FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Change to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; Removal of Cross Fork, Section 03, Potter County [35 Pa.B. 4682] The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) has removed Cross Fork, Section 03, Potter County, from its list of Class A Wild Trout Streams as set forth in 35 Pa.B. 3477 (June 18, 2005). The section of Cross Fork that is affected extends for a distance of 5.4 miles from the confluence with Rhulo Hollow downstream to 440 yards downstream of the T-416 Bridge.
For a water to be removed from the Commission's list of Class A Wild Trout Streams, total trout biomass must be documented below set criteria for two consecutive stream examinations. Commission staff conducted time series monitoring of the trout population within Cross Fork, Section 03, on an annual basis from 1996 to 2003. Overall, the trout failed to meet the minimum biomass criteria for Class A Wild Trout Waters during each of these surveys. Although this section was identified in the past as a Class A Wild Trout Water, eight consecutive surveys have confirmed that the section now supports a Class B wild trout biomass. Accordingly, the Commission took action to remove Cross Fork, Section 03, from the list of Class A Wild Trout Streams. This change will allow for stocking to occur at a low rate and encourage more angling activity on the stream.
DOUGLAS J. AUSTEN, Ph.D.,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1538. Filed for public inspection August 12, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
