Notice Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Waters April 07 The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) is considering changes to its list of Class A Wild 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 Pennsylvania 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 fisheries are species specific. Wild Biomass Class Criteria include provisions for: (i) Wild Fisheries Total brook trout biomass of at least 30 kg/ha (6.7 lbs/acre). Total biomass of brook trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (C) trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of the total trout biomass. (ii) Wild Fisheries Total brown trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre). Total biomass of brown trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (C) trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of the total trout biomass. (iii) Mixed Wild and Fisheries Combined brook and brown trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre). Total biomass of brook trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre).
(C) Total biomass of brown trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (D) (E) trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass. trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass. (iv) Wild Fisheries Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least.0 kg/ha (.78 lbs/acre). (v) Mixed Wild and Fisheries Combined brook and rainbow trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre). Total biomass of brook trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (C) Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/ac). (D) (E) trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass. trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass. (vi) Mixed Wild and Fisheries Combined brown and rainbow trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre). Total biomass of brown trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (C) Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 5 cm (5.9 inches) in total length of at least 0. kg/ha (0.089 lbs/acre). (D) (E) trout biomass shall comprise less than 75% of the total trout biomass. 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 Streams at its meeting on April 4 and 5, 07.
Dam at SR 0 Berks Bieber 3 and T-593 Manatawny Junction to Berks Northkill Berks Run Cambria Chest Cambria Emeigh Run Centre Little Sandy Run Northkill Road (T-58) Bridge Outflow of Run Reservoir to UNT at Bradley Junction UNT at RM. Inflow of Three Point Sportsmen Cooperative Nursery pond Blue Marsh Lake Manatawny North Fork Beech 40.397 75.740555 40.48889 76.4444 40.3578 75.73667 40.876944 78.730556 40.699440 78.803833 4.05945 77.94780 --- 40.8 ---.04 06 4.94 --- ---.9 06 0.47 86.83 ---.35 06 39.99 --- --- 3.87 06 36.6 --- ---.54 06 37.59 --- ---.88 06 Centre Roaring Run Sink at RM.38 Slab Cabin Run 40.77500 77.833889 76.8 --- --- 3.9 06
Centre UNT to Gap Run (RM.39) Gap Run 40.85348 77.740 8.46 --- --- 0.68 06 Clearfield Laurel Run Little Clearfield 40.967499 78.4944 50.5 --- ---.94 06 Clearfield UNT To Bell Run (RM 4.6) Bell Run 40.970556 78.643056 39.8 --- ---.60 06 Clearfield UNT to Dale Run (RM 0.36) Dale Run 4.0387 78.6905 83.3 --- --- 0.6 06 Clinton Left Branch Hyner Run Big Slide Hollow Run to Hyner Run 4.380556 77.605833 3.65 38.03 ---.70 06 Clinton Clinton McElhattan McElhattan Outflow McElhattan Reservoir to Inlet of Keller Reservoir Outflow of Keller Reservoir to 4.47499 77.37750 4.47499 77.37750 7.58 4.0 --- 4. 06 46.85 4.39 --- 3.36 06 Crawford/ Venango UNT to Pine (RM.09) Pine 4.6835 79.639600 48..0.74 ---.6 06
Fayette/ Westmoreland Roaring Run Indiana Cush Lancaster Tucquan Luzerne Laurel Run Luzerne Mill Forbes State Forest Boundary to Horton Run Penncroft Drive North (T-438) to SR 007 in Oliver Mills Outlet Mill Reservoir to Interstate 8 at RM 4.60 Indian Mill North Branch 40.07467 79.357778 40.8309 78.78964 39.858056 76.350000 4.60556 75.857 4.60556 75.870556 3.6 8.83 ---.90 06 --- 60.00 --- 4.68 06 --- 6.59 --- 3.30 06 70.9 --- ---.77 06 6.36 4.9 --- 4.36 06 Lycoming Zinck Fork Upper Pine Bottom Run 4.3650 77.44689 3.4.5 ---.34 06 McKean Campbell Hollow Run.6 km upstream of the Lillibridge 4.830608 78.55488 4.83 --- ---.6 06 McKean North Branch Sugar Run Railroad Run Sugar Run 4.89945 78.888885 3.6 6.80 ---.97 06
McKean Paul Skinner 4.78775 78.30653 35.48 --- ---.04 06 Mifflin UNT to Kishacoquillas (RM.) Springhouse Lane Bridge to Kishacoquillas 40.630 77.56898 --- 66.45 --- 0.58 06 Monroe UNT to Sugar Hollow (RM 0.56) Sugar Hollow 40.9539 75.4484 --- 53.76 ---.3 06 Pike West Falls Water Fall at RM 0.73 to Lackawaxen 4.46744 75.047674 0.9 44.79 --- 0.73 06 Potter Earl Hollow Run Potter Lyman Allegheny Mill 4.75966 78.043596 4.756668 77.95576 3.7 00.7 ---.87 06 0.75 85.56 --- 5.36 06 Potter Pump Station Hollow Run Allegheny 4.747906 78.06388 64.43.65 ---.56 06 Potter Potter South Branch Pine Teed Hollow Run Schuylkill Messers Run Button Hollow at RM.56 to Lofty Reservoir at RM 3.6 Pine Cowanesque Catawissa 4.733665 77.644 4.9865 77.60793 40.877500 76.096944 39.38 5.05 --- 5.09 06 33.8 --- ---.56 06 30.0 --- ---.39 06
Schuylkill UNT to Lizard (RM.35) Lizard 40.734360 75.80800 9.75 43.50 ---.43 06 Snyder Moyers Mill Run Walker Lake 40.806944 77.76667 48.3 7.9 --- 4.57 06 Snyder UNT (W. Br. Bowersox Run) to UNT (Bowersox Run) to Middle (RM 5.05) UNT (Bowersox Run) to Middle (RM 5.05) 40.76378 77.06040 48.5 --- --- 0.9 06 Somerset UNT to South Fork Bens (RM 4.47) South Fork Bens 40.504 78.98694 --- 46.50 ---.35 06 Sullivan UNT to Mill (Laporte) Mill (Laporte) 4.43050 76.490350 35.56 --- --- 0.48 06 Venango Husband Run Oil 4.57388 79.6477 43.3 0.40 ---.88 06 Warren Roystone Run Twomile Run 4.734 78.9844 47.8.3 ---.7 06
York Orson Run T-654 Bridge to Muddy 39.7847 76.396667 --- 5.66 ---.7 06
Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the additions are invited to submit comments in writing to Executive Director, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 706-7000, 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 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to ensure receipt. Electronic comments submitted in any other manner will not be accepted. FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION: John A. Arway Executive Director