waiteti, Ngongotaha and Hamurana Stream mouths in Lake Rotorua.
(c) in waters that are within the section of Rangiuru Bay defined by landmarks at Stoney Point and Kariri Point and extending 200m offshore in Lake Tarawera.
7.3 Anchored boats should be securely anchored with no more than two anchors.
7.4 No licence holder shall fish from any motorised boat or use an anchor when fishing in Lake Kaitawa or Lake Whakamarino (Tuai).
8. HOURS OF FISHING
No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish between 12.00 midnight and 5.00am.
9. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM FISH LENGTH TO BE TAKEN
9.1 Lakes Waikaremoana, Kaitawa, Whakamarino (Tuai) and Waikareiti, and the Rotorua Lakes and their inflowing tributary streams 350mm minimum
9.2 Ruakituri River and tributaries upstream of Waitangi Falls 600mm maximum
9.3 All other waters No minimum size limit
9.4 No licence holder shall keep or kill any wild rainbow trout larger than 620mm caught in Lake Tarawera, including that section of the Tarawera River between the Tarawera Outlet and the falls approximately 2.5km downstream from the Outlet.
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NZ Gazette 2014, No 83