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2013 Adult Trout
Stocking Program

Changes
photos-Spring Gearhart

by Tom Greene
by Tom Greene

Dutch Fork Lake, Washington County
Adult trout stocking will be reinstated in this 91-acre lake
pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following
the completion of maintenance repairs to the dam. Rainbow
trout will be stocked during the preseason, inseason and fall
stocking periods.
Harbar Acres Lake, Butler County
Inseason stocking will be restored in this 20-acre lake.
Inseason stocking was cancelled in the lake during 2012 due to
elevated water temperatures during the late spring.
Approximately 3.2 million adult trout will be stocked by the
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission in 2013.

In 2013, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) will
stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in the waters of the
Commonwealth open to public angling. This figure is based on trout
produced at PFBC hatcheries. As with past practice, the average size
of trout produced for stocking will be 11 inches long.
Changes for the 2013 season include new waters, stocking
extensions on waters as a result of classification upgrades and
reductions in posting, waters restored to the stocking program and
the removal of waters from the stocking program.

New waters, stocking extensions
and waters restored to the
stocking program

Buhl Lake, Mercer County
Adult trout stocking will be initiated during the spring in
this 7-acre lake located adjacent to the City of Sharon. Rainbow
trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason
stocking periods.

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Leaser Lake, Lehigh County
Adult trout stocking will be restored to this 117-acre lake
pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following the
completion of repairs to the dam. Rainbow trout will be stocked
during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Loch Alsh Reservoir, Montgomery County
Adult trout stocking will be reinstated in this 5.4-acre lake
following drawdown and dam repairs. Rainbow trout will be
stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Mahoning Creek, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties
A classification change based on an increase in human
population density will lead to an increase in the number of
trout allocated to a 3.0 mile section of stream extending from
the Berry Road Bridge (T-954) downstream to the Mill-Fritz
Valley Road (SR 3001). Brown trout and rainbow trout will be
stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Opossum Lake, Cumberland County
Adult trout stocking will be restored to this 59-acre lake
pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following the
completion of repairs to the dam. Rainbow trout will be stocked
during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
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