Agenda item for Monday

[Mike]

I’ll be paying attention to where this goes. I’m wondering why it doesn’t more clearly specify the 13 stocked Class A sections. Additionally, why doesn’t it specify Brown Trout since that’s the species primarily or perhaps exclusively involved at present in those sections and for which the present stocking over Class A populations was designed?

Study to evaluate special regulations to mitigate impacts of stocking on trout
populations in Class A wild trout streams.

 

[TroutHunter814]

Is there a link to read more about it?
Or is it on PFBC webpage?

 

[MBWCC]

https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/fishandboat/documents/about-us/minutes-agendas/agendadocs/2025-04-14-fisherieshatcheries-cte-agd.pdf

 

[sixfootfenwick]

Seems hogwash to me.

I've been told for decades that regulations have little to no affect on wild trout populations in Pennsylvania.

Similarly I've been told the stream sections that are class A and stocked are robust populations that stocking will have little to no effect on those wild trout populations.

They should stock them harder and up the creel limit to 25.

 

[Cznymph]

They want you to comment on relevant agenda items, then provide an agenda with only a few vague details of what may me discussed.

 

[jifigz]

So, Mike, I'm a little confused.. Didn't they already implement special regs in those streams by making all brown trout C&R in those sections? What other special regs would they be considering? Slot limit or something?

 

[Mike]

So, Mike, I'm a little confused.. Didn't they already implement special regs in those streams by making all brown trout C&R in those sections? What other special regs would they be considering? Slot limit or something?

We’ll learn more tomorrow when they discuss Class A’s again.

 

[Tabasco-Joe]

We’ll learn more tomorrow when they discuss Class A’s again.

Is it tomorrow or Monday the 14th?

 

[lycoflyfisher]

14th

 

[troutbert]

So, Mike, I'm a little confused.. Didn't they already implement special regs in those streams by making all brown trout C&R in those sections? What other special regs would they be considering? Slot limit or something?

Yes. But they probably are not thinking about "these streams", i.e. the 13 streams currently in the stocked Class A category.

They are probably thinking about stocking over Class A streams in general.

Some commissioners are probably thinking if stocking is OK over those 13 Class A streams, why not the Class A streams in their region?

None of those 13 streams is in northern or western PA.

 

[jifigz]

Yes. But they probably are not thinking about "these streams", i.e. the 13 streams currently in the stocked Class A category.

They are probably thinking about stocking over Class A streams in general.

Some commissioners are probably thinking if stocking is OK over those 13 Class A streams, why not the Class A streams in their region?

None of those 13 streams is in northern or western PA.

Oh. Got ya! They might use those streams as the evidence needed to substantiate more stocking of Class A!

I can see that argument being pitched, and while I don't agree that we should stock over our Class A's, how can I argue with that logic?

 

[afishinado]

The cost trout stocking has skyrocketed in recent years. Given this fact, the number of trout stocked and/or the list of streams or stream sections stocked has been cut. Why the heck would the PFBC be looking to expand the trout stocking program to more streams; Class A's in this case. Especially given the fact these streams maintain a large, fishable and self-sustaining without spending the money to stock them?!?! Say it ain't so, Joe........😕

 

[DaveKile]

The cost trout stocking has skyrocketed in recent years. Given this fact, the number of trout stocked and/or the list of streams and stream sections stocked has been cut. Why the heck would the PFBC be looking to expand the trout stocking program to more streams; Class A's in this case. Especially given the fact these streams maintain a large, fishable and self-sustaining without spending the money to stock them?!?! Yow-wee!!.........

Agree. They keep cutting back the amount of fish they do stock to a stream, why would they try and add more streams with less and less trout. Unless they are just trying to say they increased the number of steams they stock.

 

[lycoflyfisher]

I think of you review the adult trout stocking numbers, ~3.2 million has been the number for quite a few years. That doesn't mean costs havent went up to maintain production levels.