Anglers Notice for Fish and Game Regions 2021

Conservation Act 1987
Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983

Pursuant to section 26R(3)of the Conservation Act 1987, the Minister of Conservation approves the following Anglers Notice, subject to the First and Second Schedules of this notice, for the following Fish and Game Regions:

Northland	Nelson/Marlborough
Auckland/Waikato	West Coast
Eastern	North Canterbury
Hawke’s Bay	Central South Island
Taranaki	Otago
Wellington	Southland

Notice

This notice revokes all previous Anglers Notices and shall come into force on 1 October 2021.

1. Application of this Notice

1.1 This Anglers Notice sets out the conditions under which a current licence holder may fish for sports fish in the area to which the notice relates, being conditions relating to:

the size and limit bag for any species of sports fish;
any open or closed season in any specified waters in the area, and the sports fish in respect of which they are open or closed;
any requirements, restrictions, or prohibitions on fishing tackle, methods, or the use of any gear, equipment, or device;
the hours of fishing; and
the handling, treatment, or disposal of any sports fish.

1.2 This Anglers Notice applies to sports fish which include species of trout, salmon and also perch and tench (and rudd in Auckland/Waikato Region only).

1.3 Perch and tench (and rudd in Auckland/Waikato Region only) are also classed as coarse fish in this notice.

1.4 Within coarse fishing waters (as defined in this notice) special provisions enable the use of coarse fishing methods that would otherwise be prohibited.

1.5 Outside of coarse fishing waters a current licence holder may fish for coarse fish wherever sports fishing is permitted, subject to the general provisions in this notice that apply for that region.

First Schedule: Fishing conditions generally common to all Fish and Game Regions.

Second Schedule: Regional specific fishing conditions, bag limits, closed and open waters, and the like.

First Schedule

1. Interpretation

Words and expressions in this notice, which are defined in the Conservation Act 1987, the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 or the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021, shall be so defined.

“assembled rod” means a rod that is assembled from butt to tip, together with a line and lure attached.

“all methods” means any artificial fly, or spinner or bait.

“artificial fly” means any lure of feather, fur, wool or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies.

“bait” means:

Natural insect.
Natural spider.
Natural worm or worms.
Natural crustacean.
Natural fish, excluding fish ova, or any portion of a fish, or shellfish (mollusc), except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.
Uncoloured bread dough.
Any scented lure, soft bait and other synthetic imitations with chemical attractant properties, except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.

“bait assembly” means either a hook rigged with a number of baits or a single bait rigged with a number of hooks.

“bait fishing” means to fish for sports fish with bait.

“boat” means any manned flotation device.

“closed” means no fishing is permitted.

“coarse fish” means perch, tench (all New Zealand) and rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).

“coarse fishing waters” means named locations where anglers can fish for coarse fish with:

a rod which has either a fixed or running line.
no restriction on the type or number of baits in use.
no restriction on the use of preparations to attract fish.

“daily bag limit” means the total number of sports fish that may be taken or killed by any one person during any one day.

“fishing” and “fish” in this notice means:

the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish; and includes any:

other activity that may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish.
attempt to catch, take or harvest sports fish.
operation in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this definition.

“freshwater” means

all waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, lagoons, wetlands, impoundments, canals, channels, watercourses, or other bodies of water whether naturally occurring or artificially made.
all waters of estuaries or coastal lagoons.
all other fresh or estuarine waters where freshwater fish indigenous to or introduced into New Zealand are found.
all waters in the mouth of every river or stream, and the mouth of every river and stream shall be deemed to include every outlet thereof and the seashore between those outlets and the waters of the sea or lying within a distance of 500 metres from any place where at low tide the waters of a river or stream meet the waters of the sea.

“fly fishing” means to fish for sports fish with fly rod and fly reel and fly line and artificial fly.

“foul hook” means to hook a sports fish other than from within the mouth.

“junior fishery” means a named location where only the holder of a child or junior licence can fish.

“landmark” means a black, yellow and white ringed post or buoy.

“length” is the measurement from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.

“legal lure” means any authorised artificial fly or spinner or bait.

“season bag limit” means the total number of sports fish that may be taken or killed by any one person between 1 October and the 30 September.

“season bag limit card” means a card upon which anglers taking or killing sports fish in Fish and Game regions that have a season bag limit must legibly record the date, name of water, sex (as can best be determined by the angler), weight in kilograms and length in centimetres of the fish, and whether it was fin clipped.

“spin fishing” means to fish for sports fish with a spinner.

“spinner” means any artificial lure other than an artificial fly.

“sports fish” means those freshwater fish described in the First Schedule of the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, namely:

Brown trout.
Rainbow trout.
American brook trout or char.
Lake trout or char.
Atlantic salmon.
Quinnat or chinook salmon.
Sockeye salmon.
Rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
Any hybrid of the above species.

“zero bag limit” means fishing is permitted but no fish may be kept.

2. Authorised Tackle

2.1 No licence holder shall fish for trout or salmon except by using a rod and running line and authorised lure (as defined in clause 7 of this First Schedule).

2.2 Nets and gaffs:

2.2.1 When playing a sports fish, a landing net may be used to secure or land that fish.

2.2.2 For keeping coarse fish alive, a keep net may be used in the water from which the fish was caught.

2.2.3 No licence holder shall use a gaff to secure or land a sports fish except where provided for in the Second Schedule of this notice.

2.3 No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall:

2.3.1 Use more than 1 assembled rod and running line.

2.3.2 Use more than 3 artificial flies or spinners.

2.3.3 Use more than 1 bait assembly.

2.3.4 Be more than 15m from the rod being used, except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.

2.3.5 Use in waters other than those where bait fishing is permitted any lure treated with any chemical preparation other than that used solely to control the buoyancy of an artificial fly, except where stated otherwise in the Second Schedule of this notice.

2.3.6 Use any preparation not attached to a lure to attract fish except when fishing for coarse fish in coarse fishing waters.

2.4 No person shall fish for sports fish by using felt-soled waders or footwear incorporating or having attached a sole of felted, matted or woven fibrous material when sports fishing.

3. Foul Hooking of Fish

3.1 No licence holder shall attempt to foul hook any sports fish.

3.2 Any licence holder who foul hooks a sports fish shall return it immediately to the water with as little injury as possible.

4. Fish Length

Every licence holder who catches a sports fish which does not exceed the specified minimum length, or exceeds the specified maximum length, shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.

5. Open Season

No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish except during an open season.

6. Daily Bag Limit

6.1 No licence holder shall continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day in which he or she has already killed the limit bag for that species except where provided for in the Second Schedule.

6.2 It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another if the extra fish are taken in the area with the higher bag limit.

7. Season Bag Limit

7.1 No licence holder shall continue to fish for sports fish in any season in which he or she has already killed the season bag limit for that species, except where provided for in the Second Schedule.

8. Authorised Methods

Authorised methods (subject to any regional restrictions specified in the Second Schedule) are:

Artificial fly (F).
Bait (B).
Spinner (S).

Second Schedule

Northland Fish and Game Region

The Northland region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	Except in the case of perch and tench, for which there is no daily limit, no licence holder shall on any one day take and kill or be in possession of more than the prescribed daily limit from the waters specified in the schedule.
Note 2	A licence holder may continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day on which he or she has already killed a limit bag for that species, as long as fish taken are immediately returned with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.
Note 3	In all waters of the region there is a minimum length of 300mm for trout.
Note 4	No licence holder shall fish from or troll from any boat which is being mechanically propelled.
Note 5	No licence holder shall fish from any boat or flotation device.
Note 6	Trolling from any boat that is being mechanically propelled is permitted.
Note 7	All anglers fishing from boats which are being mechanically propelled must stay at least 50 metres from any anglers fishing from the shore.
Note 8	The annual stocking of trout into Lakes Taharoa and Waikare has terminated as required under the Taharoa Domain Management Plan 2018. The trout fishery will effectively cease to exist after the summer of 2022.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Locations	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Species	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Lake Manuwai	Waipapa		All year	FSB	Rainbow	3	Note 1, 2, 3, 4
Lake Taharoa	Kai Iwi Lakes		All year	FSB	Rainbow	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Lake Waikare	Kai Iwi Lakes		All year	FSB	Rainbow	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
Rose Dam	Maungatapere		All year	FSB	Rainbow/Brown	3	Note 1, 2, 3, 4
Whau Valley Dam	Whangarei		All year	FSB	Rainbow/Brown	3	Note 1, 2, 3, 5
Wilsons Dam	Ruakaka		All year	FSB	Rainbow/Brown	3	Note 1, 2, 3, 5
Ahuroa River	Waipu		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Awarua River	Twin Bridges		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Kaihu River	Kaihu		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Kaikanui River	Whakapara		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Kaimamaku River	Whakapara		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Kerikeri River	Kerikeri		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Kirikiritoki Stream	Hikurangi		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Mangahahuru Stream	Hikurangi		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Mangakahia River	Twin Bridges		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Mangapa River	10kms north of Okaihau		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Mangatu River	Donnellys Crossing/Kaihu		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
North River	Waipu		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Opouteke River	Twin Bridges		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Punakitere River	10 kms south of Kaikohe		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Tirohanga Stream	Kawakawa		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Victoria River	South of Kaitaia		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Waima River	Donnellys Crossing		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Waiotu River	Whakapara		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Waipapa River	10 kms north of Okaihau		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Wairua River	Hikurangi, downstream of confluence of Waiotu and Whakapara Rivers		All year	FS	Rainbow/Brown	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Waitangi River	Paihia		1 Oct – 30 April	FS (Bait fishing for Tench allowed)	Rainbow/Tench	2	Note 1, 2, 3
Whakapara River	Whakapara		1 Oct – 30 April	FS	Rainbow	2	Note 1, 2, 3

Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region

The Auckland/Waikato region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861, as amended by New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1991, No. 129, page 2786, and as further amended by the New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1993, No. 11, page 192.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1		Closed Waters
	1.1	The following waterways are designated as closed waters: No licence holder shall take (or attempt to take) sports fish from all rivers, streams and their tributaries which flow into, but not including, Lake Arapuni, Lake Waipapa and Lake Karapiro, and that part of the Waikato River downstream of the Maraetai Dam to upstream of the Karapiro Dam.
	1.2	The closed waters restrictions in clause 1.1 for this region do not apply to the waters specified in clause 3 for this region or to flooded backwaters of Lake Arapuni, Lake Waipapa and Lake Karapiro, and that part of the Waikato River downstream of the Maraetai Dam to upstream of the Karapiro Dam.
Note 2		Authorised Tackle
	2.1	Scented artificial lures may be used in all waters other than fly fishing only waters, when actively fished to imitate a bait fish.
Note 3		Bait Fishing Waters
	3.1	No licence holder, when fishing in bait fishing waters, shall use as bait any fish taken from any water other than where the fishing is occurring.
Note 4		Coarse Fishing waters
	4.1	The following waters are designated as coarse fishing waters: Mangatawhiri River from the bridge on State Highway 2 to its confluence with the Waikato River Whangamarino River All lakes and ponds, excluding any lake specified in clause 3 for this region
	4.2	There are no restrictions on the numbers of rods and running lines that a licence holder fishing for perch, tench or rudd may have, provided only one of which shall be used for fishing at any one time.
	4.3	A roach pole may be used to fish for perch, tench and rudd.
	4.4	It is an offence to kill on any day more than five tench. There is no limit for perch or rudd.
Note 5		Use of Boats
	5.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any vessel in the upper reaches of Lake Karapiro (upstream from the white marker post, situated 200m below the Huihuitaha Stream mouth) unless the vessel is securely anchored.
Note 6		Hours of Fishing
	6.1	There are no restrictions on the hours of fishing in the Auckland/Waikato Region.
Note 7		Fish Length
	7.1	There are no length restrictions in the Waimakariri Stream and Waihou River upstream from Okoroire and their tributaries, except that no licence holder shall take more than 2 trout exceeding 300mm in length.
	7.2	In all other waters the minimum length is 300mm.
Note 8		Tagged fish
	8.1	Anglers are required to report the length and if possible, the weight of all tagged fish caught in the Auckland Waikato Region.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit By Species Nil unless numbers shown		Refer Clause 2 For Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Trout	Other	Refer Clause 2 For Additional Requirements
Lakes
Arapuni		All year	FSB	5	Rudd no limit	Notes 1, 3, 7
Karapiro		All year	FSB	2	Rudd no limit	Notes 1, 3, 5, 7
Mangatangi Reservoir		All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangatawhiri Reservoir		All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Moana-nui		All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Parkinsons		All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Pupuke		All year	FSB	5
Tomarata		All year	FSB	5	Tench 5, all others no limit	Notes 3, 7
Waipapa		All year	FSB	5	Rudd no limit	Notes 1, 3, 7
Whatihua (Thomsons)		All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
All other lakes/ponds		All year	FSB	5	Tench 5, all others no limit	Notes 3, 4, 7
Hydro Lake Tributaries
Little Waipa Stream	(Horahora Road Bridge deemed to be the mouth)	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Pokaiwhenua Stream		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangawhio Stream	above lower falls	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangawhio Stream	below lower falls	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Tumai Stream		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waipapa River	above lower falls	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waipapa River	below lower falls	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
All other streams flowing into Lake Waipapa, Lake Arapuni and Lake Karapiro are closed (refer to Note 1).		Closed				Note 1
Rivers and Streams
Awakino	upstream of Mahoenui Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	2		Notes 2, 7
Awakino	downstream of Mahoenui Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Awaroa		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Hikutaia	upstream of Wires Road Ford	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Hikutaia	downstream of Wires Road Ford	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Kakahu		1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	5		Notes 2, 7
Kaniwhaniwha	upstream of Smith Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	5		Notes 2, 7
Kaniwhaniwha	downstream of Smith Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Kaimarama		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Kapowai		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Karapiro Stream		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Kauaeranga		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Komata		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mahakirau		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangakahu		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangaohae		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangaokewa		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangaorongo		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangaotaki	upstream of lower bridge on Mangaotaki Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangaotaki	downstream of lower bridge on Mangaotaki Road	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangatawhiri	upstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangatawhiri	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	No bait restrictions	5	Tench 5, all others no limit	Notes 2, 4, 7
Mangatepopo		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Mangatutu	upstream of Lethbridge Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangatutu	downstream of Lethbridge Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Mangawhero		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Maramataha		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Maratoto		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Marokopa	upstream of Mangatuahaua Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Marokopa	downstream of Mangatuahaua Stream confluence	All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Moakurarua	upstream of Honikiwi Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Moakurarua	downstream of Honikiwi Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Mokau		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Ngakoaohia	upstream of Pirongia/Kawhia Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	5		Notes 2, 7
Ngakoaohia	downstream of Pirongia/Kawhia Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Ngutunui		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Ohinemuri	upstream of Victoria Street Bridge, Waihi	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Ohinemuri	downstream of Victoria Street Bridge, Waihi	All year	FSB	2		Notes 3, 7
Okauaka		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Okupata		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Omahine		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Ongarue	upstream of Waimiha Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Ongarue	downstream of Waimiha Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Oparau		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Oraka		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Owairaka		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Piopiotea		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Pungapunga		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Puniu	upstream of Seafund Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Puniu	downstream of Seafund Road Bridge	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Purere (upper Waihou)		All year	FS	No limit		Notes 2, 7
Rapurapu		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Tapu		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Tairua		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Taringamotu		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Tawarau		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waihou	above Okoroire Falls	All year	FS	No Limit		Notes 2, 7
Waihou	below Okoroire Falls	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waikato		All year	FSB	5	Tench 5, all others no limit	Notes 3, 7
Waimakariri		All year	FS	No limit		Notes 2, 7
Waimiha		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waiomou		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waione		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waipa	upstream of Toa Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
	between State Highway 3 Bridge and Toa Bridge	All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
	downstream of State Highway 3 Bridge at Otorohanga	All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Waipare (upper Waihou)		All year	FS	No limit		Notes 2, 7
Waipari		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Wairoa		All year	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Waitawheta	upstream of end of Franklin Road	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Waitawheta	downstream of end of Franklin Road	All year	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Waitekauri		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Waiwawa		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7
Whanganui	upstream of Whakapapa River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Whanganui	downstream of Whakapapa River confluence	All year	FSB	5		Notes 3, 7
Whakapapa	upstream of Piopiotea Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2 brown 0 rainbow		Notes 2, 7
Whakapapa	downstream of Piopiotea Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2		Notes 2, 7
Whakapapa-iti		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2 brown 0 rainbow		Notes 2, 7
Whakapapa-nui		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2 brown 0 rainbow		Notes 2, 7
Whangamarino		1 Oct – 30 Jun	No bait restrictions	5	Tench 5, all others no limit	Note 7
All other rivers/streams not mentioned in clauses 2 and 3 for this region		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	5		Notes 2, 7

Eastern Fish and Game Region

The Eastern region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

“Fly line” means any floating or sinking line used to facilitate casting that is greater than 3m in length.

“Set rod” means any assembled rod that is not in physical contact with a licence holder when being used to fish for sports fish.

“Landmark” means a black, yellow and white ringed pole.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1		Closed Waters. No licence holder shall fish for sports fish at any time from the following waters:
	1.1	All streams flowing into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the Lake Tarawera Outlet and extending approximately 150m downstream to Tarawera River Foot Bridge, otherwise known as the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary.
	1.2	The Awahou, Waiowhiro, Waiohewa, Waingaehe, Waimataa, Waikuta Streams and their tributaries.
	1.3	The Hamurana Stream upstream of the Hamurana Road Bridge.
	1.4	The Utuhina Stream upstream of the Pukehangi Road Bridge and all tributaries of this stream.
	1.5	All springs, streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Waikareiti, and into or from Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu, Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotokakahi, Okareka, Okataina and Rotoiti, except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.
	1.6	The section of the Ruahihi Canal between the landmarks at the southern end of the canal which enclose the artificial spawning bed.
	1.7	Any waters in which sports fish are held in captivity for display, breeding, hatching, monitoring or other purposes (excepting 1.8 below).
	1.8	Ngongotaha Hatchery educational fishery (known as Children’s Fishing Pond), except by special authorisation.
Note 2	2.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish with a set rod unless he or she is fishing from a boat.
Note 3	3.1	No licence holder when fishing in bait fishing waters shall use any whole fish sourced from any water other than that where the fishing is occurring.
Note 4	4.1	Downriggers, paravanes and metal cored or wire lines are prohibited in Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti.
Note 5	5.1	No licence holder shall fish for trout from any unanchored boat within 200m of a landmark.
	5.2	No licence holder shall fish for trout from a boat in the designated winter shoreline-fishing areas on Lakes Tarawera, Rotoiti and Okataina from 1 July until the first Saturday in October.
	5.3	No licence holder shall fish from any motorised boat or use an anchor when fishing in Lake Kaitawa or Lake Whakamarino (Tuai).
	5.4	Anchored boats should be securely anchored with no more than two anchors.
	5.5	1) No boats are allowed to pass through the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary at any time. 2) No boats are permitted under the Bay of Plenty Regional Navigation Safety Bylaws 2004 to anchor in the Ohau Channel.
Note 6	6.1	No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish between 12.00am and 5.00am.
Note 7	7.1	Minimum size limit for lakes Waikaremoana, Kaitawa, Whakamarino (Tuai) and Waikareiti, and the Rotorua Lakes and their inflowing tributary streams: 350mm
	7.2	All other waters (excepting 7.1 above): No minimum size limit.
	7.3	Maximum size limit for Ruakituri River and tributaries upstream of Waitangi Falls: 600mm.
Note 8	8.1	No licence holder shall take more than 2 brown trout in a daily bag limit of 8 trout.
Note 9	9.1	Only female trout may be taken within 200m of the Te Wairoa Stream mouth landmark at Lake Tarawera.
Note 10	10.1	There are no defined coarse fishing waters in the Eastern region.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

