368 Designations of waters subject to special fishing regulations

Designations of Waters Subject to Special Fishing Regulations

[26 Pa.B. 1093]

   The Fish and Boat Commission is designating the following waters as subject to the special fishing regulations under 58 Pa. Code Chapter 65 effective immediately:

58 Pa. Code § 65.6.  Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only Areas:

   The following waters are designated to be regulated and managed under the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only Program and are added to the list of waters subject to these regulations (58 Pa. Code § 65.6):

County	Water	Description
Susquehanna	Salt Lick Creek	A 1.6 mile section from the downstream boundary of State Game Lands No. 35 upstream to the bridge on T-638.

58 Pa. Code § 65.7.  Trophy Trout Program:

   The limits of the section of the Lackawanna River, Lackawanna County subject to regulations applicable to the Trophy Trout program (58 Pa. Code § 65.7) are redefined as follows:

County	Water	Description
Lackawanna	Lackawanna River	A 5.2 mile section extending from White Oak Creek in Archibald downstream to the Lackawanna Avenue Bridge in Olyphant with the exception of a .3 mile section from the upstream end of Mellow Park and extending downstream to the lower end of Kendell Park.

58 Pa. Code § 65.9.  Big Bass Special Regulations:

   The following lakes are designated to be regulated and managed under the Big Bass Special Regulations and are added to the list of waters subject to these regulations (58 Pa. Code § 65.9):

Counties	Water
Carbon Lycoming Westmoreland	Mauch Chunk Lake Rose Valley Lake Upper Twin Lake

   The following river waters are designated to be regulated and managed under the Big Bass Special Regulations and are added to the list of waters subject to these regulations (58 Pa. Code § 65.9):

   The Susquehanna River from Dock Street Dam, near Harrisburg, upstream to the Fibridam, near Sunbury, and the Juniata River from its mouth upstream to the Duncannon Bridge.

   Under 58 Pa. Code § 61.7 the portion of the Susquehanna River from Holtwood Dam upstream to Dock Stream Dam is already regulated with the same size and creel limits for bass as provided in the Big Bass regulations.

58 Pa. Code § 65.10.  Select Trout Stocked Lake Program:

   The following waters are designated ''Select Trout Stocked Lakes'' (Late Winter Extended Trout Season) and are added to the list under 58 Pa. Code § 65.10:

County	Water
Beaver Butler	Upper Hereford Manor Lake Harbor Acres Lake

   The following waters are deleted from the list of ''Select Trout Stocked Lakes'' designated under 58 Pa. Code § 65.10:

County	Water
Luzerne Wyoming	Lily Lake Lake Winola

58 Pa. Code § 65.21.  Waters Limited to Specific Purposes--Exclusive Use Areas:

   The following waters are added to the list of waters designated as waters for the exclusive use of special populations under 58 Pa. Code § 65.21:

County	Water	Description of Area
Lehigh	Coplay Creek	An area extending 50 feet upstream and 50 feet downstream of a fishing pier for persons with disabilities located within the Whitehall Parkway, approximately 1/4 mile west of Route 145 in Whitehall Township.

PETER A. COLANGELO,   
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-368. Filed for public inspection March 8, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]