2018 Adult Trout Stocking Program Changes

Adult Trout Stocking PROGRAM CHANGES

by David Nihart PFBC Fisheries Biologist Bureau of Fisheries

In 2018, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in

the waters of the Commonwealth open8 to public angling. photo-Ted Walke Stocked adult trout produced by PFBC hatcheries will average 11 inches in length. 201Changes for the 2018 season include: stocking extensions, waters added or reinstated to the stocking program, and waters being removed from the stocking program. and repairs to the dam. Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the preseason, inseason and fall Stocking extensions and waters added stocking periods. or reinstated to the stocking program Glade Run Lake, Butler County Cold Stream Dam, Centre County A second inseason and a winter stocking will be reinstated Adult trout stocking will resume in this 9.9-acre in this 51.9-acre lake. Rainbow Trout will be stocked during impoundment following the completion of maintenance and the second inseason and winter stocking periods. repairs to the dam. Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the preseason, inseason and fall stocking periods. The fall stocking Hyner Run, Clinton County is new for 2018. A second inseason stocking will be added to this 2.4-mile section of stream extending from the confluences of the Right Cooks Pond, Bradford County Branch Hyner Run and Left Branch Hyner Run downstream Located near Potterville, adult trout stocked will be to the Sproul State Forest Boundary. Brook Trout, Brown initiated in this 30.1-acre lake. Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the second Trout will be stocked during the preseason period, and inseason stocking period. Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the inseason stocking period. Kaercher Creek Dam, Berks County A preseason stocking will be added to this 31.9-acre French Creek, Chester County lake. Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the preseason Bridge construction has been completed, and stocking will stocking period. be reinstated in a 1.5-mile section of stream extending from SR 1033 (Hollow Road) downstream to the T-481 Bridge Little Chiques Creek, Lancaster County (Hoffecker Road). Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout will be Due to an increase in accessibility, the stocking limits have stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods. been extended 1.2 miles downstream. The revised stocking limits will extend for 3.9 miles from a point 100 meters George B. Stevenson Reservoir, Cameron County upstream from SR 4010 (Mt. Pleasant Road) downstream Adult trout stocking will be reinstated on this 142-acre to SR 230. Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked impoundment following the completion of maintenance during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.

6 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • March/April 2018 www.gonefishingpa.com Mill Creek, Tioga County 3.8-mile section of stream extending from Sylvis Road (SR Due to an increase in accessibility, the stocking limits have 3004) downstream to the mouth. Formerly, this water had been extended 0.8 miles downstream. The revised stocking been stocked on a preseason only basis. limits will extend for 20.2 miles from Sopertown Road (SR 1012) downstream to the mouth. Rainbow Trout Big Moores Run, Potter County will be stocked during the preseason, and Brown Trout Based on the presence of a Class A mixed wild Brook and Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the inseason Trout and Brown Trout populations, trout stocking will be stocking period. terminated on the 3.3-mile section of stream extending from Knickerbocker Hollow downstream to the downstream Pleasant Stream, Lycoming County Susquehannock State Forest boundary. Formerly, this water Adult trout stocking will be reinstated on the 2.8-mile had been stocked on a preseason only basis. section of stream extending from Potash Hollow downstream to the mouth. Stocking was cancelled in 2017 Hares Valley Creek, Huntingdon County due to bridge construction on the road that allows access An increase in the amount of landowner posting has led to the stream section. Rainbow Trout will be stocked to the removal of trout stocking from a 2.0-mile section of during the preseason period, and Brook Trout and Brown stream extending from 2.0 miles upstream of the mouth Trout will be stocked during the inseason stocking period. downstream to the mouth. Formerly, this water had been stocked in both the preseason and inseason stocking periods. Shenango River, Mercer County Located near New Hamburg, a 3.8-mile section of stream Musser Run, Mifflin County extending from Hamburg Road bridge (SR 4012) at New Based on the presence of a Class A wild Brown Trout Hamburg downstream to a pipeline crossing upstream population, adult stocking will be terminated on the of the Big Bend Access Area will be added to the adult 3.5-mile section of stream extending from the third bridge trout stocking program. Brown Trout and Rainbow crossing Musser Run southwest from McVeytown on U.S. Trout will be stocked during the preseason, inseason and Highway 22 downstream to the mouth. Formerly, this fall stocking periods. This replaces the 1.5-mile section water had been stocked on a preseason only basis. downstream of Shenango River Lake that was removed from the stocking program in 2018 due to a consumption Right Branch Hyner Run, Clinton County advisory issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Based on the presence of a Class A wild Brook Trout Environmental Protection. population, adult stocking will be terminated on the 1.4-mile section of stream extending from the confluence of Spring Twomile Run, Venango County Run downstream to the mouth. Formerly, this water had been Due to an increase in accessibility, the stocking limits stocked in both the preseason and inseason stocking periods. have been extended 0.4 miles upstream. The revised stocking limits will extend for 3.4 miles from the Seeley Creek, Bradford County confluence of Reed Run downstream to the mouth. Brown An increase in the amount of landowner posting has led Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the to the removal of trout stocking from a 5.3-mile section preseason and inseason stocking periods. of stream extending from T-717 north of Jobs Corners downstream to the PA/NY state line. Formerly, this water West Branch Lackawaxen River, Wayne County had been stocked on an inseason only basis. Located in Honesdale, a 1.6-mile section of stream extending from the outlet of Sealyville Dam downstream Shenango River, Mercer County to the mouth will be added to the adult trout stocking A consumption advisory issued by the Pennsylvania program. Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked Department of Environmental Protection has led to the during the preseason stocking period. removal of trout stocking from the 1.5-mile section of stream extending from the Outlet of Shenango River Lake West Branch Susquehanna River, Clearfield County Dam downstream to SR 3025. Formerly, this water had An inseason stocking will be added to a 2.8-mile stream been stocked in both the preseason, inseason and fall section extending from the confluence of Anderson Creek stocking periods. downstream to SR 2024 at Porters Bridge. Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the inseason Upper Pine Bottom, Lycoming County stocking period. Based on concerns for public safety due to unsafe stocking conditions and the presence of a Class A mixed wild Brook Trout and Brown Trout populations, trout Early warning waters stocking will be terminated on the 3.5-mile section of stream Beaver Run, Clearfield County extending from the confluence of Zinck Fork downstream Based on the presence of a Class A wild Brown Trout to the mouth. Formerly, this water had been stocked on a population, adult stocking will be terminated on the preseason only basis.

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