✨ Fishing Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 85 — 31 JULY 2015
The open season for salmon in Lakes Mapourika, Paringa (including Windbag Stream) and Lake Moeraki shall be 1 October – 31 March (incl.)
All other waters 1 October – 30 April (incl.)
3. Closed Waters
McDonalds Creek at Lake Mapourika is closed to fishing at all times.
4. Authorised Tackle
All legal methods as described in the First Schedule to this notice are permitted in all waters.
5. Fly Fishing Only Waters
There are no fly fishing only waters in the West Coast Region.
6. Bait Fishing
Permitted in all waters.
7. Coarse Fishing Waters
There are no special conditions relating to coarse fishing other than those provided for in the First Schedule to this notice.
8. Use of Boats
There are no special conditions relating to the use of boats for angling.
9. Daily Bag Limits
9.1 No licence holder shall on any day take, kill or be in possession of more than two sports fish from the following waters:
Big River.
Bruce Stream.
Crooked River.
Deep Creek.
Duck Creek.
Harris Creek.
Haupiri River.
Karamea River and tributaries (upstream of cableway at mouth of lower gorge).
Larrys Creek.
Mokihinui River and tributaries (upstream of Welcome Creek).
Molloy Creek.
Moonlight River.
Murray Creek.
Ohikanui River.
Orangipuku River.
Rough River.
Stony Creek.
Waitahu River and tributaries.
9.2 In all other waters, except in the case of perch for which there is no daily limit, no licence holder shall on any day take, kill or be in possession of more than:
4 brown trout.
2 rainbow trout.
2 salmon.
10. Fish Length
The minimum length for trout and salmon in the following waters shall be 250mm:
Lake Ellery.
Lake Mapourika.
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