NOTICES
Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; January 2017
[46 Pa.B. 7418]
[Saturday, November 19, 2016]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 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).
(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 lb/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 lb/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 lb/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 lb/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 23 and 24, 2017.
County Stream Section Limits Tributary to Mouth
Lat/Lon
Brook
Trout
(kg/ha)Brown
Trout
(kg/ha)
Rainbow
Trout
(kg/ha)
Length
(miles)Survey
YearBedford UNT to Shobers Run (RM 6.50) 02 Hemlock Road (T-726) Bridge to Mouth Shobers Run 39.956243
78.547466— 56.82 — 0.79 2016 Bedford/Blair Boiling Spring Run 02 Dam at Pond Immediately Downstream from Harvest Lane to Mouth Beaverdam Creek 40.271944
78.466389— 56.21 — 2.11 2016 Blair Little Juniata River 02 Sandy Run to First Bridge on US 220 Business just Northeast of Bellwood Juniata River 40.561111
78.068336— 71.59 — 4.54 2016 Cambria Fallentimber Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Clearfield Creek 40.679893
78.49650656.58 3.63 — 3.72 2016 Cambria Flanigans River 01 Headwaters to Mouth Little Chest Creek 40.629353
78.66210942.99 — — 2.21 2016 Centre Bald Eagle Creek 04 Spring Creek to Inlet of Sayers Lake near Boggs/Howard Township Line West Branch Susquehanna River 41.135277
77.400558— 52.78 — 5.72 2016 Centre/Clinton UNT to Fishing Creek (Bletz Hollow) 01 Headwaters to Sink at RM 0.32 Fishing Creek 40.987865
77.433403135.84 — — 2.20 2016 Clearfield Dale Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Moravian Run 41.009495
78.26574776.68 — — 1.17 2016 Clearfield UNT to Bell Run (RM 7.60) 01 Headwaters to Mouth Bell Run 41.006111
78.66083538.04 — — 1.43 2016 Clearfield UNT to Kratzer Run (RM 3.59) 01 Headwaters to Mouth Kratzer Run 40.968799
78.603263138.19 121.17 — 0.67 2016 Clearfield UNT to Potts Run (RM 5.47) 01 Headwaters to Mouth Potts Run 40.873981
78.509575281.99 — — 0.58 2016 Clinton Drury Run 01 Headwaters (Tamarack Swamp) to Pong Hollow West Branch Susquehanna River 41.325833
77.77694413.87 52.42 — 1.29 2016 Clinton Indian Camp Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Kettle Creek 41.442013
77.89133532.38 — — 1.07 2016 Clinton Krape Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Rockey Run 41.087222
77.23527839.22 1.31 — 1.86 2016 Clinton Mill Creek 01 Headwaters to Mouth Fishing Creek 41.029999
77.30249871.67 23.51 — 3.24 2016 Clinton UNT to Gotshall Run (Robbins Run) 01 Headwaters to Mouth Gotshall Run 41.087402
77.25974353.96 — — 1.64 2016 Clinton Wolf Gap Run 01 Headwaters to Sink at RM 0.54 Fishing Creek 40.999971
77.379016125.45 — — 1.57 2016 Dauphin Smoke Hole Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth South Fork Powell Creek 40.507021
76.68993434.29 — — 1.76 2016 Huntingdon Little Juniata River 08 Barree Road Bridge (SR 4004) to Mouth Juniata River 40.561111
78.068336— 109.44 — 3.19 2016 Lycoming Bear Pen Hollow Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Mosquito Creek 41.175388
77.07460836.46 — — 1.38 2016 Lycoming Bender Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Susquehanna River 41.223057
77.11000134.09 62.52 — 3.77 2016 Lycoming Veley Fork 01 Headwaters to Mouth Upper Pine Bottom Run 41.313332
77.44249733.47 2.70 — 1.23 2016 Potter Cherry Hollow Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Kettle Creek 41.527500
77.73611549.41 — — 2.17 2016 Potter UNT to Kettle Creek (Joerg Run) 01 Headwaters to Mouth Kettle Creek 41.533482
77.71892558.09 — — 2.44 2016 Sullivan Yellow Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Little Loyalsock Creek 41.507557
76.50416631.66 2.83 — 2.65 2016 Union Sheesley Run 01 Headwaters to Mouth Laurel Run 40.905834
77.26972253.20 11.96 — 2.24 2016 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. 16-2015. Filed for public inspection November 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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