F = Fly fishing, S = Spin, B = Bait

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon	Other
All other waters not listed and excepting closed waters		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7
Aniwaniwa Stream	downstream of Aniwaniwa Falls	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
Aniwhenua Lake and canal		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Aratiatia Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Atiamuri Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Flaxy Lake and Canal		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Hamurana Stream	downstream of Hamurana Road	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
Hopuruahine Stream and tributaries	upstream of the landmark pole	1 Dec – 30 Jun	F	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
Hopuruahine Stream	downstream of the landmark pole	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Kaitawa Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Kaituna River	downstream of control gates	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
McLaren Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Maraetai Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Matahina Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Mokau Stream	upstream of the landmark pole	1 Dec – 30 Jun	F	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
	downstream of the landmark pole	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Motu River	upstream of State Highway 35	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 35	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Ngahewa Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Ngapouri Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Ngongotaha Stream	downstream of State Highway 5 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
Ngongotaha Stream and tributaries (excluding Waimataa)	upstream of State Highway 5 Bridge	1 Dec – 30 Jun	F	8			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
Ohau Channel	between landmark at Lake Rotorua Outlet weir and landmark approximately 200m downstream of the weir	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
	from landmark approximately 200m downstream of Lake Rotorua Outlet weir to Lake Rotoiti confluence	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Ohakuri Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Okareka Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Okaro Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7
Okataina Lake	excepting areas below	1st Saturday Oct – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
	Winter shoreline fishing area from Te Koutu Point landmark to west of Okataina Lodge landmark extending 200m offshore	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Otara River	downstream of Otara East Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Putere Lakes		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Rangitaiki River	downstream of Otamatea Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Rangitaiki Canal (Wheao)		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6 ,7
Rerewhakaaitu Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Rotoehu Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Rotoiti Lake	excepting area below	1st Saturday Oct – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
	Winter shoreline fishing area from Tapuaekura Bay landmark to Hinehopu landmark extending 200m offshore	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Rotoma Lake	excepting areas below	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
	Winter shoreline spawning areas between landmarks at Anaputa Point and Matahi Bay, and between landmarks in Manawahe Bay both extending 200m offshore	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Rotomahana Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Rotorua Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Ruahihi Canal		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7
Ruakituri River and tributaries (excluding Hangaroa)	upstream of Te Reinga Falls	1 Oct – 30 Jun	F	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Tarawera Lake	excepting areas below	1st Saturday Oct – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
	Winter shoreline fishing area from Tarawera Outlet landmark to Te Tapahoro Bay landmark and 200m offshore	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
	Winter shoreline fishing area from The Landing landmark to Otumutu Lagoon landmark and 200m offshore	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Tarawera River	from the outlet to the Tarawera falls, excluding the spawning sanctuary	1 Oct – 31 May	F	8			Notes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
	from the falls to State Highway 2	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Tikitapu Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 6, 7
Tiniroto Lakes		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Utuhina Stream	downstream of Devon Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
	upstream of Devon Road Bridge but downstream of Pukehangi Road Bridge	1 Dec – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
Waikareiti Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Waikaremoana Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Waikaretaheke River	downstream of Piripaua Powerhouse	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Waiau River	downstream of the Waikaretaheke River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Waikato River	from Huka Falls to Maraetai	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Waimana River	downstream of Matahi Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
Waioeka River	downstream of Tauranga Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Wairoa River	downstream of Te Reinga Falls to State Highway 2	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Wairoa River (Tauranga)	downstream of Lake McLaren	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Waiteti Stream	downstream of Hamurana Road	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
	upstream of Hamurana Road	1 Dec – 30 Jun	FS	8			Notes 2, 6, 7, 8
Whakamarino Lake (Tuai Lake)		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	8			Notes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Whakamaru Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Whakatane River	downstream of Owaka Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7
	downstream of the State Highway 2 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	No limit			Notes 2, 3, 6, 7
Wheao River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 2, 6, 7

Hawke’s Bay Fish and Game Region

The Hawke’s Bay region is defined here: New ZealandGazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1		Use of Motorised Crafts
	1.1	No motorised craft permitted on Lake Waikopiro.
	1.2	Similarly, except with the prior written authority of the Director-General of Conservation, and subject to compliance with any conditions that the Director-General may impose, no person shall use any boat in Lake Tūtira that is propelled by any means other than sails, oars, or paddles.
Note 2		Fishing is permitted only in daylight hours at Lake Hawkston. Walk in access only. Please phone Dave McPhee 0275 422 665 prior to access of lake.
Note 3		Fish Length
	3.1	Esk River above the Waipunga Road Bridge, including tributaries	550mm maximum
	3.2	Maraetotara Stream	350mm maximum
	3.3	Ngaruroro River upstream of Whanawhana cable, including tributaries	550mm maximum
	3.4	Lakes Tutira and Waikopiro	350mm minimum
	3.5	All other waters	No minimum or maximum size limit

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
All other waters not listed below		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2	Note 3
Larger of Twin Lakes (Rotoroa), Kuripapango		All year	FS	No limit	Note 3
Lake Hawkston		1 Nov – 31 Mar	FS	2	Notes 2, 3
All other lakes of the region (except the larger of Twin Lakes & Lake Hawkston above)		All year	FS	4	Notes 1, 3
Aropaoanui River	downstream of the landmark opposite Wareham Road	All year	FS	2	Note 3
Esk River/Waiohinganga	upstream of Waipunga Road Bridge and all tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	1	Note 3
Esk River/Waiohinganga	downstream of Waipunga Road Bridge	All year	FS	1	Note 3
Karamu Stream, excluding tributaries		All year	FSB	2	Note 3
Maraetotara Stream		All year	FS	1	Note 3
Mohaka River	downstream of the confluence with the Mangatainoka River to State Highway 5, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3
Mohaka River	downstream of State Highway 5 Bridge	All year	FS	4	Note 3
Mohaka River tributaries		1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	1	Note 3
Ngaruroro River	Upstream of Kiwi Creek confluence, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	1	Note 3
	from Kiwi creek to Whanawhana cable, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3
	downstream of Whanawhana cable, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3
Ngaruroro River tributaries	upstream of Whanawhana cable	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	1	Note 3
Ngaruroro River tributaries	downstream of Whanawhana cable	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	2	Note 3
Porangahau River	downstream of confluence with the Mangawhero Stream, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3
Tukituki River	upstream of State Highway 50 Road Bridge, excluding tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	4	Note 3
Tukituki River	downstream of State Highway 50 Road Bridge, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	4	Note 3
Tutaekuri River	downstream of confluence with the Mangaone Stream, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3
Waipawa River	upstream of State Highway 50 Road Bridge, excluding tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FS	4	Note 3
Waipawa River	downstream of State Highway 50 Road Bridge, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	4	Note 3
Waipunga River	downstream of the falls, excluding tributaries	All year	FS	2	Note 3

Taranaki Fish and Game Region

The Taranaki region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	First Schedule conditions apply
	1.2	There are no restrictions on the hours of fishing
	1.3	There is no minimum length for trout
	1.4	There are no defined coarse fishing waters in the Taranaki Fish and Game Region
Note 2		In the Stony (Hangatahua) River only 1 (one) brown trout may be taken as part of the total daily limit of 2 trout.
Note 3		No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from a boat in Lake Mangamahoe, including the Waiwhakaiho Inlet.

3.1 Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits—Region Defaults

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon	Perch
All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned in clause 3.2 for this region		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	1	No limit	Note 1

3.2 Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Trout	Salmon	Perch	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Taranaki/ Whanganui
Huatoki Stream	downstream of Brois Street Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Kai Auahi (Kaiauai) Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	1		Note 1
Kapuni Stream	upstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	1		Note 1
Kapuni Stream	downstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2	1		Note 1
Kaupokonui Stream	downstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Lake Kohata		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB			No limit	Note 1
Lake Mangamahoe	excluding the Waiwhakaiho Inlet and Mangamahoe Stream	1 Oct – 30 Sep	F	2			Note 1, 3
	Waiwhakaiho Inlet upstream of the normal site of a landmark located just upstream of the confluence with Lake Mangamahoe	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1, 3
	Mangamahoe Stream upstream of the walkway swing-bridge at the head of Lake Mangamahoe	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1, 3
	Any tributary other than Waiwhakaiho Inlet and Mangamahoe Stream	1 Oct – 30 Sep	F	2			Note 1, 3
Lake Namunamu		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Lake Ngangana		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2		No limit	Note 1
Lake Opunake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Lake Ratapiko		1 Oct – 30 Apr and 1 June – 30 Sep	FSB	2		No limit	Note 1
Lake Rotokare		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB			No limit	Note 1
Lake Rotomanu		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2		No limit	Note 1
Lake Rotorangi	downstream of Mangamingi Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2		No limit	Note 1
Lake Wiritoa		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB			No limit	Note 1
Manganui River	downstream of Bristol Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Mangaoraka Stream	downstream of State Highway 3 Devon Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Patea River	downstream of Patea Dam	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1	No limit	Note 1
Stony (Hangatahua) River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2	1		Note 1, 2
Waiaua River	downstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Waingongoro River	downstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Waiongana Stream	downstream of State Highway 3 Devon Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Waitara River	downstream of Manganui River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1	No limit	Note 1
Waiwhakaiho River	downstream of the normal site of a landmark that is at the end of Rimu Street extension walking track	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Warea River	downstream of State Highway 45 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Whanganui River	downstream of Ohura River confluence excluding tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1	No limit	Note 1
Virginia Lake		Closed to fishing
Waimarino
Manganuioteao River	downstream of Ruatiti Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Manganuioteao River	mainstem from Ruatiti Road Bridge upstream to confluence with Makatote River	1 Oct – 30 Jun	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Mangawhero River	downstream of Raetihi – Ohakune Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Retaruke River	downstream of Oio Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Note 1
Sattlers Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Tokiahuru Stream	downstream of State Highway 49 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Waitaiki Stream	downstream of State Highway 49 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1

Wellington Fish and Game Region

The Wellington region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2.Additional Requirements

