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Mangatawhiri Reservoir fishing guide for Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game licence checks, the all-year FS reservoir row, coarse-fish exclusion, water-access permit, and buying actions.

Southland Waiau River fishing guide for Fish & Game rules, Te Anau-Manapouri rows, Manapouri Lake Control Structure closure, Tuatapere to sea, Waiau Lagoon, Fiordland clean-gear checks, hydro conditions, and buying.

Waiau Uwha River fishing guide for North Canterbury Fish & Game rules, Hope River confluence, upstream Designated Water, downstream salmon Note 12 row, flow, and buying.

Lake Okareka fishing guide for Eastern Fish & Game rules, all-year fly-and-spin row, 8 trout bag, 350 mm minimum, closed inflows, boat notes, and buying.

Ruamāhanga River fishing guide for Wellington Fish & Game rules, the State Highway 2 reach split, upstream fly and spin season, lower all-year FSB row, access cautions, and buying.

Waikaia River fishing guide for Fish & Game Southland rules, current non-designated-water status, voluntary beat planning, no-flotation note, access, conditions, and buying.

Grey River fishing guide for West Coast Fish & Game rules, the Clarke River confluence split, Arnold River separation, river-mouth checks, and licence buying.

Lake Okataina fishing guide for Eastern Fish & Game rules, winter shoreline row, closed inflows, boat-position notes, invasive clam access checks, and buying.

Haast River fishing guide for West Coast Fish & Game rules, the Pleasant Flat Bridge split, lower-river winter checks, river-mouth authority, and licence buying.

Hangatahua Stony River fishing guide for Taranaki Fish & Game rules, all-year FS methods, rainbow-only trout bag, no brown trout take, access, and buying.