2006
Catchable-Trout
Stocking Program
Changes
In 2006, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat
Commission plans to stock some 4.2
million adult trout in Commonwealth
waters that are open to public fishing.
This number includes the production of
catchable-size trout at state fish hatcheries and trout obtained as part of a
purchase contract with a commercial
hatchery. This figure is similar to the
number of trout stocked during the 2005
season.
As with past practice, changes for the
2006 season include the addition of new
waters, the removal of waters from the
stocking program, and the expansion of
the stocking program in several waters.
by Tom Greene
photo-Art Michaels
Bushkill Creek, Monroe County
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New waters
photo-Art Michaels
C r oss FFo
ork , P
Po
Co
o t ttee r C
o u n ttyy . A
change in management will go into
effect that will provide for stocking
some adult trout in the lower portion
of this stream’s current Catch-and-Release area. Stocking will extend 3.2
miles from the confluence with Windfall Run downstream to 440 yards
downstream of the T-416 bridge. The
stream will receive a preseason and an
inseason stocking of rainbow trout.
S and
oC
ount
andyy C
Crr e ek, Ve nang
nango
Count
ountyy . A
3.7-mile stream section from the
confluence with Little Sandy Creek
downstream to the SR 3013 bridge at
Pecan will be added to the trout stocking program. This stream section will
receive a preseason and an inseason
stocking of brown and rainbow trout.
T u l ppee h o c k e n C
Crr e e k , B e r k s
C ount
ountyy . Adult trout stocking will go
into effect on the 3.8-mile DelayedHarvest, Artificial-Lures-Only area
from the first deflector downstream of
Monocacy Creek, Northampton County
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Blue Marsh Dam downstream to the
covered bridge on T-921. This area had
been managed with the planting of fingerling trout during the fall. However,
recent stream examinations have documented poor survival of fingerling
trout from the time of stocking to the
following spring. The stream will receive plantings of brown and rainbow
trout during the preseason, inseason
and fall.
Wil
lo
w C
ount
illo
low
Crr e ek, B
Bee r ks C
Count
ountyy . A
1.9-mile stream section from the
confluence with an unnamed tributary
0.9 miles upstream of Schaeffer Road
(T-760) downstream to SR 0073 will
be added to the trout stocking program.
The stream will receive a preseason and
an inseason stocking of brook trout.
Early warning waters
B l oocc k h o u s e C
Crr e e k , LLyy c o m i n g
C ount
ountyy . A 2.7-mile stream section
from Bear Hollow downstream to the
confluence with Flicks Run will be removed from the stocking program because of landowner posting. Formerly
this water was stocked preseason.
Br a d ffo
ord R
ese
ean
Rese
eserr v o ir #3, M
Mcc K
Kean
C ount
ountyy. This 20-acre lake will be removed from the 2006 trout stocking
program because of safety concerns
that require a drawdown of the impoundment to allow for the dam’s
maintenance repairs. This water was
stocked preseason in 2005.
Br ush C
ult
on C
ount
Crr e ek, FFult
ulto
Count
ountyy . A
5.5-mile stream section from the
Hanks Road Bridge (T-384) downstream to the Bedford and Fulton
County line will be removed from the
trout stocking program because of
landowner posting.
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ur
un, C
lint
on C
ount
uryy R
Run,
Clint
linto
Count
ountyy . Initially this water was added to the stocking program on a trial basis in 2004.
However, angler use was much lower
than expected. Therefore, the 2.9-mile
stream section from Pong Hollow
downstream to the confluence with
Sandy Run will be removed from the
trout stocking program. This water had
been stocked preseason.
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D u kkee Lak
e, G
ount
Lake,
Grr e e ne C
Count
ountyy . This
62-acre lake will be removed from the
trout stocking program for the 2006
season because of safety concerns that
require a drawdown of the impoundment to allow for the dam’s maintenance repairs.
Eng
lish R
un, LLyy c o ming C
ount
English
Run,
Count
ountyy .
This water was added to the stocking
program on a trial basis in 2004. Angler use was much lower than expected
and access is limited along a dirt road.
Therefore, the 1.9-mile stream section
from Broughton Hollow downstream
to the mouth will be removed from the
trout stocking program. This water had
been stocked preseason.
ount
man R
un, Lancast
Eshle
Lancastee r C
Count
ountyy .
Eshleman
Run,
A 1.3-mile stream section from the
confluence with Londonland Run
downstream to the mouth will be removed from the trout stocking program because of a lack of access as a
result of landowner posting.
Londonland Run, Lancaster
C ount
ountyy . A 1.2-mile stream section
from Melvaine Road (T-790) downstream to the mouth will be removed
from the trout stocking program because of a lack of access as a result of
landowner posting.
M idd
le B
h Wy a llusing
using C
iddle
Brr anc
anch
Crr e ek,
Susq
ue
hanna C
ount
usque
uehanna
Count
ountyy . The 5.9-mile
stream section from Cobb Hill Road
(T-622) downstream to the mouth will
be removed from the stocking program
because of poor angler use documented
during angler use-and-harvest work in
2005. Formerly this water had been
stocked preseason.