Note 1		Coarse Fishing Waters The following waterways are designated as course fishing waters
	1.1	Lake Waitawa (Forests Lakes) (catch and release). Please contact Forest Lakes Camping and Conference Centre (06) 364 8218 for permission to access Lake Waitawa.
	1.2	Upper and Lower Whitby Lakes (catch and release).
	1.3	Lake Wairarapa.
	1.4	Ruamahanga cut-off.
Note 2		Wellington Backcountry Fisheries
		Definition:
		(a) Rangitikei River backcountry fishery means the upper Rangitikei River and its tributaries upstream of the Ohinewaione Stream confluence. (b) Whakaurekou River backcountry fishery means the Whakaurekou River from the confluence of the Rangitikei River, including the tributaries within the Ruahine Ranges (namely Mangatera, Maropea and Waikamaka Rivers).
		The Rangitikei River and Whakaurekou River backcountry fisheries are a backcountry fishery (as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and all anglers who fish in them must first obtain a backcountry licence (obtainable from Wellington Fish and Game Council) in addition to an adult whole season licence, as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021, and the provisions of that notice apply to this notice.
Note 3		Size Limits
	3.1	Akatarawa River, Hutt River, Kiriwhakapapa River, Makuri River, Managakokeke Stream, Mangaroa River, Mangatainoka River, Mikimiki Stream, Ohau River, Otaki River, Pakuratahi Stream, Pohangina River, Pourangaki River, Tokomaru River, Waipoua River, Wainui Stream, Whakatikei River, Whakaurekou River.	Maximum 450mm
	3.2	Hautapu River (upstream of the road bridge numbered 741/1096 on State Highway 1 by the Taihape Golf Club), Mangaohane Stream, Rangitikei River (upstream of Mangaohane Road Bridge), Waingawa River, Wainuiomata River.	Maximum 550mm
Note 4		Bait fishing in the Hutt River is permitted by Child licence holders only.
Note 5		The use of authorised lures with treble hooks is permitted.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
All other waters not listed below		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4
All coastal dune lakes		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Akatarawa River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Hautapu River	upstream of the road bridge numbered 741/1096 on State Highway 1 by the Taihape Golf Club	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1	Note 3.2
Hautapu River	downstream of the road bridge numbered 741/1096 on State Highway 1 by the Taihape Golf Club	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	4
Henley Lake		All Year	FSB	4	Note 5
Hokowhitu Lagoon (also known as Centennial Lagoon)		All Year	FSB	Rainbow or brown trout 1 All other sports fish no limit	Note 5
Hutt River		All year	FSB* (see Note 4)	2	Notes 4, 5
Kahuterawa Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	4
Kawhatau River		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Kiriwhakapapa Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Kopuaranga River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	4
Kourarau Dam (Upper) Reservoir, except all inflowing streams		All year	FSB	Rainbow or Brown trout 1 All other sports fish 4	Note 5
Lake Wairarapa		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Lake Waitawa (Forests Lakes)		All year	FSB	Tench: 0	Notes 1.1,5
Makakahi River	upstream of the road bridge at Eketahuna	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	4
Makakahi River	downstream of the road bridge at Eketahuna	All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Makiekie River (Coal Creek)		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2
Makuri River	upstream of the township bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1	Note 3.1
Makuri River	downstream of the township bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Manawatu River	upstream of the Maunga Road Bridge (upstream of Dannevirke)	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Manawatu River	downstream of the Maunga Road Bridge (upstream of Dannevirke)	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Mangakokeke Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Mangaohane Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.2
Mangahao River	upstream of Marima Reserve Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	4
Mangahao River	downstream of Marima Reserve Bridge	All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Mangaone River (a tributary of the Tiraumea River)		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Mangaroa River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Mangatainoka River	upstream of Scarborough Konini Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Note 3.1
Mangatainoka River	downstream of Scarborough-Konini Road Bridge	All year	FS	2	Note 3.1, 5
Mangatarere Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1
Mangatoro River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1
Mikimiki Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Moawhango River		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Ohau River		All year	FS	2	Note 3.1
Oroua River	upstream of Ruahine Forest Park boundary, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
	downstream of Ruahine Forest Park boundary and upstream of Oroua Valley Road Bridge	All year	FSB	1	Note 5
	downstream of Oroua Valley Road Bridge	All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Otaki Winstone Quarry lakes		All year – weekends only	FSB	1	Note 5
Otaki River	upstream of Tararua Forest Park boundary, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Otaki River	downstream of Tararua Forest Park boundary	All year	FSB	1	Note 3.1
Pakuratahi Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Pohangina River	upstream of Piripiri Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
	between Totara Reserve Bridge and Piripiri Bridge	All year	FS	1	Notes 3.1, 5
	downstream of Totara Reserve Bridge	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Pohangina River tributaries		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2
Pourangaki River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Rangitikei River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of Ohinewaione Stream confluence (about 9 river kilometres upstream of the Springvale Bridge), including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Notes 2, 3.2
	Between Matawhero Road Bridge (commonly called the Mangaohane Bridge) to the Ohinewaione Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Note 3.2
	downstream of the Matawhero Road Bridge (commonly called the Mangaohane Bridge)	All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Ruamahanga River	upstream of State Highway 2, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Ruamahanga River	downstream of State Highway 2	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Tauherinikau River	upstream of State Highway 2, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Tauherinikau River	downstream of State Highway 2	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Tauweru River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2
Tiraumea River		All year	FSB	4	Note 5
Tokomaru River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Turitea Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	4
Waikanae River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Waipoua River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Waingawa River	upstream of State Highway 2, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.2
Waingawa River	downstream of State Highway 2	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Wainui Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Wainuomata River	downstream of the main township bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1	Note 3.2
Waiohine River	upstream of State Highway 2, including tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1
Waiohine River	downstream of State Highway 2	All year	FSB	2	Note 5
Whakatikei River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Note 3.1
Whakarekou River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of Rangitikei River confluence, including tributaries within the Ruahine Ranges	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	Notes 2, 3.1
Whitby Lakes		All year	FSB	Tench: 0	Note 5

Nelson/Marlborough Fish and Game Region

The Nelson/Marlborough region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

1.1 Fishing for coarse fish is prohibited in all waters of the Nelson/Marlborough Region.

1.2 There is no minimum size limit for trout or salmon.

1.3 All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned in the table below (and those where Note 1 applies), the daily bag limit permits the taking of two sports fish, although only one fish may exceed 500mm from the nose tip to middle fork of tail. Season 1 October – 30 April.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	The daily bag limit permits the taking of two fish, although only one fish may exceed 500mm from nose tip to the middle of tail.
Note 2	Down riggers are permitted when lake fishing
Note 3	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any boat under motorised power in those parts of Lake Rotoiti within 100 metres from the centre of the meeting line with the lake and the Travers River, Coldwater Stream, Black Valley Stream and Buller River.
Note 4	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any boat under motorised power in those parts of Lake Rotoroa within 100 metres from the centre of the meeting line with the lake and the Sabine, D'Urville and Gowan rivers.
Note 5	Only Child licence holders may bait fish
Note 6	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish in a designated Junior Fishery unless they are the holder of a child or junior licence.
Note 7	Waimea River Park Fishing ponds may on occasions be temporarily closed to facilitate the running of organised events or for maintenance. Closures will be made public in advance and advertised on the Nelson/Marlborough Fish & Game website and sign posted at the ponds.
Note 8	Backcountry Fishery. All licence holders who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice
Note 9	No licence holder shall be in possession of a sports fish which exceeds a maximum length of 400mm from the Goulter River.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Trout	Salmon	Other	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned in clause 3 for this region		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Aorere River	downstream of Salisbury Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Anatoki River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 5
Argyle Pond and lower hydro canals	from where powerlines cross at head of lake and downstream to Wairau River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish
Argyle Pond Headrace	From Branch River hydro intake to powerlines at head of Lake Argyle	1 Oct – 31 May	FSB	2 sports fish
Awatere River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Branch River		1 Oct – 31 May	FS	2
Buller River	downstream of Gowan Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Clarence River	downstream of Acheron confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1
Cobb Reservoir		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Note 2
Conway River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Goulter River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of its confluence with the Wairau River	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1			Notes 8, 9
Lake Daniell		1 Oct – 31 May	FS	2			Note 2
Lake Rotoiti (Nelson Lakes) except for closed areas		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 2, 3
Lake Rotoroa except for closed areas		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 2, 4
Lake Tennyson		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Note 2
Leatham River		1 Oct – 31 May	FS	2
Lyell Creek (Kaikoura)	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1
Maitai River	downstream of Lower Nile Street Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Note 5
Maruia River	downstream of Maruia Falls	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Matakitaki River	downstream of State Highway 6 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Matakitaki River	Backcountry Fishery that is the upper Matakitaki River and tributaries upstream from Horse Terrace Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 8
Middle Creek (Kaikoura)	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Motueka River	downstream of Peninsula Road Bridge at Ngatimoti	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Oaro River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Ōpaoa River	downstream of State Highway 1 Bridge (including Roses Overflow) but excluding the section covered by the Taylor River junior fishery	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Pelorus River	downstream of Rai River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Rai River	downstream of Carluke Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Takaka River	downstream of confluence with the Waingaro River	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Taylor Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Note 5
Taylor River	downstream of New Renwick Road Bridge (excluding Hutchinson St Bridge – Ōpaoa Loop confluence)	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2
Taylor River Junior fishery	from Hutchinson St Bridge to Ōpaoa Loop confluence (including Ōpaoa River upstream to Snowden Crescent footbridge)	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Note 6
Travers River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of the marked Coldwater/Lake Head DOC walking track river crossing	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1,8
Waikoropupu River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Waimea River Park Junior Fishing Ponds	Sign posted Waimea River Park designated “Fishing ponds”	1 Oct – 30 Sept (except when closed for organised events or maintenance)	FSB	1 Sports fish			Note 6, 7
Waimea River Park Family/Adult Fishing Pond	Sign posted Waimea River Park designated “Fishing ponds”	1 Oct – 30 Sept (except when closed for organised events or maintenance)	FSB	1 Sports fish			Note 7
Wairau River	downstream of Wash Bridge including the Diversion and Southern Valleys Irrigation Intake Pond	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1
Wairau River	Backcountry Fishery that includes the upper Wairau River and tributaries (but excluding Fish Lake) upstream from Wash Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 8
Wairoa/Waimea River (Nelson)	downstream of Lee River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2

West Coast Fish and Game Region

The West Coast region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	Daily Limit Bag. Except for perch for which for which there is no daily limit, no licence holder shall on any one day take, kill or be in possession of more than 2 brown trout, 2 rainbow trout, 1 salmon.
Note 2	2.1	Fish Length. There is no minimum length for trout and salmon in all waters of the Region except in lakes Ianthe, Mapourika, Paringa, Moeraki and Ellery, where the minimum length for trout and for salmon shall be 350mm.
Note 3	3.1	Coarse Fish. There are no special conditions relating to coarse fishing other than those provided for in the First Schedule to this Notice.
Note 4	4.1	Closed waters. McDonalds Creek at Lake Mapourika is closed to fishing at all times
Note 5	5.1	Backcountry Fishery. The Backcountry fishery in this region is defined as: 5.1.1 The Karamea Backcountry Fishery which is the Karamea Catchment upstream of the Kakapo River confluence. 5.1.2 The Mokihinui Backcountry Fishery which is the Mokihinui Catchment upstream of the Rough and Tumble Creek confluence. 5.1.3 All licence holders who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.

