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Nelson/Marlborough Fishing Regulations, 2012-2013
The following is our understanding of the regulations that apply to trout and salmon fishing in the Nelson/Marlborough region from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013. Where general rules do not apply, lakes and rivers are listed in alphabetical order for quick reference.
The information presented here is not meant to be taken as a complete statement of the law. Please refer to the South Island regulations booklet supplied with your fishing licence or view an online version at the Fish & Game New Zealand website.
Open season |
Size limits |
Bag limit |
Methods allowed |
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| General rules | ||||
| All fishing waters | Because of the risk of spreading the invasive alga didymo, anglers must clean their fishing gear, waders and boots, especially when moving between rivers. See Didymo Biosecurity Alert. Felt soles are banned. | |||
| All other fishing waters not mentioned below. | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| All lakes | Downriggers are permitted | |||
| Fishing waters | ||||
| Acheron River and its tributaries lying upstream of the Severn confluence | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Trout: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Acheron River downstream of the Severn confluence | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Trout: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Alma River | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Trout: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Anatoki River | Trout and salmon: 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Aorere River upstream from the Salisbury Road Bridge | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr Salmon: Closed |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Aorere River downstream from the Salisbury Road Bridge | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Argyle Pond Head Race above sign posted marker | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Argyle Pond and lower hydro canals downstream to its confluence with the Wairau River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Awatere River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Bartlett's Creek | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Baton River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Bowscale Tarn | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Branch River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Buller River upstream from Gowan Bridge | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Buller River downstream from Gowan Bridge | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Clarence River and its tributaries lying upstream of the Acheron confluence. | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Trout : 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Clarence River downstream from the Acheron confluence | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Cobb Reservoir | All year |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Cobb River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | Only one fish may be larger that 500mm | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Conway River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| D'Urville River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Daniells, Lake | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only one fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly and spinner. |
| Deepdale River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Dove River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Fish Lake | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Fyfe River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Gibson's Creek | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Glenroy River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Goulter River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Gowan River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Graham River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Grovetown Lagoon | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Hope River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Howard River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Island Lake | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Kahutara River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Kaituna River (in Marlborough) | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Leatham River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Lee River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Lyell Creek (Kaikoura) upstream from SH 1 | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Lyell Creek (Kaikoura) downstream from SH 1 | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Maitai River above the Lower Nile Street Bridge | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Maitai River below the Lower Nile Street Bridge | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner. |
| Mangles River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Marahou River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Maruia River upstream of Maruia Falls | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Maruia River downstream of Maruia Falls | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Matakitaki River upstream of its confluence with the Glenroy River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Matakitaki River downstream from the Glenroy River confluenceto the SH6 Bridge | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Matakitaki River downstream from the SH6 Bridge | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Matiri River | 1 Oct-30 Apr | None | Total: 2 | Artificial fly, spinner |
| Middle Creek (Kaikoura) upstream from SH1 | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Middle Creek (Kaikoura) downstream from SH1 | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Motueka River upstream of its confluence with the Wangapeka River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Motueka River downstream of the Wangapeka Rivers confluence to the Peninsula Road Bridge at Ngatimoti | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Motueka River downstream from the Peninsula Road Bridge at Ngatimoti | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Motupiko River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Moutere River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Oaro River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Omaka River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Opawa River upstream from SH1 bridge | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Opawa River downstream from SH1 bridge (including Roses Overflow) | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Opouri River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Orinoco River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Owen River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Patarau River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Pearse River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Pelorus River upstream of its confluence with the Rai River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Trout: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Pelorus River downstream from its confluence with the Rai River | All year |
None |
Trout: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Rahu River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 Salmon: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Rai River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Trout: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Rainbow River | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Rainy River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Riwaka River (including north and south branches) | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Roding River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Rolling River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Ronga River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Rotoiti, Lake except for the areas below | All year |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner and bait. Down riggers are permitted. |
Rotoiti, Lake: Within 100 metres from the centre meeting line
with Lake Rotoiti of: |
1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner and bait. |
| Rotoroa, Lake except for the areas below | All year |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner and bait. Down riggers are permitted |
Rotoroa, Lake: Within 100 metres from the centre meeting line
with Lake Rotoroa of: |
1 Oct-30 Apr Closed 1 May-30 Sept |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner and bait. Fishing from any boat is prohibited. |
| Sabine River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Sedgemere River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Severn River | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Speargrass Creek | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Spey Stream | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Spring Creek | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Station Creek | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Tadmore River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Takaka River upstream from its confluence with the Waingaro River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Trout: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Takaka River downstream from its confluence with the Waingaro River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Taylor River upstream from the New Renwick Road bridge | Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Taylor River downstream from the New Renwick Road bridge | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Taylor Dam | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner (Children may fish with bait) |
| Tennyson, Lake | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 4 |
Artificial fly, spinner and bait. Down riggers are permitted |
| The Brook Stream | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Timms Stream | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Tinline River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Top Valley Stream | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Travers River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Tuamarina River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Tunakino River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Tutaki River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Waihopai River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wai-iti River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Waikakaho River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Waikoropupu River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Waingaro River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Waimea River/ Wairoa River downstream of the confluence with the Lee River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Waimea River/ Wairoa River upstream of the confluence with the Lee River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wairau River and its tributaries upstream of the Wash Bridge | Trout: 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 Salmon: 0 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wairau River (including the Diversion) downstream from the Wash Bridge including the diversion and the Southern Vally Irrigation Intake Pond | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Wairoa River upstream of the confluence with the Lee River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wairoa River/Waimea River downstream of the confluence with the Lee River | All year |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner, bait |
| Wakamarina River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
None |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wakapuaka River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Wangapeka River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Warwick River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
| Woolley River | 1 Oct-30 Apr |
Only 1 fish may exceed 500mm |
Total: 2 |
Artificial fly, spinner |
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