Opossum Creek Lake, Cumberland C
ount
Count
ountyy . This 59-acre lake will
be removed from the trout stocking
program because of safety concerns
that require a drawdown of the impoundment to allow for the dam’s
maintenance repairs.
New
Delayed-Harvest areas
Wiconisco Creek, Dauphin
C ount
ountyy . In cooperation with the Ned
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Smith Center and the local Trout Unlimited chapter, a 0.74-mile stream section will be added to the Delayed-Harvest, Artificial-Lures-Only program.
The limits of this area will extend from
the western corner of the Ned Smith
Center building downstream to the
powerline crossing 1.7 miles upstream
of the mouth. This area will receive
stockings of brook, brown and rainbow
trout during the spring and fall.
Removal of
Delayed-Harvest areas
Bermudian Creek, Adams
C ount
ountyy . Because of landowner concerns, the 1.0-mile stream section from
the Wireman’s Mill Road Bridge (SR
1009) downstream to Greenbriar Road
(T-619) will be removed from the stocking program and the Delayed-Harvest,
Artificial-Lures-Only program.
Schrader Creek, Bradford
C ount
ountyy . Because of poor water quality and the subsequent movement of
trout after stocking, Delayed-Harvest,
Artificial-Lures-Only regulations and
stocking will be removed on a 1.2-mile
stream section. The area extends from
the State Gamelands #36 boundary at
Cash Mountain Run downstream to
the State Gamelands #36 boundary at
Bull Run.
Stocking restoration
Ly man Lak
e, P
ott
Lake,
Pott
ottee r C
Count
ountyy . This
ount
40-acre lake is scheduled to be restored
during the late spring of 2006. This
water was removed from the stocking
program during the spring of 2001 because of dam safety concerns that required major renovations to the dam.
Stocking is scheduled to commence
after water levels have been restored to
the lake in late spring.
Mix R
un, C
Ru
Caa m eerr o n C o u n t y .
Stocking will be restored on a 2.6-mile
stream section extending from the
confluence with Red Run downstream
to the Moshannon State Forest
boundary. This section was removed
from the stocking program in 2005
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because of access limitations stemming from flood damage to the road
adjacent to the stream. As with past
practice, this section will receive a preseason and an inseason stocking of
brook and brown trout.
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un, C
o u n ty.
Ru
Caa m eerr o n C
Co
Stocking will also be restored on the
1.1-mile stream section from the
Moshannon State Forest boundary
downstream to the mouth. This section was removed from the stocking
program in 2005 because of access
limitations stemming from flood damage to the road adjacent to the stream.
As with past practice, this section will
receive a preseason stocking of brook
and brown trout.
D e l aawar
war
anal, B
uc
ks C
ount
waree C
Canal,
Buc
ucks
Count
ountyy .
Following the completion of maintenance work, stocking will resume on a
1.0-mile canal section from the upstream boundary of Upper Washington Crossing State Park downstream
to the canal lock at the lower park
boundary. This water will receive a preseason and inseason stocking of rainbow trout.
D e l aawar
war
anal, B
uc
ks C
ount
waree C
Canal,
Buc
ucks
Count
ountyy .
Following the completion of maintenance work, stocking will also resume
on an 8.6-mile canal section from the
upstream boundary of Lower Washington Crossing State Park downstream
to the East Maple Street Bridge in
Morrisville. This water will receive a
preseason and inseason stocking of
rainbow trout.
Expansions
Changes in classification and/or
stocking limit extensions have led to
an increase in the stocking program on
the following waters: Bald Eagle Creek,
Centre County; Clearfield Creek,
Cambria County; Clear Shade Creek,
Somerset County; Dutch Fork Creek,
Washington County; Dyberry Creek,
Wayne County; East Branch Dyberry
Creek, Wayne County; Fall Brook,
Susquehanna County; Hemlock
Creek, Venango County; Kings Creek,
Washington County; Kishacoquillas
Creek, Mifflin County; Little
Conestoga Creek, Lancaster County;
Little Connoquenessing Creek, Butler
County; Maple Run, Bedford County;
Millstone Creek, Elk County; Oregon
Creek, Fulton County; Queen Creek,
Forest and Warren counties; Silver
Creek, Butler County; Silver Creek,
Susquehanna County; South Branch
Tunkhannock Creek, Lackawanna and
Wyoming counties; Wapwallopen Creek,
Luzerne County; West Branch Dyberry
Creek, Wayne County; West Branch
Lackawaxen River, Wayne County; and
Yellow Creek, Bedford County.
Fall stocking program
additions
The following waterways will be
added to the fall stocking program.
Trout stocked during the fall aren’t bonus fish. They’re part of a water’s annual allocation.
Minsi Lake, Northampton County;
Pohopoco Creek, Carbon and Monroe
counties; and Roaring Brook,
Lackawanna County.
Early Season
Trout-Stocked Waters
Program additions
Beginning in January, the following
waterways will be added to the Early
Season Trout-Stocked Waters Program. Waters managed under this program are open to angling through
March, and extended-season regulations apply. Trout stocked during the
early spring aren’t bonus fish. They’re
part of a waterway’s annual allocation.
Deep Creek Dam, Montgomery
County, and Quaker Lake, Susquehanna County.
Tom Greene is the Fish & Boat
Commission’s Coldwater Unit leader.
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