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Mike
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For some reason replies and pm’s are suddenly not working for me, so I will respond here.
First, heretofore repeat wild trout stream surveys in general have usually not been on a particular schedule except for a small minority of streams. Some exceptions, for example, have usually been involved in specific studies, been candidates or recipient alternative management techniques, have been recipients of water quality or habitat improvements, or have been the subject of considerable angler interest.
Second, regarding Hosensack Ck, Montgomery/Lehigh Co, the wild trout population improves in an upstream direction as the habitat improves. Stormwater runoff is a substantial habitat problem the farther downstream one looks. Nevertheless, conditions for the wild BT population in the lower end appeared to be improving during the most recent survey, which was about 5 yrs ago. Rock bass had disappeared, suggesting cooler summer water temps than in the past. Trout abundance was limited by habitat though. Long, shallow pools would become a little deeper in their upper thirds, so fishing the stream would be best accomplished by by-passing the shallow portions and moving right along. Once in the Class A section BT numbers greatly improve. In the early 1980’s, however, when I first surveyed the stream, wild BT were sparse throughout, so the improvement has been quite impressive (despite cooperative nursery stockings throughout that period).
First, heretofore repeat wild trout stream surveys in general have usually not been on a particular schedule except for a small minority of streams. Some exceptions, for example, have usually been involved in specific studies, been candidates or recipient alternative management techniques, have been recipients of water quality or habitat improvements, or have been the subject of considerable angler interest.
Second, regarding Hosensack Ck, Montgomery/Lehigh Co, the wild trout population improves in an upstream direction as the habitat improves. Stormwater runoff is a substantial habitat problem the farther downstream one looks. Nevertheless, conditions for the wild BT population in the lower end appeared to be improving during the most recent survey, which was about 5 yrs ago. Rock bass had disappeared, suggesting cooler summer water temps than in the past. Trout abundance was limited by habitat though. Long, shallow pools would become a little deeper in their upper thirds, so fishing the stream would be best accomplished by by-passing the shallow portions and moving right along. Once in the Class A section BT numbers greatly improve. In the early 1980’s, however, when I first surveyed the stream, wild BT were sparse throughout, so the improvement has been quite impressive (despite cooperative nursery stockings throughout that period).
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