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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-200

NOTICES

FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

Proposed Changes to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters; April 2023

[53 Pa.B. 918]
[Saturday, February 11, 2023]

 The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) is considering changes 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 April 24 and 25, 2023.

CountyStreamSectionLimitsTributary toMouth
Lat/Lon
Brook Trout (kg/ha)Brown Trout (kg/ha)Rainbow Trout (kg/ha)Length (miles)Survey Year
Cameron/
Clinton
Birch Island Run1Headwaters to unnamed tributary (UNT) at Juneberry TrailWest Branch Susquehanna River41.195831
77.974442
36.511.802022
CentreYost Run1Headwaters to MouthWest Branch Susquehanna River41.226111
77.930000
44.501.104.352022
ClintonEast Branch Queens Run1Headwaters to Ram Hollow ReservoirQueens Run41.183611
77.475278
30.553.002022
ClintonQueens Run1Headwaters to MouthWest Branch Susquehanna River41.175835
77.482224
5.3856.970.772022
ClintonWest Branch Queens Run1Headwaters to Mouth Queens Run41.181389
77.477776
39.313.334.112022
ClintonWhisky Run1Headwaters to MouthLick Run41.174180
77.512495
36.560.141.962022
CrawfordShirley Run1Headwaters to State Route 1032 bridgeThompson Creek41.681944
79.667500
55.112.112022
CrawfordShirley Run3State Route 89 bridge in Cloverdale Corners to MouthThompson Creek41.681944
79.667500
63.841.702022
CrawfordThompson Creek1Headwaters to 100 meters upstream State Route 2031 bridgeOil Creek41.648611
79.732222
48.433.292022
Lycoming/ Potter/TiogaUNT to Francis Branch (RM 2.40)1Headwaters to MouthFrancis Branch41.550030
77.595367
43.231.112022
McKean/ PotterSouth Branch Hamilton Run1Headwaters to Mouth Hamilton Run41.743677
78.231023
45.1610.681.982022
PotterBoone Run1Headwaters to Mouth Cross Fork41.599285
77.784811
43.322.443.012022
PotterSchoolhouse Hollow Run1Headwaters to Mouth Francis Branch41.552678
77.616121
66.145.372.362022
PotterWelch Hollow Run1Headwaters to MouthUNT to Francis Branch (RM 3.44)41.558782
77.616672
56.590.952022
PotterWingerter Run1Headwaters to Bolich Run Cross Fork41.608333
77.780556
32.681.393.04 2022
Potter/TiogaKramer Hollow Run1Headwaters to MouthFrancis Branch41.553450
77.583046
43.580.052.112022
Tioga Bear Run1Headwaters to Mouth Cushman Branch41.558884
77.551834
84.592.132022
WarrenUNT to Spring Creek (RM 2.77)1Headwaters to Mouth Spring Creek41.853873
79.557800
74.561.09 2022

 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, objections or suggestions may also be submitted electronically to RA-pfbcregulations@pa.gov.

TIMOTHY D. SCHAEFFER, 
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-200. Filed for public inspection February 10, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]



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