3.1 Open Season for Trout and Perch, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	B Trout	R Trout	Perch	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
All waters except where otherwise specified below		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ahaura River	downstream of Granite Creek	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Arahura River	downstream of Milltown (Landsburgh) Bridge	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Arawhata River	downstream of Haast-Jackson Bay Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Arnold River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Big Ditch Creek	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Big Totara River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Buller River	downstream of Lyall confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Cascade River	downstream of Martyr confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Cook River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Deadmans Creek	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Grey River	downstream of Clarke confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Haast River	downstream of Pleasant Flat Bridge	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Hapuka River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Hindleys Creek		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Hokitika River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Inangahua River (lower)	From Perseverance Bridge to Buller confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Jacobs (Makawhio) River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Kaniere River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Karamea River	downstream of cableway at mouth of Lower Gorge	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Karangarua River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Kohaihai River	downstream of Heaphy Track Bridge	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Kokatahi River	downstream of Styx Confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Kumara/Kapitea Reservoir system	downstream of Old Christchurch Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Brunner		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Ellery		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Haupiri		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Ianthe		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Kaniere		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Mahinapua		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Mapourika		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3, 4
Lake Moeraki		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Paringa		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2,3
Lake Wahapo		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Little Totara River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Little Wanganui River	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Mahinapua outlet creek		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Mahitahi River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Martins Creek	downstream of Martins Creek Bridge	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
MacDonalds Creek		Closed					Note 4
Mikonui River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Moeraki River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Mokihinui River	downstream of cableway at Welcome Creek	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
New River	downstream of State Highway 6 including estuary	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Ngakawau River	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Nile River	downstream of Awakere confluence	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Ohinetamatea River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Okari River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Okarito Lagoon		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Okarito River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1,2, 3
Okuru River	downstream of Haast-Jackson Bay Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Omoeroa River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Oparara River	downstream of Karamea-Kohaihai Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Orowaiti River	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Paringa River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Poerua River (South Westland)	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Pororari River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Punakaiki River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Taramakau River	downstream of bridge at Jacksons	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Totara River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Turnbull River	downstream of Haast-Jackson Bay Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Waiatoto River	downstream of Haast-Jackson Bay Road	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Waikukupa River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Waimangaroa River	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Waita River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Waitaha River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Wanganui River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Whakapohi River	downstream of State Highway 6	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Whareatea River	downstream of State Highway 67	All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Whataroa River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3
Whitcombe River		All year	FSB	2	2	No limit	Note 1, 2, 3

3.2 Open Season for Salmon, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Salmon	Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Lake Ianthe		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Mapourika		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3, 4
Lake Paringa		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Lake Moeraki		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Okarito River (excl Lagoon)		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3
Windbag Stream		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3
All other waters		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1	Note 1, 2, 3, 4

North Canterbury Fish and Game Region

The North Canterbury region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861, as amended by the New Zealand Gazette, 3 September 1992, No.141, page 2958

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish 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.
	1.2	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.
	1.3	No license holder shall on any one day take, kill or be in possession of more than 4 sports fish, of which no more than 2 may be trout and 1 may be salmon and 4 may be coarse fish. With the exception of Lake Coleridge (refer to Note 4.1), Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner.
	1.4	No licence holder shall be in possession of a trout or salmon less than 300mm anywhere in the Region.
	1.5	No licence holder shall fish for salmon in any river from 1 April to 30 September.
	1.6	No person may take salmon from any river between the hours of 11.00pm to 4.00am in December and January, and between 10.00pm and 5.00am for any other month.
Note 2	2.1	Fishing from boats which are simultaneously propelled by a motor (trolling) and fishing from boats which are not simultaneously propelled by a motor, is permitted.
Note 3	3.1	Fishing from boats which are not simultaneously being propelled by a motor, is permitted.
Note 4	4.1	The use of motorised craft is prohibited
Note 5	5.1	The daily limit bag for Lake Coleridge shall be 4 sports fish.
Note 6	6.1	No licence holder other than a Child or Junior licence holder shall fish in the Christchurch Groynes Fishing Lakes or Lake Courtenay at Kaiapoi.
Note 7	7.1	Fishing for coarse fish can only occur in Designated Coarse Fishing Waters which are the Avon River downstream of Barbadoes Street, Lake Forsyth, Halswell Canal downstream of Duck Pond Road, Halswell River downstream of Seabridge Road, Kaiapoi Lakes, Monopolies pond, Okana River downstream of State Highway 75 and Lake Rotokohatu. See First Schedule for permitted methods. The daily limit bag for tench is 1 fish and no licence holder shall be in possession of a tench taken from a Coarse Fishing Water that exceeds 150mm.
Note 8	8.1	No licence holder other than a Child or Junior licence holder shall bait fish for trout.
Note 9	9.1	No licence holder shall be in possession of a sports fish which exceeds a maximum length of 400mm from that water
Note 10	10.1	No licence holder shall be in possession of a Chinook salmon taken from Lake Sumner or Loch Katrine that exceeds 450mm
Note 11	11.1	No licence holder shall be in possession of a perch taken from the Kaiapoi Lakes that exceeds 250mm
Note 12	12.1	Backcountry Fishery. All licence holders who fish in a backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must first obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.
Note 13		Sea Run Salmon Season Bag Limit
	13.1	All licence holders who fish in a sea run salmon water (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must first obtain a sea run salmon licence (as defined by the Sports Fisheries Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021).
	13.1.1	All holders of a Sea Run Salmon Licence are eligible to receive a Season Bag Limit Card.
	13.2	Family licence holders that have a Sea Run Salmon Licence are eligible for one Season Bag Limit Card per family licence.
	13.3	No licence holder shall fish for, take, kill or be in possession of a salmon from sea run salmon waters within the North Canterbury Fish and Game Region without holding a Season Bag Limit Card.
	13.4	No licence holder shall over the length of the season take, kill or be in possession of more than two salmon from sea run salmon waters in both the North Canterbury and Central South Island Fish and Game regions combined.
	13.5	Immediately upon taking or killing a salmon from sea run salmon waters the licence holder must complete an entry in their Season Bag Limit Card for that fish.
	13.6	All licence holders that fished for salmon from sea run salmon waters in either the North Canterbury or Central South Island Fish and Game regions must return their Season Bag Limit Card to either the North Canterbury or Central South Island Fish and Game Council at the end of the season, regardless of how many such salmon were taken or killed.
	13.7	All holders of a Season Bag Limit Card must produce it to a Fish and Game Ranger on demand.

3.1 Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits – Region Defaults

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown		Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon
All lakes, rivers and streams not mentioned in clause 3.2 for this region		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2

3.2 Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits – Fishery Specific

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown		Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Trout	Salmon
Ada River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2
Ashley River	upstream of Ashley Gorge Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
	downstream of Ashley Gorge Road	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Ashley Gorge Road	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Ashley River tributaries	upstream of Ashley Gorge Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2
Avoca River		1 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Avon River and tributaries	upstream of the Armagh Street Bridge at Hagley Park	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Avon River	between the Armagh Street Bridge at Hagley Park and the Barbadoes Street Bridge	closed
	downstream of the Barbadoes Street Bridge	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 7
	downstream of the Barbadoes Street Bridge	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Boyle River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Broken River and tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Cam River		Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Cam River	from Kaiapoi River confluence to Smith Street Bridge	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Cass Hill Stream (Bullock Creek)		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Christchurch Groynes Fishing Lakes	four ponds at the western end of the Groynes reserve signposted as designated fishing lakes	All year	FSB	2	2	Notes 1, 3, 6
Clearwater Resort Lakes	except for Lake 3, Lake 4 and Lake 5	closed
Clearwater Resort Lakes	Lake 3, Lake 4 and Lake 5	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 3
Coleridge Tailrace		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Cora Lynn Stream		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Cust River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Double Hill Stream & Double Hill Flat Stream		1 Oct – 28 Feb	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Doubtful River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Esk River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Glenariffe Stream		1 Oct – 28 Feb	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Goat Hill Stream		1 Oct – 28 Feb	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Hacketts Creek		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Halswell Canal		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Halswell Canal	downstream of Duck Pond Road	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 7
Halswell River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Halswell River	downstream of Seabridge Road	All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 7
Harper River	including diversion and tributaries	1 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Harts Creek		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Hawkins River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Heathcote River	upstream of Colombo Street bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Colombo Street bridge	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Colombo Street bridge	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Henry River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2
Highbank Power Station	tail race	Closed
Hope River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of Boyle River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9, 12
Hope River and tributaries	downstream of Boyle River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Hororata River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Hurunui River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of grid reference NZTopo50/BU22 3088 7229 (500m upstream of Lake Sumner, marked with sign)	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9, 12
	upstream of Lake Sumner	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
	between Lake Sumner and South Branch confluence	All year	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
	Backcountry Fishery South Branch upstream of Esk River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9, 12
	South Branch downstream of Esk River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Hurunui River tributaries	above the South Branch confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2
Hurunui River	below the South Branch confluence	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Hurunui River	below the South Branch confluence	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Hydra Waters	including Titan Stream	1 Oct – 28 Feb	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Irwell River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Kaiapoi River		Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Kaiapoi River	downstream of the confluence of the Cust Main Drain	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Kaituna River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Kowhai River and tributaries		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
L II River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Lake Blackwater		10 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Coleridge		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Sep	FSB	4	4	Notes 1, 2, 5
Lake Courtenay		All year	FSB	2	2	Notes 1, 3, 6
Lake Ellesmere		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Lake Evelyn		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Forsyth		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 7
Lake Georgina		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Grasmere		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Guyon		All year	FS	2		Note 1
Lake Hawdon		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Henrietta		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Ida & Little Lake Ida		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2		Note 1, 4
Lakes Kaiapoi		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 3, 7, 11
Loch Katrine		All year	FS	2	2	Notes 1, 3, 10
Lake Letitia		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Lilian		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Lyndon		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 8

