Allocating Trout In Pennsylvania Waters

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Division of Fisheries Management

• Inventory Information

• Consistent Treatment – Similar Waters

• Recreational Diversity

Resource Classification

• 4.07 Million Adult Trout

• 4,400 Miles of Streams

• 6, 600 Acres of Lakes

2003 Program

• Wild Trout Abundance• Stream Ownership• Road Access• Public Parking• Human Population Density• Average Width

Criteria for Streams

Public Stream Category

• Low to moderate wild trout biomass

• Moderate Size (13–66 feet wide)

• Greater than 50% Public ownership

• Good to Excellent Access

• One angler trip/trout stocked

Stocking Rates for Streams• Public Streams - 400/acre• Private Streams

Urban - 350/acreSuburban - 235/acreRural - 125/acre

• Small Rivers - 100/acre• Large Rivers - 75/acre

• Lake Size

• Human Population Density– Area around lake

– Drainage Basin

Criteria for Lakes

Very Small Lakes

• Less than 20 acres

• Primarily Public Owned

• Rural – Urban Areas

• One Angler Trip/Trout Stocked

Stocking Rates for LakesClass 1 - 600 /acre

Class 2 - 325 /acre

Class 3 - 150 /acre

Class 4 - 75 /acre

Class 5 - 5–10 /acre

Summary

• Resource Classification

• Inventory Information

• Consistent treatment- similar waters

• Recreational Diversity