NOTICES
Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; January 2018
[47 Pa.B. 7146]
[Saturday, November 18, 2017]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. With rare exceptions, 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 Biomass 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).
(v) Mixed Wild Brook and Rainbow Trout Fisheries
(A) Combined brook and rainbow 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 rainbow 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 shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.
(E) Rainbow trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.
(vi) Mixed Wild Brown and Rainbow Trout Fisheries
(A) Combined brown and rainbow 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) Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 15 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre).
(D) Brown trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.
(E) Rainbow trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass.
During recent surveys, Commission staff 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 22 and 23, 2018.
County Stream Section Limits Tributary to Mouth Lat/Lon Brook Trout (kg/ha) Brown Trout (kg/ha) Rainbow Trout (kg/ha) Length (miles) Survey Year Bradford UNT to Deep Hollow Run (RM 1.97) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Deep Hollow Run 41.623800
76.51956044.85 — — 0.83 2017 Cambria Bradley Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Clearfield Creek 40.511040
78.58692225.99
78.24— 4.76 2017 Cambria Clearfield Creek 1 Headwaters to UNT at Amsbry West Branch Susquehanna River 41.024722
78.3997220.99 57.55 — 7.25 2017 Cambria Little Chest Creek 1 Headwaters to Mouth Chest Creek 40.631781
78.64734155.66 2.17 — 4.73 2017 Cambria UNT to Chest Creek (RM 21.74) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Chest Creek 40.671159
78.664583121.52 — — 0.62 2017 Cambria UNT to Clearfield Creek (RM 47.04) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Clearfield Creek 40.706615
78.51336242.43 — — 0.93 2017 Cambria West Branch Susquehanna River 2 Outflow of treatment plant to upstream boundary of flood control in Cherry Tree Susquehanna River 40.881111
76.7972220.50 43.18 — 8.48 2017 Cameron East Branch Hicks Run 1 Headwaters to Hicks Run Road (T-310) Hicks Run 41.377500
78.27972268.66 — — 2.15 2017 Cameron Middle Branch Hicks Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Hicks Run 41.425278
78.36027582.27 21.78 — 1.78 2017 Centre Boal Gap Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Sinking Creek 40.792500
77.66527835.87 16.44 — 4.35 2017 Centre Penns Creek 1 Headwaters to State Route 45 Susquehanna River 40.750000
76.857780— 95.32 2.01 6.78 2017 Centre Railroad Creek 1 Headwaters to Mouth Elk Creek 40.972778
77.29528045.63 2.91 — 1.75 2017 Centre UNT to Pine Creek (RM 5.12) 1 Headwaters to Sink at RM 2.39 Pine Creek 40.887392
77.39286636.49 0.21 — 1.30 2017 Centre UNT to Pine Creek (RM 7.91) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Pine Creek 40.900841
77.3573062.17 70.14 — 1.67 2017 Clearfield Hughey Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Bilger Run 40.999592
78.60327161.01 — — 1.86 2017 Clearfield Moravian Run 1 Headwaters to UNT to Moravian Run (RM 6.10) West Branch Susquehanna River 41.049416
78.25859134.66 — — 2.59 2017 Clearfield Poplar Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Bell Run 40.930000
78.64666741.07 0.08 — 3.63 2017 Clinton Drake Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Hall Run 41.286770
77.78835342.06 0.58 — 1.06 2017 Clinton Gravel Lick 1 Headwaters to Mouth Hall Run 41.275555
77.76944736.71 — — 2.19 2017 Clinton Hall Run 1 Headwaters to South Renovo Reservoir West Branch Susquehanna River 41.318365
77.78867446.92 1.72 — 2.17 2017 Clinton/
LycomingDutch Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Pine Creek 41.219251
77.32218845.18 8.97 — 2.35 2017 Clinton/
PotterCounty Line Branch 2 Dyer Branch to Mouth Young Womans Creek 41.468056
77.62333332.49 25.78 — 2.18 2017 Luzerne Boston Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Kitchen Creek 41.296944
76.27333330.95 — — 1.19 2017 Luzerne Obendoffers Creek 1 Headwaters to Mouth North Branch Susquehanna River 41.362500
75.80805644.28 — — 2.44 2017 Lycoming UNT to White Deer Hole Creek (RM 18.61) 1 Headwaters to Mouth White Deer Hole Creek 41.097490
77.15968033.76 — — 0.68 2017 Mifflin Rock Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Swift Run 40.816944
77.41722131.24 6.64 — 1.86 2017 Mifflin/
UnionLittle Weikert Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Weikert Run 40.826942
77.35221936.20 16.59 — 3.77 2017 Potter Wenzel Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Little Kettle Creek 41.627819
77.71534754.58 3.00 — 2.06 2017 Potter West Branch Pine Creek 1 Headwaters to Lyman Run Pine Creek 41.733056
77.64416722.16 34.98 — 11.08 2017 Union Henstep Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Penns Creek 40.858612
77.24500346.64 2.03 — 3.18 2017 Union Kurtz Gap Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Sand Spring Run 41.047108
77.10728530.20 — — 1.04 2017 Union Lyman Gap Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth White Deer Creek 41.065720
77.04521941.68 0.35 — 1.64 2017 Union Mile Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth White Deer Creek 41.063056
77.06722249.10 — — 1.98 2017 Union Spruce Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Laurel Run 40.889099
77.19635011.52 29.75 — 3.62 2017 Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the additions are invited to submit comments in writing to the 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. 17-1897. Filed for public inspection November 17, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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