Lake Mason		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Note 1
Lake Marymere		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2		Note 1, 4
Lake Minchin		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Note 1
Lake Monck (Catherine)		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2		Note 1, 4
Lake Pearson		All year	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Rotokohatu		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 3, 7
Lake Rubicon		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2		Note 1, 4
Lake Sarah		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Selfe		All year	FS	2		Notes 1, 3, 4
Lake Sheppard		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2		Notes 1, 3
Lake Stream		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2		Note 1
Lake Sumner		All year	FS	2	2	Notes 1, 2, 10
Lake Taylor		All year	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Leader River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Lee Stream		Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
		Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Lewis River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Monopolies Pond		All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2, 7
Mandamus River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Manuka Point Stream		1 Oct – 28 Feb	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Nina River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Okana River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Note 1
Okana River	downstream of State Highway 75	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2, 7
Otukaikino Creek, South Branch of Waimakariri River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Okuku River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Okuti River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Pahau River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Porter River		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Poulter River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Rakaia River	upstream of Coleridge Tailrace confluence	1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Coleridge Tailrace confluence	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Coleridge Tailrace confluence	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Ryton River		1 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Saltwater Creek		Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Saltwater Creek		Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Selwyn River	upstream of State Highway 77 Bridge (at Glentunnel)	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2
Selwyn River	downstream of State Highway 77 Bridge	All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Slovens Stream		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
St Annes Lagoon		closed
Styx River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Tentburn Outfall		Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Tentburn Outfall		Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Waiau River and tributaries	upstream of Hope River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9
Waiau River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of Hope River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1		Notes 1, 2, 9, 12
	downstream of Hope River confluence	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
	downstream of Hope River confluence	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Waikari River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Waimakariri River	upstream of Staircase Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Waimakariri River tributaries	upstream of Staircase Stream confluence, except for Cass Hill Stream, Cora Lynn Stream, Esk River, Poulter River, Winding Creek Broken River and Porter River	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Waimakariri River	downstream of Staircase Stream	Trout: All year	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Waimakariri River	downstream of Staircase Stream	Salmon: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS		Refer Note 13	Notes 1, 2, 13
Waipara River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Wairewa River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2		Notes 1, 2
Waitohi River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1		Notes 1, 2
Wilberforce Diversion		1 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Wilberforce River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2
Winding Creek		10 Dec – 30 Apr	FS	2		Notes 1, 2

Central South Island Fish and Game Region

The Central South Island region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861, as amended by New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 1991, No. 129, page 2786, and as further amended by the New Zealand Gazette, 3 September 1992, No. 141, page 2958.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	First Schedule conditions apply.
	1.2	No licence holder shall continue to fish for sports fish at any time after having already taken a bag limit for that specie
	1.3	No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall use any unsporting device or method.
	1.4	No licence holder shall continue to fish on any day after having foul hooked three sports fish, even though any such sports fish have been returned immediately in accordance with the First Schedule of this Notice.
	1.5	Any licence holder who lands a sports fish that will not be kept shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.
	1.6	There are no restrictions on the hours of fishing except that no licence holder may fish for, take or kill sea run chinook salmon in any river between the hours of 11.00pm and 4.00am in December and January, and between 10.00pm and 5.00am for any other month of the year.
	1.7	There is no minimum length for trout.
	1.8	The minimum length for salmon killed in waters of the Region shall be 300mm except in lakes where the minimum length shall be 250mm and in Lake Heron where the minimum length shall be 300mm and the maximum length shall be 450mm.
	1.10	There is no daily bag limit and no minimum length for coarse fish except in designated coarse fishing waters (see Note 2).
	1.10	No licence holder shall fish for sockeye salmon between 1 March and 30 April in – Deep Stream (Lake Aviemore), Otematata River, Tekapo River, Mary Burn, Grays River, Larch Stream, Upper Ohau River, Lower Ohau River, Omarama Stream, Otematapaio River, Twizel River, or any other stream or river where sockeye salmon are present.
Note 2	2.1	Coarse fishing waters – Centennial Park Lake (Timaru), Island Stream, Saltwater Creek, and Waiareka Creek. Daily limit 1 tench. No daily limit for perch. Minimum size 450mm for tench and 250mm for perch.
Note 3	3.1	No sports fishing from boats in lakes, Camp, Denny, Donne, Emily, Spider, Kellands Pond, Wairepo Arm.
Note 4	4.1	No sports fishing from any unmoored boat in lakes, Emma, MacGregor and Maori Lakes.
Note 5	5.1	A licence holder when fishing for sports fish in the Rangitata River or its tributaries may use, seaward of a line extending through two GPS points (-44.181807°, 171.499428° & -44.179319°, 171.504111°) and where part of the line is marked by two poles situated approximately 1km from the coast, an artificial fly only if the total weight of everything attached to the cast does not exceed 28g.
	5.2	A licence holder when fishing for sports fish in the Rangitata River or its tributaries may cast other than from the reel or retrieve other than by winding the reel only when using bait or fly fishing, or when fishing with an artificial fly seaward of a line extending through two GPS points (-44.181807°, 171.499428° & -44.179319°, 171.504111°) and where part of the line is marked by two poles situated approximately 1km from the coast.
Note 6	6.1	No licence holder shall fish in Lake Alexandrina using down riggers, paravanes, metal cored or wire lines and weights to assist sinking of trolled lures.
Note 7	7.1	A licence holder may fish from any boat in Lake Middleton except when being propelled by a motor.
Note 8	8.1	Backcountry Fishery. All licence holders who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fisheries Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.
Note 9	9.1	Controlled Area. In the controlled area, a controlled period applies. All licence holders who fish in the controlled area must first obtain a controlled period licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021).
	9.2	Controlled Period. Controlled period means the period beginning 3 September 2022 and ending on 30 September 2022.
	9.3	Controlled Period Licence. A controlled period licence means a licence that entitles the following persons to fish for sports fish in the controlled area during the controlled period:
	9.3.1	The holder of the controlled period licence; and
	9.3.2	Up to 3 companion anglers named in the controlled period licence who hold backcountry licences, provided that the maximum size of any group for any one permit is 4.
Note 10		Sea Run Salmon Season Bag Limit
	10.1	All licence holders who fish in a sea run salmon water (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must first obtain a sea run salmon licence (as defined by the Sports Fisheries Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021).
	10.1.1	All holders of a Sea Run Salmon Licence are eligible to receive a Season Bag Limit Card.
	10.2	Family licence holders that have a Sea Run Salmon Licence are eligible for one Season Bag Limit Card per family licence.
	10.3	No licence holder shall fish for, take, kill or be in possession of a salmon from sea run salmon waters within the Central South Island Fish and Game Region without holding a Season Bag Limit Card.
	10.4	No licence holder shall over the length of the season take, kill or be in possession of more than two salmon from sea run salmon waters in both the Central South Island and North Canterbury Fish and Game regions combined.
	10.5	Immediately upon taking or killing a salmon from sea run salmon waters the licence holder must complete an entry in their Season Bag Limit Card for that fish.
	10.6	All licence holders that fished for salmon from sea run salmon waters in either the Central South Island or North Canterbury Fish and Game regions must return their Season Bag Limit Card to either the Central South Island or North Canterbury Fish and Game Council at the end of the season, regardless of how many such salmon were taken or killed.
	10.7	All holders of a Season Bag Limit Card must produce it to a Fish and Game Ranger on demand.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon	Other
All waters except where otherwise specified below		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	2	no limit	Note 1
Ahuriri River	and tributaries upstream of and including Longslip Creek	1st Saturday Dec – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Ahuriri River	and tributaries downstream of Longslip Creek except Omarama Stream	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	4	2		Note 1
Ahuriri River Lagoons		1st Saturday Dec – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1
Ashburton River	North and South Branches and tributaries upstream of Taylors Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	South Branch and tributaries downstream of Taylors Stream confluence and Ashburton River downstream of North and South branch junction	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Jun – 31 Aug	FS	2	Closed		Note 1
Aviemore spawning race		Closed
Awakino River		Closed
Bells Pond	Waitaki River irrigation pond at Ross Road	1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Bortons Pond	Waitaki River irrigation Pond at Black Point, State Highway 83	1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Deep Creek	a tributary to the upper Rangitata River	Trout: 1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2			Note 1
Deep Creek	a tributary to the upper Rangitata River	Salmon: 1 Oct – last day of Feb	FS		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Deep Stream	a tributary to Lake Aviemore, and its tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Deep Stream	a tributary to the upper Rangitata River	Trout: 1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2			Note 1
Deep Stream	a tributary to the upper Rangitata River	Salmon: 1 Oct – last day of Feb	FS		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Fork Stream		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Grays River		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Hakataramea River		Trout: 1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Hakataramea River		Salmon: 1stSaturday Nov – 31 Mar	FS		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
High-country tarns or lagoons		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Hinds River – child licence holders		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Hinds River – other than child licence holders		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Irishman Creek		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Note 1
Island Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2
Kakanui River	and tributaries upstream of Five Forks Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Kakanui River	and tributaries downstream of Five Forks Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Kellands Pond		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	2		Notes 1, 3
Lake Alexandrina	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	4 trout max 1 brown	2		Notes 1, 6
Lake Alexandrina	Winter season	1 Jun – 31 July	FS	2 sports fish nil brown trout			Notes 1, 6
Lake Aviemore		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Aviemore	tributaries except Deep Stream and Otematata River	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Benmore		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Benmore	tributaries except Tekapo, Ahuriri and Otematapaio rivers	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Camp		1st Saturday Nov – 31 May	FS	2			Note 1, 3
Centennial Park Lake (Timaru)		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2
Lake Clearwater	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Lake Denny	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 3
Lake Donne	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 3
Lake Emily	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2			Notes 1, 3
Lake Emma	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Heron	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Hood		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake McGregor		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Notes 1, 4
Lake Merino		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Lake Middleton		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	2		Notes 1, 7
Lake Mystery		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1
Lake Ohau		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Ohau tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Opuha		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Opuha tributaries		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	2		Note 1
Lake Poaka		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1
Lake Pukaki		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Pukaki tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Roundabout	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1
Lake Ruataniwha		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Spider	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Notes 1, 3
Lake Tekapo		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	6 sports fish total and no more than 4 to be trout or 4 to be salmon			Note 1
Lake Tekapo tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Waitaki		1 Oct – Sep	FSB	4 sports fish			Note 1
Lake Waitaki tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Lake Wardell		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Note 1
Lake Stream		1 Oct – 31 Mar	FSB	2	Closed		Note 1
Larch Stream		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	2	2		Note 1
Loch Cameron – child licence holders		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	2	2		Note 1
Loch Cameron – other than child licence holders		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Maerewhenua River		Trout: 1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2			Note 1
Maerewhenua River		Salmon: 1stSaturday Nov – 31 Mar	FS		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Maori Lakes and their tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	F	2			Note 1, 4
Mary Burn		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1, 4
Ohapi Creek		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Ohau Canal	from the Lake Ohau outlet to the junction with Pukaki – Ohau A Canal	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Ohau B and Ohau C Canals	From Lake Ruataniwha to the Ohau C power station	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Ohau River	downstream of Lake Ruataniwha	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Ohau River	Backcountry Fishery from its confluence with Lake Ruataniwha upstream to the Lake Ohau weir	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1, 8
Ohau River	Backcountry Fishery and Controlled Area From its confluence with Lake Ruataniwha upstream to the Lake Ohau weir	1st Saturday Sep – 30 Sep	FS	2	2		Note 1, 8, 9
Omarama Stream		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Opihi River	upstream of Opuha River junction	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	downstream of Opuha River junction	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Jun – 31 Aug	FS	2	Closed		Note 1
Opuha River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Orari River	and tributaries upstream of Slip Panel Stream	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Orari River	and tributaries downstream of Slip Panel Stream	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Otamatapaio River		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Otematata River	and tributaries upstream of Clear Stream	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Otematata River	and tributaries downstream of Clear Steam	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	4	2		Note 1
Pareora River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Pukaki – Ohau A Canal	From the Lake Pukaki outlet to Ohau A power station	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Rangitata Diversion Race RDR Canal	from intake downstream to Rakaia River Road	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Rangitata River	and tributaries upstream of Turn Again Point about 12km above the gorge	Trout: 1 Oct – 31 Mar	FS	2			Note 1
		Salmon: 1 Oct – last day of Feb	FS		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	and tributaries downstream of Turn Again Point	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 5, 10
	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Jun – 31 Aug	FS	2	Closed		Note 1, 5
Saltwater Creek		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1, 2
Te Ana a Wai River (Tengawai)	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Tekapo Canal	upstream from the State Highway 8 Bridge	1 Oct – 31 May and 1 – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Tekapo Canal	downstream from the State Highway 8 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2 sports fish			Note 1
Tekapo River	upstream of lower powerlines across river about 1km upstream of Lake Benmore	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Tekapo River	downstream of lower powerlines across river about 1km upstream of Lake Benmore	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	2		Note 1
Temuka River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Tinwald Domain pond, child licence holders only		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Note 1
Tinwald Domain pond, other than child licence holders		Closed
Twizel River	and tributaries	1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Waihao River	upstream of Forks Bridges	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	2	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Waihao River	downstream of Forks Bridges	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Waihi River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
Wairepo Arm		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	2		Note 1, 3
Wairepo Arm tributaries		1st Saturday Nov – 30 Apr	FS	2	2		Note 1
Waiareka Creek		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Note 1, 2
Waitaki River	downstream of a line running beneath the power lines across the river at the Stonewall or in any tributary of that part of the river	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	from the Waitaki Dam downstream to a line running beneath the power lines across the river at the Stonewall or in any tributary of that part of the river excluding the Hakataramea and Maerewhenua rivers	Trout: 1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Note 1
		Salmon: 1 Oct 31 Mar	FSB		Refer Note 10		Note 1, 10
	downstream of State Highway 1	1 Jun – 31 Aug	FS	2	Closed		Note 1

