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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-2038

NOTICES

FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters

[41 Pa.B. 6355]
[Saturday, November 26, 2011]

 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.

 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 lbs/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 lbs/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 lbs/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 lbs/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 30 and 31, 2012.

County Stream Section Limits Brook
Trout
(kg/ha) 		Brown
Trout
(kg/ha) 		Length (miles) Survey
Year
Bedford Three Springs Run 02 SR 869 Bridge in New Enterprise
to mouth 		— 45.44
54.95
58.37 		2.00 2009
2010
2011
Clearfield Right Branch Moose Creek 01 Headwaters to mouth 34.52 — 1.80 2011
Clinton Green Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 52.17 — 1.09 2011
Clinton Harveys Run 01 Headwaters to inflow of Upper Castanea Reservoir 34.85 — 1.33 2011
Clinton Harveys Run 02 Outflow of Upper Castanea
Reservoir to mouth 		38.87 27.45 1.05 2011
Luzerne UNT to Laurel Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 32.57 — 1.43 2011
Lehigh Schaefer Run 02 0.44 mile upstream of the
mouth to mouth 		— 116.85 0.44 2009
Monroe Pocono Creek 03 100 meters upstream SGL lower boundary downstream 2.15 miles to 0.92 mile upstream from confluence of Scott Run 4.75 59.59 2.15 2010
Monroe Pocono Creek 04 From 1.48 km (0.92 mile) upstream from the
confluence of Scot Run RM 12.74 to 0.60 km (0.37 mile) downstream from the Bartonsville Avenue (SR 3023) bridge RM 6.92 		2.36 70.05 5.82 2010
Monroe Pocono Creek 05 From 0.60 km (0.37 mile) downstream from the Bartonsville Avenue (SR 3023) bridge RM 6.92 downstream to the
confluence of Flagler
Run RM 1.46 		— 41.46 5.46 2010
Northampton Martins Creek 04 Dam outflow to mouth — 174.21 1.90 2010
Northampton UNT to Delaware River 01 Headwaters to mouth — 98.26 2.85 2011
Pike UNT to Shohola Creek RM 17.35 (1st downstream SR 0739 in SGL 180) 01 Headwaters to mouth 64.25 — 1.47 2010
Pike Vantine Brook 01 Headwaters to Mill
Dam at SR 2001 		46.71 — 1.97 2011
Westmoreland UNT to Freeman Run 01 Headwaters to mouth 52.11 — 1.19 2011

 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. 11-2038. Filed for public inspection November 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]


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