✨ Fishing Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 76 — 28 JULY 2017
4 November to 30 April Spinner, fly 2 trout
2.4 All tributaries of Western Zone lakes not mentioned in clause 2 for this region:
1 December to 30 April Spinner, fly 2 trout
2.5 All other rivers and streams in the Western Zone not mentioned in clause 2 for this region:
1 October to 30 April Spinner, fly 2 trout
3. Closed Waters
3.1 No one shall fish for sports fish in the following waters:
(a) Avon River between the Armagh Street Bridge at Hagley Park and the Barbadoes Street Bridge.
(b) Clearwater Lakes with the exception of Lake 3, Lake 4 and Lake 5.
(c) St Annes Lagoon near Cheviot.
(d) The tailrace of the Highbank Power Station.
(e) Within a 100 metre arc of the outfall of any licensed fish farm, with the exception of the Tentburn Outfall, where fishing for trout and salmon is permitted, but no fishing is allowed on the culvert.
3.2 No licence holder shall fish for coarse fish in the following waters:
- Clearwater Resort fishing lakes.
- Ferrymead Park lakes.
- Christchurch Groynes lakes.
- Westlake near Halswell.
3.3 No licence holder shall fish for salmon in the following waters:
(a) All rivers from 1 May to 30 September.
(b) Cam River and its tributaries upstream of the Smith Street Bridge.
(c) Hacketts Creek from 1 March to 30 April.
(d) The Kowhai River and its tributaries from 1 March to 30 April.
(e) The Kaiapoi River and tributaries upstream of Williams Street Bridge to the confluence with the Cust Main Drain from 1 April – 30 September.
(f) The Kaiapoi River and tributaries upstream of the confluence with the Cust Main Drain.
(g) Mandamus River.
(h) Pahau River.
(i) Waitohi River.
(j) Otukaikino/South Branch upstream of the confluence with the Waimakariri River.
(k) The Western Zone of rivers in the North Canterbury region.
3.4 No person other than a child (aged 12 or under as at 1 October 2017) or junior licence holder (under the age of 18 years as at 1 October 2017) shall fish in the Christchurch Groynes Fishing Lakes or Courtenay Lake at Kaiapoi.
4. Authorised Tackle
Scented artificial lures may be used in all waters other than fly-fishing-only waters, when actively retrieved so as to imitate a moving bait fish.
See the First Schedule of this notice for other definitions.
5. Coarse Fishing Waters
- Avon River downstream of Barbadoes Street Bridge.
- Forsyth Lake.
- Halswell Canal downstream of Duck Pond Road.
- Halswell River downstream of Seabridge Road.
- Kaiapoi Lakes.
- Monopolies Pond.
- Okana River downstream of State Highway 75.
- Rotokohatu Lake.
6. Bait Fishing Waters
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