Fishing Regulations




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 85 — 31 JULY 2015

Water Body Season Type Bag Limit
Teviot River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 6
Three O’Clock Stream 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Timaru River 1 Nov – 31 May FS 1
Timaru River downstream of Timaru Road Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep FS 1
Tokomairiro River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Tokomairiro River downstream of Coal Gully Road Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 6
Tomahawk Lagoon 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 1
Tuapeka River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Victoria Dam 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Von Lake 1 Nov – 31 May F 1
Von River 1 Nov – 31 May F 1
Waipahi River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 6
Waipori River upstream of Lake Waipori 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Waipori River downstream of Lake Waipori 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 6
Waitahuna River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Waitati River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Waitati River downstream of Orokonui Stream confluence 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 3
Waiwera River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 6
Waikouaiti River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 2
Waikouaiti River downstream of State Highway 1 Road Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 2
Waters of Leith 1 Oct – 30 Apr FSB 3
Waters of Leith downstream of Leith Street Foot Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Sep FSB 3
Wilkin River (refer to clause 11 for this region) 1 Nov – 31 May FS 1
Young River (refer to clause 11 for this region) 1 Nov – 31 May FS 1

3. Closed Season

Fishing for sports fish is not permitted at any time in the following specified waters:

  • Bullock Creek, from Lake Wanaka to source.
  • Horne Creek, from Lake Wakatipu to source.
  • Lake Wakatipu, within the waters of Queenstown Bay bounded by a straight line drawn from the outermost point of Queenstown Gardens to the point where the south bank of One Mile Creek meets Lake Wakatipu.
  • Lake Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the launch wharf at the township of Wanaka, within 150m of any part of the public jetty at the Wanaka Marina, and anywhere within 150m of the shoreline between the wharf and the jetty.
  • Lake Wakatipu, within 100m of any part of the wharf in Black Bay (commonly known as the Walter Peak Jetty).
  • Mill Creek (which flows into Lake Hayes), from the Speargrass Flat Road Bridge to Waterfall Park.
  • Southern Reservoir in September except for Otago Fish and Game Council controlled fishing events.
  • All waters in which sports fish are held in captivity for display, hatching or other purposes, or within a


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