Fishes of Lake Wallenpaupack, PA
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1 3 4 5 6 7 2 9 8 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 Fishes 21 Of 19 Lake Wallenpaupack, PA 20 17 22 23 24 18 26 25 ILLUSTRATIONS BY TED WALKE PA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION FISH IDENTIFICATION The LWWMD is THE organization responsible for measuring the physi- cal and chemical condition of Lake Wallenpaupack. Through regular 1- Spottail Shiner 14-Yellow Bullhead sampling with complicated probes, gauges, nets and meters, constant 2-Alewife 15-Brown Bullhead water testing insures that water quality meets or exceeds standards 3-Golden Shiner 16-Channel Catfish required to insure safe use for boaters, water skiers, fishermen and swimmers. Seeking out the points of pollution within the 212 square mile 4-Margined Madtom 17-Smallmouth Bass watershed, and addressing the problems are also paramount missions. 5-White Sucker 18-Largemouth Bass While financial grants are part of the process it’s individual and busi- 6-Yellow Perch 19-Rainbow Trout ness contributions that allow the work to continue. 7-Black Crappie 20-Brown Trout Please Support the Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management 8-Bluegill 21-Striped Bass Hybrid District. Your Donations will help keep the lake the “Crown Jewel” of the Poconos. Send Contributions to: 9-Pumpkinseed 22-Striped Bass LWWMD 10-Redbreast Sunfish 23-Walleye PO Box 143 11-Rock Bass 24-Chain Pickerel Hawley, PA 18428 12-Redear Sunfish 25-Northern Pike 13-Common Carp 26-Muskellunge For more information go to: www.wallenpaupackwatershed.org Lake Wallenpaupack can support a cold, cool and warm water fishery. The fish listed have either been stocked or are natu- rally occurring, but all species were at one time or another netted, trapped or caught in the lake by anglers or during PA Fish and Boat Commission or PPL collection surveys since the early 1970’s. DESIGN AZA 040111.