Otago Fish and Game Region

The Otago region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	No fishing for sports fish is permitted at any time in all waters in which sports fish are held in captivity for display, hatching, or other purposes, or within a distance of 100m from any part of the outer boundaries of such waters.
	1.2	Except in the case of perch for which there is no daily limit, no licence holder shall on any one day take and kill or be in possession of more than the prescribed daily limit from the waters specified in clauses 2 and 3.
	1.3	In addition to the daily limits specified in clauses 2 and 3 and note 1.2, no licence holder shall on any one day take, kill or be in possession of more than 6 sports fish from any waters except Lake Onslow.
	1.4	A licence holder may continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day on which he or she has already killed a limit bag for that species as long as fish taken are immediately returned with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.
	1.5	In all waters of the region there shall be no minimum length except in the –
	1.5.1	Nevis River where no licence holder shall take or be in possession of any sports fish greater than 400mm in length.
	1.5.2	Clutha River and its tributaries downstream of Roxburgh Dam and all other waters running into the sea, where no licence holder shall take or be in possession of any salmon less than 450mm in length.
Note 2	2.1	No licence holder shall fish from, or troll from, any boat which is being mechanically propelled.
Note 3	3.1	No Licence holder shall fish from any boat.
Note 4	4.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any boat, canoe, pontoon or flotation device.
Note 5	5.1	Fishing for sports fish is permitted from any boat, canoe, pontoon or flotation device.
Note 6	6.1	Licence holders may fish from any boat, canoe, pontoon or flotation device in the tidal reaches of all rivers.
Note 7	7.1	Trolling from any boat that is being mechanically propelled is permitted.
	7.2	All anglers fishing from boats which are being mechanically propelled must stay at least 100 metres from any anglers fishing from the shore.
Note 8	8.1	Trolling from any boat that is being mechanically propelled is not permitted.
Note 9	9.1	When playing a salmon in the Clutha River downstream of Roxburgh Dam, a gaff may be used to secure or land that salmon if it is greater than 450mm in length.
Note 10	10.1	No licence holder shall fish with a float or floating device on the line in that section of the Clutha River downstream of Roxburgh Dam to the Roxburgh Township Bridge.
Note 11	11.1	Closed to all sports fishing in September except for Otago Fish and Game controlled fishing events.
Note 12	12.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish in a designated Junior fishery unless they are the holder of a child or junior licence.
Note 13	13.1	Backcountry Fishery. All licence holders who fish in a backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must first obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) the provisions of that notice apply to this notice.
	13.2	The use of any legal lure with multiple hooks in a backcountry fishery is prohibited.
Note 14	14.1	Controlled Area. In the controlled area, a controlled period applies. All licence holders who fish in the controlled area must first obtain a controlled period licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021).
	14.2	Controlled Period. Controlled period means the period beginning on 1 February 2022 and ending on 31 March 2022.
	14.3	Controlled Period Licence. A controlled period licence means a licence that entitles the following persons to fish for sports fish in the controlled area during the controlled period, but only during the day and on the reach, specified in the licence.
	14.3.1	the holder of the controlled period licence; and
	14.3.2	if the holder also holds a backcountry licence that is endorsed on a family licence, the holder's spouse or partner and, of accompanied by the holder or the holder's spouse or partner, any member of the holder's family; and
	14.3.3	any one or more companion anglers named in the controlled period licence who hold backcountry licences.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit by Species nil unless number shown			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon	Other
All lakes, rivers and streams within the Clutha River catchment lying upstream of Clyde Dam not mentioned in clause 3 for this region		1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
All lakes, rivers and streams within the Clutha River catchment lying downstream of Clyde Dam and any other catchments flowing to the sea not mentioned in clause 3 for this region		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4, 6, 9, 10
Akatore Estuary		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Akatore River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Albert Burn		1 Nov – 31May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Arrow River		1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Blakelys Dam		1 Nov – 15 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Bullock Creek	from Lake Wanaka to source	closed
Butchers Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5, 7
Caples River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
Cardrona River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Careys Creek	Upstream from rail line Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Careys Creek	downstream of the rail line Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Catlins Estuary	downstream of State Highway 92 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Catlins River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Clutha River	Upstream of Albert Town Bridge (except for Deans Bank Section)	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2	4		Notes 1, 4
	Albertown Bridge to Luggate Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 8
	Deans Bank Section (defined by landmark posts 1km downstream of Lake Wanaka and 600m upstream of Albert Town Bridge)	1 Oct – 31 May	F	2	4		Notes 1, 4
	downstream of Luggate Bridge to Lake Dunstan	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 8
	downstream of Clyde Dam to Balclutha	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 5, 8, 9, 10
	downstream of Balclutha	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 5, 7, 9
Coal Pit Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Conroys Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Contour Channel		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Dart River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Dart River Tributaries	not mentioned in clause 3 for this region	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Deep Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Diamond Creek		1 Oct – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Diamond Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 1, 5, 7
Dingle Burn	Backcountry Fishery upstream of the bridge on the Dingle Burn Station access road	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
Dingle Burn	downstream of the bridge on the Dingle Burn Station access road	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Falls Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Fraser Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5, 7
Fraser River	downstream of dam	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Fraser River Upper	upstream of Dam	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Glenorchy Lagoons		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1			Notes 1, 5
Greenstone River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries upstream of Sly Burn	1 Nov – 31 Jan 1 Apr – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
	Controlled Area and tributaries upstream of Sly Burn	1 Feb – 31 Mar	F	1			Notes 1, 4, 13, 14
	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries, including the Caples river, between the Sly Burn confluence and the swing bridge at the car park end of Greenstone Station Road	1 Nov – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
	downstream of the Greenstone Station Road car park swing bridge	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Hamiltons Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Hawea River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2	4		Notes 1, 4
Hoffmans Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Hore's Control Pond		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5
Horne Creek	from Lake Wakatipu to source	closed
Hunter River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
Ida Burn Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5
Kaihiku Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Kaikorai Estuary	downstream of Abbotts Creek confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Kaikorai Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Kawarau River	from its source at Lake Wakatipu to Lake Dunstan	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 8
Knights Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5
Kuriwao Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Kye Burn		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Dispute		1 Oct – 31 May	FS	2			Notes 1, 2, 5
Lake Dunstan		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Hawea		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Hayes		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 5
Lake Johnson		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 2, 5
Lake Kirkpatrick		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	2			Notes 1, 3
Lake Mahinerangi		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Onslow		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	10			Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Roxburgh	from the Highway Bridge at Alexandra downstream to the Roxburgh Dam	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	2		Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Sylvan		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	6			Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Tewa		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Lake Tuakitoto	including outlet channel and inlet channel	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Waihola	including outlet and waterways connected with Lake Waipori	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Lake Waipori		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
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	closed
	within 100m of any part of the wharf in Black Bay (commonly known as the Walter Peak Jetty)	closed
		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 7
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	closed
Lake Wanaka		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 5, 7
Lee Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lindis River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Lochy River	and tributaries downstream of Disputed Creek confluence	1 Nov – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 4
Lochy River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries upstream of Disputed Creek confluence	1 Nov – 31 May	F	0			Notes 1, 4, 13
Logan Burn Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Maclennan River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 4
Makarora River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Makarora River	downstream of Wilkin River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Manorburn Dam Lower		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5
Manorburn Dam Upper		1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Manuherikia River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Mathias Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5
Matukituki River	and tributaries above Glenfinnan Stream	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
	Between Glenfinnan Stream confluence and Motatapu confluence	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 5, 8
	downstream of Motatapu confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 5, 8
McAtamney’s Head Pond		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5
Meggat Burn		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Mill Creek (a tributary to Lake Hayes)	from the Speargrass Flat Road Bridge to Waterfall Park	closed
Mill Creek junior fishery	above Waterfall Park	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4, 12
Mill Creek	downstream of Speargrass Flat Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 4
Moke Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 5
Molyneux Pond		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Motatapu River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Nenthorn Pond		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Nenthorn Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Nevis River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	F	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
Owaka River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 4
Owaka River	downstream of State Highway 92	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 4, 6
Perkins Pond		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Pinders Pond		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Pleasant River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Pomahaka River	Backcountry Fishery upstream of Park Hill Bridge at Switzers Road	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1	1		Notes 1, 4, 13
	Downstream of Park Hill Bridge on Switzers Road to Swans Bridge on Clydevale Road	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 4
	downstream of Swans Bridge (Clydevale Road)	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 4
Poolburn Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5, 7
Puerua Estuary	downstream of State Highway 92 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Puerua Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Rees River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Rees River	downstream of Muddy Creek	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Reid Lake		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 2, 5
Route Burn	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	F	0			Notes 1, 4
Rutherfords Dam		1 Nov – 15 Apr	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Shag River Shag River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Shag River Shag River	downstream of State Highway 1 Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Shotover River		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	4		Notes 1, 4
Silver Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Southern Reservoir		1 Oct – 31 Aug	FS	1			Notes 1,11
Styx Weir Pond		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5
Sullivans Dam		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Sutton Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Tahakopa River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Tahakopa River	downstream of Maclennan River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Taieri River	above Outram	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 4
	from Outram to Silverstream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 5, 8
	downstream of Silverstream confluence to Otokia Bridge on State Highway 1	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 5, 8
	downstream of Otokia Bridge on State Highway 1	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4	1		Notes 1, 5, 7
Teviot River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 4
Three O'Clock Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	1		Notes 1, 4
Timaru River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Timaru River	downstream of Timaru Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FS	1			Notes 1, 4
Tokomairiro River	above Coal Gully Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Tokomairiro River	downstream of Coal Gully Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 6, 8
Tomahawk Lagoon		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	1			Notes 1, 5
Tuapeka River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Victoria Dam		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 5
Von Lake		1 Nov – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 5
Von River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	F	1			Notes 1, 4
Waikouaiti River	upstream of State Highway 1 road bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Waikouaiti River	downstream of State Highway 1 road bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Waipahi River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	4			Notes 1, 4
Waipori River	upstream of the contour channel	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Waipori River	downstream of the Contour Channel to the Taieri River confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	4			Notes 1, 5, 7
Waitahuna River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Waitati River	upstream of Orokonui Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Waitati River	downstream of Orokonui Stream confluence	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 6, 8
Waiwera River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Waters of Leith	upstream of Lindsay Creek confluence and including Lindsay Creek	closed
	downstream of Lindsay Creek confluence to the Leith Street Foot Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2	1		Notes 1, 4
	downstream of Leith Street Foot Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2	1		Notes 1, 6, 8
Wilkin River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4, 13
Young River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FS	1			Notes 1, 4, 13

