WV stocking schedule amended

[td566]

Hi everyone.
Lived and worked in WV for over 31 years, and still keep up with many things in the mountain state.
See link below. I think the amendments relate to stocking trout raised in a Federal hatchery (using federal funding) into streams with endangered species.

West Virginia trout stocking will be modified to accommodate federal concerns - WV MetroNews

DNR proposes three conservation measures to satisfy federal concerns about the impact of trout stocking on endangered aquatic species

wvmetronews.com

Do we have any federal hatcheries in PA? If so, has this ever happened in PA?

Im interested in member comments.
TD

 

[Cznymph]

Two federal hatcheries in PA.

The Allegheny hatchery is right below the kinzua dam and raises lake trout for the Great Lakes. They were also working with ciscos and bloaters for the lakes as well.

The USFWS has a fish health lab and small hatchery in Lamar. It’s right outside town. They do a lot of testing and some research there. They raised sturgeon, paddlefish and used to raise trout for the PFBC there as well. They had some issues with meeting their NPDES permit some time ago and I’m not sure how much they do their anymore.

There also used to be a USGS lab/hatchery in Asaph, but it’s been closed down for several years. They did a lot of work with mussels and eels there.

 

[td566]

Thanks for that info Cz.
So it sounds like PA doesn’t raise and stock “federally funded” trout in our streams.
I found the article interesting and a bit head scratching as well in some of the later paragraphs. For instance, Rainbow trout don’t eat crayfish?

 

[ryansheehan]

Thanks for that info Cz.
So it sounds like PA doesn’t raise and stock “federally funded” trout in our streams.
I found the article interesting and a bit head scratching as well in some of the later paragraphs. For instance, Rainbow trout don’t eat crayfish?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I caught a couple rainbows on Deep Creek lake with a live crayfish when I was a kid. That definitely doesn't sound right.

 

[Tracker]

Fish a well know stream near Williamsport and drifted crawfish all the time. Rainbows hammered them.

 

[td566]

Update to previous link.

Agreement between feds and DNR will allow trout program to resume normal operations - WV MetroNews

Four waters removed from the stocking list and 20 others will be back on the normal stocking schedule in an agreement with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A study of the trout diet by WVU will help determine the potential risk to endangered crayfish and candy darter

wvmetronews.com