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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-2426

NOTICES

Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters

[40 Pa.B. 7305]
[Saturday, December 18, 2010]

 The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) is considering changes to its list of Class A Wild Trout Streams. Under 58 Pa. Code § 57.8a (relating to Class A wild trout streams), it is the Commission's policy to manage self-sustaining Class A wild trout populations as a renewable natural resource to conserve that resource and the angling it provides. Class A wild trout populations represent the best of this Commonwealth's naturally reproducing trout fisheries. The Commission manages these stream sections solely for the perpetuation of the wild trout fishery with no stocking.

 The criteria developed for Class A Wild Trout fisheries are species specific. Wild Trout Abundance Class Criteria include provisions for:

 (i) Wild Brook Trout Fisheries

 (A) Total brook trout biomass of at least 30 kg/ha (26.7 lbs/acre).

 (B) Total biomass of brook trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha (0.089 lb/acre).

 (C) Brook trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of the total trout biomass.

 (ii) Wild Brown Trout Fisheries

 (A) Total brown trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre).

 (B) Total biomass of brown trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha (0.089 lb/acre).

 (C) Brown trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of the total trout biomass.

 (iii) Mixed Wild Brook and Brown Trout Fisheries

 (A) Combined brook and brown trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre).

 (B) Total biomass of brook trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha (0.089 lb/acre).

 (C) Total biomass of brown trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha (0.089 lb/acre).

 (D) Brook trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.

 (E) Brown trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.

 (iv) Wild Rainbow Trout Fisheries

 Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 2.0 kg/ha (1.78 lbs/acre).

 For a water to be removed from the Class A Wild Trout Streams designation, total trout biomass must be documented as follows the set criteria for two consecutive stream examinations.

 During recent surveys, Commission staff have documented the following stream sections to have Class A Wild Trout populations. The Commission intends to consider adding these waters to its list of Class A Wild Trout Streams at its meeting on January 24 and 25, 2011.

County Stream Section Limits Brook Trout (kg/ha) Brown Trout (kg/ha) Rainbow Trout (kg/ha) Stream or Section Length (miles) Survey Year
Venango Bear Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 55.19 0.87 2005
Venango Reese Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 6.54 3.41 2005
Warren Mix Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 32.51 1.13 2006
Blair/ Huntingdon Little Juniata River 05 RR bridge at the east (downstream) border of Ironville to the mouth of Spruce Creek 181.50 6.96 2010
Huntingdon Little Juniata River 06 Mouth of Spruce Creek to Barree Road Bridge (SR 4004) 159.34 3.60 2010
Lycoming Jacobs Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 42.60 5.62 2010
Lycoming Hagermans Run 02 Confluence with UNT at RM 2.41 downstream to US Rt 15 46.30 1.51 2010
Potter Little Lyman Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 39.68   0.82 4.08 2010

 Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the additions are invited to submit comments in writing to Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P. O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Comments also may be submitted electronically by completing the form at www.fishandboat.com/regcomments. If an acknowledgment of electronic comments is not received by the sender within 2 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to ensure receipt. Electronic comments submitted in any other manner will not be accepted.

JOHN A. ARWAY, 
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2426. Filed for public inspection December 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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