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Upper Ōhau River
Regional regulations applyRegional limits applyOctober 2026 and 4–30 Sep 2027
Two-day September allocations on the Upper Ōhau are drawn by ballot. Party of up to 4.
Ballot
Entries
1 Jul 2027 – 1 Aug 2027 · drawn 8 Aug 2027
Party
Leader plus up to 3 companions
1
Preferred allocation
Demo calendar — the 2026/27 allocations are set by the regional office. Draws are reproducible: the candidate set, algorithm version and seed are recorded.
One entry per person. Duplicate entries are invalidated before the draw.
Conditions for this fishery
- Party leader plus up to 3 companions.
- No party swaps; vacated allocations are not reissued.
- The October 2026 allocation mechanism is still to be confirmed by the regional office.
- Legal cap for the controlled period: 254 licences.