NOTICES
FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION
Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; April 2018
[48 Pa.B. 1069]
[Saturday, February 17, 2018]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 April 23 and 24, 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 Bedford Ott Town Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Cove Creek 39.978611
78.440833— 48.18 — 0.60 2017 Blair Homer Gap Run 1 Headwaters to Inlet Homer Gap Reservoir Little Juniata River 40.554562
78.36414337.42 — — 2.01 2017 Blair/Cambria UNT to Bells Gap Run (RM 5.63) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Bells Gap Run 40.641979
78.40094745.95 1.17 — 2.78 2017 Cambria Beaverdam Run 1 Headwaters to Backwaters of Beaverdam Reservoir South Fork Little Conemaugh River 40.321667
78.69666730.42 — — 1.94 2017 Cameron Dark Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Upper Jerry Run 41.279756
78.09669032.88 — — 1.26 2017 Cameron Jerry Lick Draft 1 Headwaters to Mouth Upper Jerry Run 41.268333
78.10666743.10 — — 2.11 2017 Cameron Middle Jerry Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Lower Jerry Run 41.290145
78.04560867.81 — — 1.29 2017 Cameron/Elk Bigger Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth East Branch Hicks Run 41.397778
78.28694243.67 2.14 — 4.53 2017 Cameron/Elk Sand Spring Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth East Branch Hicks Run 41.380280
78.27944245.59 - — 1.72 2017 Carbon Mauch Chunk Creek 3 From the Upstream Face of Lentz Trail (SR 3012) Bridge to Covered Sluice Way Entrance Lehigh River 40.863056
75.737221— 116.63 — 0.93 2017 Carbon Silkmill Run 2 Outlet First Downstream Pond at RM 1.72 to Mouth Lehigh River 40.865556
75.734444— 60.76 — 1.94 2017 Carbon Wild Creek 1 Headwaters to Inlet of Penn Forest Reservoir Beltzville Lake 40.888889
75.56111119.19 29.85 — 4.30 2017 Centre North Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Black Moshannon Lake 40.905231
78.05147672.81 — — 2.12 2017 Centre Tunis Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth White Deer Creek 41.003887
77.25972038.50 1.11 — 1.60 2017 Cumberland Kings Gap Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Yellow Breeches Creek 40.111602
77.28263038.57 2.15 — 2.92 2017 Elk Painter Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Clarion River 41.371761
78.96724731.32 — — 1.49 2017 Elk UNT to Elk Creek (RM 1.81) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Elk Creek 41.430705
78.70865532.57 9.48 — 1.19 2017 Erie Alder Run 1 Headwaters to Fenno Road Bridge French Creek 41.970833
79.86111135.18 — — 1.87 2017 Erie UNT to South Branch French Creek (RM 6.34) 1 Headwaters to Mouth South Branch French Creek 41.896047
79.81578756.42 2.04 — 0.81 2017 Fayette UNT to Chaney Run (RM 2.97) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Chaney Run 39.830873
79.64521334.48 — — 0.98 2017 Forest Tuttle Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth South Branch Tionesta Creek 41.623004
78.99126939.71 — — 0.87 2017 Lycoming Upper Pine Bottom Run 2 Confluence Zinck Fork to Mouth Pine Creek 41.321667
77.38694411.98 43.75 — 3.48 2017 McKean Cady Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Allegheny Portage Creek 41.737221
78.24250041.89 18.14 — 1.52 2017 McKean Marvin Creek 1 Headwaters to T459 Bridge at Hazel Hurst Potato Creek 41.808333
78.43055635.31 0.89 — 4.65 2017 McKean Stanton Brook 1 Headwaters to Mouth Marvin Creek 41.734930
78.54281048.81 — — 2.99 2017 McKean UNT to Knapp Creek (RM 5.32) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Knapp Creek 41.934630
78.44545033.31 — — 1.72 2017 McKean UNT to Knapp Creek (RM 6.06) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Knapp Creek 41.937116
78.45529031.14 — — 1.24 2017 McKean UNT to Marvin Creek (RM 9.58) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Marvin Creek 41.741470
78.53616038.40 — — 1.23 2017 McKean UNT to Marvin Creek (RM 16.25) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Marvin Creek 41.698484
78.61860430.62 — — 1.55 2017 McKean UNT to Tram Hollow Run (RM 0.76) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Tram Hollow Run 41.955320
78.49453060.79 — — 1.02 2017 Mifflin Panther Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Penns Creek 40.829722
77.41472230.29 3.51 — 4.47 2017 Monroe UNT to Pohopoco Creek (RM 22.92) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Pohopoco Creek 40.945430
75.441341— 58.82 — 1.79 2017 Potter Allegheny River 1 Headwaters to Seven Bridges Ohio River 40.443333
80.0138894.51 46.12 — 3.72 2017 Potter Hopper House Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Pine Creek 41.677876
77.80536743.65 6.74 — 2.06 2017 Potter Sartwell Creek 1 Headwaters to Bear Creek Allegheny River 41.787222
78.20833317.15 61.47 — 3.43 2017 Potter Wiemer Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Sartwell Creek 41.855831
78.18611124.48 18.88 — 2.42 2017 Snyder/Union Lick Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Penns Creek 40.860279
77.27944231.45 — — 3.85 2017 Wayne Indian Orchard Brook 1 Headwaters to UNT at RM 1.91 Lackawaxen River 41.545834
75.21694236.28 — — 2.64 2014 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. 18-271. Filed for public inspection February 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]
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