Proposed Additions to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; March 2016 [46 Pa.B. 532]
[Saturday, January 23, 2016]The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) is considering additions 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 March 30 and 31, 2016.
County Stream Section Limits Tributary to Mouth
Lat/LonBrook
Trout
(kg/ha)Brown
Trout
(kg/ha)Rainbow
Trout
(kg/ha)Length
(miles)Survey
YearBerks Cacoosing Creek 2 Wernersville
Road to 800 meters downstream
from SR 422Tulpehocken Creek 40.366111
75.995270— 94.89 — 2.73 2015 Cambria/ Clearfield Beaver Run 1 Headwaters to
SR 3004 (Sylvis Road)West Branch Susquehanna River 40.780749
78.780070— 68.71 — 2.09 2015 Cameron/
ElkSanders Draft Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Red Run 41.275555
78.24333236.00 — — 2.34 2015 Carbon Still Creek 1 Headwaters to Still Creek Reservoir Little Schuylkill River 40.848912
76.00364933.22 14.01 — 1.85 2015 Centre Laurel Run (Port Matilda) 2 Vicinity of Black Oak Church to Mouth Bald Eagle Creek 40.802500
78.0472228.23 61.29 — 3.03 2015 Centre Oliver Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Laurel Run (Port Matilda) 40.807957
78.0622941.70 72.92 — 3.20 2015 Centre Slide Hollow Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Sugar Camp Run 41.108060
77.68074353.82 — — 2.03 2015 Centre Winkelblech Gap Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Pine Creek 40.935263
77.31916438.20 — — 1.60 2015 Clearfield Hogback Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Susquehanna River 40.965580
78.49063943.92 1.62 — 2.45 2015 Clearfield Kratzer Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Anderson Creek 40.976410
78.5473331.21 48.15 — 6.46 2015 Clearfield North Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Susquehanna River 40.868521
78.75823139.28 — — 1.59 2015 Clearfield Patchin Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth West Branch Susquehanna River 40.782009
78.77975243.24 — — 1.54 2015 Clearfield UNT to Anderson Creek (Roaring Run) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Anderson Creek 40.979019
78.53647658.55 — — 2.13 2015 Clearfield UNT to Gifford Run (RM 4.66) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Gifford Run 41.182584
78.28726941.15 — — 0.65 2015 Clearfield UNT to Hogback Run (RM 0.18) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Hogback Run 40.963415
78.49126942.10 3.00 — 0.72 2015 Clearfield/ Indiana UNT to Bear Run (RM 2.92) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Bear Run 40.877265
78.80380435.01 — — 2.08 2015 Elk Porcupine Draft Run 1 Headwaters to Mouth Red Run 41.289780
78.24589539.39 — — 1.28 2015 Indiana Bear Run 1 Headwaters to South Branch Bear Run West Branch Susquehanna River 40.881111
78.86194850.54 0.53 — 3.40 2015 Lehigh Little Lehigh Creek 8 Fish Hatchery Road Bridge
(SR 2010) to 134 meters upstream Bogerts Covered BridgeLehigh River 40.597222
75.449167— 167.00 — 0.82 2013 McKean UNT to Blacksmith Run (RM 1.23) 1 Headwaters to Mouth Blacksmith Run 41.814130
78.47154037.58 — — 1.59 2015 Sullivan Double Run 2 Shrewsbury/
Forks Township line to MouthLoyalsock Creek 41.466667
76.57861132.36 — — 1.87 2015 York Blymire Hollow Run 2 Mont Road
Bridge (T-580)
to MouthEast Branch Codorus Creek 39.832222
76.646111— 48.23 — 1.87 2015 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. 16-133. Filed for public inspection January 22, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
