shavers creek plan

[nymphingmaniac]

Watershed plan presented

Addressing an audience of local residents and potential partners Thursday night, a Penn State research team unveiled a draft plan to improve the health of the Shavers Creek Watershed.

www.huntingdondailynews.com

There is a lot of potential for this stream, IMO

 

[troutbert]

Watershed plan presented

Addressing an audience of local residents and potential partners Thursday night, a Penn State research team unveiled a draft plan to improve the health of the Shavers Creek Watershed.

www.huntingdondailynews.com

There is a lot of potential for this stream, IMO

What potential do you see? And does it include increasing wild trout populations?

Have you ever caught any wild trout downstream of the lake? Wild trout are readily caught above the lake, but I've never caught one below the lake and the last time I looked the section below the lake is not on the wild trout list, even though the first section below the lake is forested.

So, it seems like the thermal impact of the lake ends Shavers Creek as a wild trout stream. Is there any solution to that?

 

[Kgregor12]

Watershed plan presented

Addressing an audience of local residents and potential partners Thursday night, a Penn State research team unveiled a draft plan to improve the health of the Shavers Creek Watershed.

www.huntingdondailynews.com

There is a lot of potential for this stream, IMO

I read the document. It said the goal was conservation, biodiversity and aquatic invasive species were a legitimate concern in the watershed. However they also then mentioned managing for a “trout fishery.” I am not familiar with the creek but they don’t specify what species of trout they are working with which stops the reader from gauging the conservation priority/need of said species of trout. Can anyone familiar with the creek shed light on what species is in there now?

 

[nymphingmaniac]

thinking more about improving the stocked fishery. Not everything has to be done just for wild trout. Better riparian buffers, channel narrowing could reduce temps enough so wild trout can exist near the cooler tributaries. Lake Perez is deeper and cooler than Whipple lake, but yes, that is a challenge because of top spill over. I haven't traveled along Shavers downstream of the lake recently, maybe I'll take some temps along its length this summer.

 

[Kgregor12]

thinking more about improving the stocked fishery. Not everything has to be done just for wild trout. Better riparian buffers, channel narrowing could reduce temps enough so wild trout can exist near the cooler tributaries. Lake Perez is deeper and cooler than Whipple lake, but yes, that is a challenge because of top spill over. I haven't traveled along Shavers downstream of the lake recently, maybe I'll take some temps along its length this summer.

Oh ok so the goal is more of a recreational/social fishing designated use mixed with some chesapeake bay friendly water quality BMP’s. Thanks for your response, thats what I was inquiring about. The article made it sound like aquatic species conservation was a focus with the mention of “biodiversity” and concern for AIS, but if their just going to do water quality conservation and stock it instead I am sure many will enjoy that too. I am sure it will be fun to fish with the deeper holes created by engineered structures designed to accommodate the hatchery trout. Maybe will make a trip to see it. If construction finishes would ya give the thread a bump or post a pic?

 

[troutbert]

Oh ok so the goal is more of a recreational/social fishing designated use mixed with some chesapeake bay friendly water quality BMP’s. Thanks for your response, thats what I was inquiring about. The article made it sound like aquatic species conservation was a focus with the mention of “biodiversity” and concern for AIS, but if their just going to do water quality conservation and stock it instead I am sure many will enjoy that too. I am sure it will be fun to fish with the deeper holes created by engineered structures designed to accommodate the hatchi

Riparian buffers the whole way down through there would be very beneficial for water quality and aquatic life.

People should be realistic about the chances of turning it into a wild trout stream, though. I think the warm water from the lake will prevent that from happening. But other types of fish, and wildlife, would still benefit from riparian buffers.

For example, riparian buffers are excellent deer habitat. And excellent bird habitat.

 

[nymphingmaniac]

Oh ok so the goal is more of a recreational/social fishing designated use mixed with some chesapeake bay friendly water quality BMP’s. Thanks for your response, thats what I was inquiring about. The article made it sound like aquatic species conservation was a focus with the mention of “biodiversity” and concern for AIS, but if their just going to do water quality conservation and stock it instead I am sure many will enjoy that too. I am sure it will be fun to fish with the deeper holes created by engineered structures designed to accommodate the hatchery trout. Maybe will make a trip to see it. If construction finishes would ya give the thread a bump or post a pic?

no, no. to be clear, I was expressing my view of how it might be improved. I am not speaking for the group. Once the YouTube is up and the report released we can see what they are thinking. I imagine the largest impact would come the construction of a riparian buffer and reduced sediment. The stream is already stocked in the spring. better water and habitat might increase stocking and maybe, maybe lead to some holdovers. I would not give up on some natural repro taking hold in the future.