2016
Adult Trout Stocking Program
Changes
by Tom Greene
In 2016, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
(PFBC) will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout
in the waters of the Commonwealth open to public
angling. This figure is based on trout produced at PFBC
hatcheries. As with past practice, the average size of the
trout produced for stocking will be 11 inches long.
Changes for the 2016 season include stocking
extensions on waters as a result of classification upgrades,
waters restored to the stocking program and the removal
of waters from the stocking program.
Stocking extensions and waters
restored to the stocking program
Roaring Brook, Lackawanna County Adult trout stocking will be reinstated on the 2.0-mile
section of stream extending from Elmhurst Reservoir
downstream to 550 meters downstream of the confluence
with Rock Bottom Creek. Stocking was cancelled in this
section of stream in 2015 due to bridge replacement on
the road that leads to this section of stream.
Wolf Creek, Mercer County A classification change stemming from an increase in
human population density and a 0.5-mile extension of
the stocking limits will lead to an increase in the number
of trout allocated to this stream. The revised stocking
limits will extend for a distance 3.01 miles from East Pine
Street in Grove City downstream to 300 feet downstream
of the Airport Road Bridge. Brown Trout and Rainbow
Trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason
stocking periods.
Changes in stocking practices
Beginning in the fall of 2012, adult trout stocking
was discontinued in favor of fingerling trout stocking
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photos-Spring Gearhart
Fisheries Biologist
Bureau of Fisheries
on five stream sections managed under Catch and
Release Fly-Fishing Only regulations. Fingerling trout
were stocked during the fall on an annual basis in these
stream sections from 2012 through 2014. The survival of
fingerling trout was monitored annually through the 2015
field season to determine if a fishery could be supported
by stocking fingerling trout in these sections of stream.
Results from these evaluations revealed that fingerling
trout survival was consistently poor on each of the stream
sections. Therefore, fingerling trout stocking has been
discontinued and the following stream sections will be
stocked with adult trout beginning in the spring of 2016.
Caldwell Creek, Warren County
1.5 miles, from the Selkirk Bridge (SR 3004) downstream
to Stony Hollow Run located 0.5 miles upstream of
Dotyville Bridge
Donegal Creek, Lancaster County
2.2 miles, from 0.2 miles downstream from the SR 0772
Bridge downstream to the T-334 Bridge
Green Spring Creek, Cumberland County
1.2 miles, from 0.4 miles upstream from the Bullshead Road
Bridge (T-398) downstream to the mouth
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the mouth. Formerly, this water had been stocked on a
preseason only basis.
French Creek, Chester County
Landowner posting has resulted in a substantial loss of
angler access to an 8.4-mile section of stream extending
from Hollow Road (SR 1033) downstream to SR 0023.
Therefore, stocking limits will be revised in 2016 to the
sections of stream that remain open to angling. The revised
sections will extend for a distance of 1.46 miles from SR
1033 (Hollow Road) downstream to the T-481 Bridge
(Hoffecker Road) and for 3.1 miles, from the unnamed
tributary upstream of West Seven Stars Road (T-522)
downstream to SR 0023.
Little Sandy Creek, Venango County
1.3 miles, from the old Bridge at Polk Center Pump House
downstream to the Savannah Road Bridge (SR 3024)
White Deer Creek, Union County
3.2 miles, from the Centre/Union County line
downstream to the Cooper Mill Road Bridge
Early Warning Waters
George B. Stevenson Reservoir, Cameron County
This 142-acre impoundment will be removed from the
adult trout stocking program in 2016 due to a drawdown
to allow for maintenance repairs to the dam. The
impoundment is owned by the Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Slate Lick Run, Cambria County
Access limitations stemming from an increase in
landowner posting and documented low angler use has led
to the removal of the 1.90-mile section of stream extending
from Marra Road downstream to the confluence with
Burgoon Run.
Blymire Hollow Run, York County
Based on the presence of a Class A wild Brown Trout
population, adult trout stocking will be terminated
on a 1.4-mile section of stream extending from the
Mont Road (T-580) Bridge downstream to the mouth.
Formerly, this water had been stocked on a preseason
only basis.
Chapman Dam Reservoir, Warren County
This 68-acre impoundment will be removed from the
adult trout stocking program in 2016 due to a dewatering
of the dam to allow for maintenance repairs to the
dam. The impoundment is owned by the Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Cold Stream Dam, Centre County
This 9.9-acre Philipsburg Borough impoundment
will be removed from the adult trout stocking program
in 2016 due to a drawdown to allow for maintenance
repairs to the dam.
Double Run, Sullivan County
Based on the presence of a Class A wild Brook Trout
population, adult trout stocking will be terminated
on the 2.0-mile section of stream extending from the
Shrewsbury and Forks township line downstream to
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Water
Try a New Trout
Stream in 2016
Based on early season angler
use counts conducted by PFBC
staff between 2006 and 2015,
very low numbers of anglers
were recorded on the following
list of waters. The list is
organized by water and includes
information pertaining to the
County, stocking limits and the
current stocking period. These
waters provide good options
for anglers who are looking to
avoid the larger crowds that
typically occur on stocked trout
waters during the opening day
of trout season or following an
inseason stocking.
County
Stocking Limits
Canawacta Creek
Susquehanna
Confluence of East and South Branches Canawacta Creek downstream to the mouth
Decker Brook
Pike
Second SR 0006 Bridge to State Game Lands 183 downstream border
East Branch Fishing Creek
Potter
Jeep trail 0.2 miles upstream of SR 4005 and T-333 junction downstream to the mouth
East Branch Spring Creek
Warren
SR 3001 downstream to the mouth
East Branch Tionesta Creek
Warren
From confluence with Pigeon Run downstream to the mouth
Green Spring Creek
Cumberland
800 meters upstream of SR 0641 to 600 meters upstream of Bullshead Road Bridge (T-398)
Hollister Creek
Wayne
Stone House Road Bridge (T-670) to Boyce Road Bridge (T-561)
Lake Creek
Monroe
SR 3017 Bridge downstream to the mouth
Lakeside Quarry
Lebanon
In the lake
Laurel Fork
Fulton
Cove Road Bridge (T-433) downstream to the mouth
Little Schuylkill River
Schuylkill
1.1 miles upstream from the mouth downstream to the mouth
McLaughlin Creek
Crawford
T-890 Bridge downstream to the mouth
Mead Run
Elk
Unnamed tributary at Shawmut downstream to the mouth
Meadow Creek
Mifflin
Alfarata Road Bridge (T-737) downstream to the mouth
Meadow Run
Fayette
200 meters upstream of SR 2015 Bridge to 240 meters downstream of SR 0381 Bridge
Miller Run
Somerset
Headwaters downstream to the mouth
Raystown Branch Juniata River
Huntingdon
Dam at Raystown Lake downstream to downstream extent of Corbins Island
Riggles Gap Run
Blair
Asbury Lane Bridge (T-488) downstream to the mouth
Riley Creek
Susquehanna/
Wyoming
Singer Road (T-309) downstream to the mouth
Rocky Run
Elk
Unnamed tributary 1,500 meters downstream of county line downstream to the mouth
Rose Pond Branch
Wayne
State Game Lands 159 access road crossing downstream to the mouth
Shannon Run
Westmoreland
Upper Bridge on Wildcat Road (T-992) downstream to the mouth
Silver Creek
Susquehanna
Downstream boundary of Salt Spring State Park downstream to the mouth
South Branch Canawacta Creek
Susquehanna
Second Bridge on SR 1017 downstream to the mouth
Wright Creek
Luzerne
Penn Lake downstream to Ice Pond at Bear Creek Junction
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