Southland Fish and Game Region

The Southland region is defined here: New Zealand Gazette, 24 May 1990, No. 83, page 1861.

1. Definitions

For interpretation of terms, refer to the First Schedule of this Notice or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983.

2. Additional Requirements

Note 1	1.1	Fishing for coarse fish in all waters of Southland region is prohibited.
	1.2	With the exception of perch for which there is no limit, no licence holder shall on any one day take, kill or be in possession of –
	1.2.1	more than 1 salmon from any waters of the region.
	1.2.2	more than 4 sports fish.
	1.3	There are no minimum or maximum lengths for sports fish in Southland region.
Note 2	2.1	No licence holder may take, or attempt to take, salmon from any river during the months of April and May.
Note 3	3.1	Scented artificial lures may be used in Fly and Spin waters, when actively fished so as to imitate a bait fish.
Note 4	4.1	Molluscs or parts of molluscs may be used in bait fishing waters.
Note 5	5.1	No licence holder shall fish from any motorised boat (including electric motors) in Lake Thomas and South Lake Mavora.
Note 6	6.1	No licence holder shall fish from any boat or any form of flotation device.
Note 7	7.1	No licence holder shall fish for sports fish in a designated Junior Fishery unless they are the holder of a child or junior licence.
Note 8	8.1	Backcountry Fishery. All licence holders who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) must obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.
Note 9	9.1	Controlled Area. In the controlled area, a controlled period applies. All licence holders who fish in the controlled area must first obtain a controlled period licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2021).
	9.2	Controlled Period. Controlled period means the period beginning on 1 November 2021 and ending on 31 May 2022.
	9.3	Controlled Period Licence. A controlled period licence means a licence that entitles the following persons to fish for sports fish in the controlled area during the controlled period and on the reach specified in the licence:
	9.3.1	the holder of the controlled period licence; and
	9.3.2	up to 3 companion anglers named in the controlled period licence who hold backcountry licences, provided that the maximum size of any group for any one permit is 4.

3. Open Season, Permitted Methods, Daily Bag Limits

Water	Section of Water	Open Season	Authorised Fishing Methods	Daily Bag Limit see Note 1.2 for salmon and other bag limits			Refer Clause 2 Additional Requirements
				Trout	Salmon	Other
All waters except where otherwise specified below		1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
All rivers and lakes draining to the Tasman Sea and Foveaux Strait west of Waiau River except where otherwise specified below		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
All tributaries of the Aparima, Oreti and Mataura rivers, not mentioned in clause 3.		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Acton Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Aparima River	Upstream of the Thornbury Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Aparima River	Thornbury Bridge to sea	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Borland Burn		1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Brightwater Spring		1 Nov – 30 April	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Clinton River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries from its source to its confluence with Lake Te Anau	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 8
Clinton River	Controlled Area from Clinton River West Branch at “The Prairie” Flat (NZTopo50-CB08 9045 2047) to its confluence with Lake Te Anau and entire North Branch and tributaries.	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 9
Cromel Stream		1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Eglinton River	and tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 6
Ettrick Burn	Backcountry Fishery from its confluence with Lake Te Anau to the upstream limit of Log Cabin Slip at NZTOPO 50-CC07 796753	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 8
Ettrick Burn	Controlled Area from its confluence with Lake Te Anau to the upstream limit of Log Cabin Slip at NZTOPO 50-CC07 796753	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 9
Hamilton Burn	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Irthing Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Lake Fergus		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Gunn		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Hankinson		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Hauroko		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Hauroko tributaries		1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Henry "junior fishery"		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4, 7
Lake Manapouri	including Waiau Arm	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
	tributaries excluding Mararoa and upper Waiau rivers	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
	Within 100 metres of any part of the Real Journeys Tourist Centre, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri	Closed
Lake Mavora	North	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Mavora	South	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4, 5
Lake Monowai		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Monowai	tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Poteriteri		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Te Anau		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Te Anau	tributaries	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lake Thomas		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4, 5
Lake Waituna	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 4
Lill Burn		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
McGregor Pond (Whitestone River Berm) "junior fishery"		1 Oct – 30 Sep, excluding 18 Oct – 22 Oct	FSB	2 Daily catch limit of 2 fish applies, regardless of whether fish are kept or released.			Notes 1, 4, 7
Makarewa River	upstream of Riverton – Invercargill Highway and all tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Makarewa River	downstream of Riverton – Invercargill Highway	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Mararoa River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Mataura River	upstream of the Gore Bridge and all tributaries except Brightwater Spring	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 6
	downstream of the Gore Bridge	1 Oct – 31 May excluding 7 and 8 May 2022	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 6
	the Mataura Island Bridge to the sea	1 Oct – 30 Sep excluding 7 and 8 May 2022	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Mimihau Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Mokoreta River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Monowai River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Orauea Stream	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Ourawera Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Oreti River	Backcountry Fishery and tributaries upstream of Rocky Point	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FS	1			Notes 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
	Rocky Point to State Highway 94 Bridge just north of Lumsden	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 6
	State Highway 94 Bridge just north of Lumsden to Riverton-Invercargill Highway	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
	Riverton-Invercargill Highway to sea	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Otamita Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Pourakino River	and tributaries upstream of Waipango Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Pourakino River	downstream of Waipango Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Rakatu/Redcliff wetland complex		1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Taunamau Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Titiroa Stream	and tributaries upstream of The Locks	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Titiroa Stream	downstream of The Locks	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Tokanui River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Upukerora River		1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waiau River	between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau	1 Oct – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
	From the downstream extent of the Manapouri Lake Control structure, also known as the Mararoa Weir, to Tuatapere	1 Oct – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
	Tuatapere to the sea, including the Waiau Lagoon	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
	The area enclosed by the side-walls of the Manapouri Lake Control structure/Mararoa Weir downstream of the main control gates	Closed
Waiau River tributaries	Mararoa Weir to the sea	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waihopai River	upstream of Queens Drive	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waihopai River	downstream of Queens Drive	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikaia River		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 6
Waikaia River tributaries		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikaka Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikawa River	and tributaries, upstream of Niagara Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikawa River	downstream of Niagara Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikiwi Stream	upstream of North Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waikiwi Stream	downstream of North Road Bridge	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waimatuku Stream	and tributaries upstream of the bridge on Rance Road	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waimatuku Stream	downstream of the bridge on Rance Road	1 Oct – 30 Sep	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Waimea Stream		1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Wairaki River	and tributaries	1 Oct – 30 Apr	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2
Whitestone River	upstream of Prospect Bridge	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Whitestone River	between the Prospect Bridge and the Mararoa confluence	1 Oct – 30 April	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4
Worsley River	Backcountry Fishery and Controlled Area and tributaries, from its source to the confluence with Lake Te Anau.	1 Nov – 31 May	FSB	2			Notes 1, 2, 4, 8, 9

Approved at Wellington this 19th day of July 2021.

Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN, Minister of Conservation.

Tags

Notice Number

Conservation Act 1987
Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983

Notice

1. Application of this Notice

First Schedule

1. Interpretation

2. Authorised Tackle

3. Foul Hooking of Fish

4. Fish Length

5. Open Season

6. Daily Bag Limit

7. Season Bag Limit

8. Authorised Methods

Second Schedule

Northland Fish and Game Region

Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region

Eastern Fish and Game Region

Hawke’s Bay Fish and Game Region

Taranaki Fish and Game Region

Wellington Fish and Game Region

Nelson/Marlborough Fish and Game Region

West Coast Fish and Game Region

1. Definitions

2. Additional Requirements

North Canterbury Fish and Game Region

Central South Island Fish and Game Region

Otago Fish and Game Region

Southland Fish and Game Region