Fishing Regulations

SOUTHLAND REGION
 
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159 North Road, Invercargill and the wildlife Park, Manapouri Road, Te Anau PO Box 159 Invercargill (03) 215-9117 (03) 215-9118 information@southlandfishgame.co.nz Maurice Rodway Mark Sutton, Stuart Sutherland, Bill Jarvie, Zane Moss Cheryl Mason, Christine Stenning

REGULATIONS

Reference to Description: New Zealand Gazette, No. 83, 24 May 1990, page 1861

1. INTERPRETATIONS
See First Schedule.

2. OPEN SEASON, METHODS AND BAG LIMITS
Permitted Methods definition
F = Fly fishing only
FS = Fly or Spin fishing only
FSB = Fly, Spin or Bait fishing permitted
 

Rivers/Lakes	Open Season	Permitted Method	Bag Limit
Acton Stream	1 Oct—30 April	FSB	2
All rivers and lakes draining to the Tasman Sea and Foveaux Strait west of the Waiau River
	All year	FS	4
All tributaries of the Aparima, Oreti and Mataura Rivers, not listed below
	1 Oct—30 April	FSB	2
Aparima River and tributaries upstream of Hamilton Burn
	1 Oct—30 April	FS	2
Aparima River, Hamilton Burn to Thornbury Bridge
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Aparima River, Thornbury Bridge to sea
	All year	FSB	4
Borland Burn	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2
Cromel Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Eglinton River and tributaries	1 Nov—31 May	F	2
Hamilton Burn and tributaries upstream of Mossburn—Otautau Road
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2
Hamilton Burn downstream of Mossburn—Otautau Road
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Irthing Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Tributaries of Te Anau, Manapouri, Monowai, Hauroko, Hankinson except Eglinton, upper Waiau, and Mararoa Rivers
	1 Nov—31 May	FS	2
Lake Fergus	1 Nov—31 May	FS	4
Lake Gunn	1 Nov—31 May	FS	4
Lake Hankinson	1 Nov—31 May	FS	4
Lake Hauroko	All year	FS	4
Lake Manapouri	All year	FS	4
Lake Mavora (North and South)	All year	FS	2
Lake Monowai	All year	FS	4
Lake Poteriteri	All year	FS	4
Lake Te Anau	All year	FS	4
Lake Thomas	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Lake Waituna and tributaries	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Lilburn	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Makarewa River upstream of Riverton—Invercargill Highway and all tributaries
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Makarewa River downstream of Riverton—Invercargill Highway
	All year	FSB	4
Mararoa River upstream of The Key Bridge including upper Mararoa and tributaries
	1 Oct—30 Apr 2	FSB	2
Mararoa River downstream of The Key Bridge
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Mataura River and tributaries upstream of Humes’ Road Bridge, Garston (all fish larger than 400mm must be returned)
1 Oct—30 Apr                  FS             Fish less than 400 mm			1
Mataura River—Garston Bridge to Gore Bridge
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Mataura River—Gore Bridge to the Gorge Road Bridge
1 Oct—31 May, excluding 5 and 6 May 2007		FSB	4
Mataura River Gorge Road Bridge to sea
	All year	FSB	4
Mimihau River	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Mokoreta River	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Monowai River	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2
Orauea Stream and tributaries	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Ourawera Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Oreti River upstream of Oreti Road D43 294185 (Walk Only Zone) (all fish larger than 400mm must be returned) Subject to Clause 11
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	< 400mm 1
Oreti River and tributaries Oreti Road to Rocky Point Subject to Clause 11
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2
Oreti River—Rocky Point to Riverton—Invercargill Highway
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Oreti River Riverton—Invercargill Highway to sea
	All year	FSB	4
Otamita Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Pourakino River and tributaries upstream of Waipango Bridge
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Pourakino River downstream of Waipango Bridge
	All year	FSB	2
Taunamau Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Titiroa Stream and tributaries upstream of The Locks 1
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Titiroa Stream downstream of The Locks
	All year	FSB	2
Tokonui Stream	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Upukerora River	1 Nov—31 May	FS	2
Waiau River between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau
	1 Oct—31 May	FS	2
Waiau River—Manapouri Lake Control structure to Tuatepere
	1 Oct—31 May	FSB	4
Waiau River—Tuatepere to sea	All year	FSB	4
Waihopai River upstream of Queens Drive
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Waihopai River downstream of Queens Drive
	All year	FSB	2
Waikaia River	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	4
Waikaia River tributaries	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Waikawa River and tributaries Niagara Bridge upstream
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Waikawa River Niagara Bridge downstream
	All year	FSB	2
Waikiwi Stream upstream of North Road Bridge
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Waikiwi Stream downstream of North Road Bridge
	All year	FSB	2
Waimatuku Stream and tributaries	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Wairaki River and tributaries upstream of the transmission lines
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2
Wairaki River between the transmission lines and Waiau
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FSB	2
Whitestone River upstream of Prospect Bridge
	1 Nov—31 May	FS	2
Whitestone River between the Prospect Bridge and Mararoa River
	1 Oct—30 Apr	FS	2

 

3. CLOSED WATERS
3.1 No person shall take (includes attempt to take) sports fish from the following waters:
That portion of Lake Manapouri which lies with 100m of any part of the Real Journeys Company’s Tourist Centre, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri
That portion of Lake Te Anau that lies within 100m of any part of the wharf of the Real Journeys Company’s office in the township of Te Anau
3.2 No person shall take (or attempt to take) salmon from any river during the months of April and May.
3.3 No person shall take (or attempt to take) salmon from the Waiau River upstream of the Monowai Power Station, or from the Mararoa River.

AUTHORISED TACKLE
Refer First Schedule.

5.FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS
Refer Clause 2.

6. BAIT FISHING NOT PERMITTED
7. COARSE FISHING WATERS
None.
8. USE OF BOATS
8.1 No person shall fish from any motorised boat in Lake Thomas.
8.2 No person shall fish from any boat or any form of flotation device in:
The Eglinton River
The Mataura River upstream from the Mataura Island Bridge
The Oreti River upstream of the State Highway No 94 bridge just north of Lumsden
The Waikaia River

9. DAILY LIMIT BAGS
9.1 Subject to Clause 3.2, no person shall in any one day take, kill or be in possession of more than 1 salmon from any waters of the region.
9.2 With the exception of perch for which there is no limit, no person shall on any one day take, kill or be in possession of more than 4 sports fish.

10. FISH LENGTH
No restriction on all waters except for Trophy Trout Zones as described in Clause 2 of this notice.

11.UPPER ORETI BACKCOUNTRY FISHERY
11.1 The Upper Oreti River is part of the Upper Oreti Backcountry Fishery (which means the Oreti River catchment upstream of Rocky Point at NZMS 260 E44 373 947) as defined in the Sports Fishing Licence, Fees and Forms Notice 2006, and the provisions of that notice apply to this notice (see page 5).
 

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