Classification of Wild Trout Streams; Addition to List [43 Pa.B. 6470]
[Saturday, October 26, 2013]Of the two waters proposed for listing at 43 Pa. B. 4290 (July 27, 2013), the Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) approved the addition of one new water (Pickings Run, Somerset County) to its list of wild trout streams. The Commission already had designated a portion of the other water proposed for listing at 43 Pa.B. 4290 (Potter Run, Centre County), and therefore, no action was taken with respect to that water. The Commission approved the addition of Potter Run (from the headwaters to SR 0144) to its list of wild trout streams at 33 Pa.B. 6292 (December 20, 2003).
Under 58 Pa. Code § 57.11 (relating to listing of wild trout streams), it is the policy of the Commission to accurately identify and classify stream sections supporting naturally reproducing populations of trout as wild trout streams. The listing of a stream section as a wild trout stream is a biological designation that does not determine how it is managed. The Commission relies upon many factors in determining the appropriate management of streams. The Commission's Fisheries Management Division maintains the complete list of wild trout streams, and it is available on the Commission's web site at http://www.fish.state.pa.us/trout_repro.htm.
JOHN A. ARWAY,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-2022. Filed for public inspection October 25, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
