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CURRENTS
Fishing Regulations Lifted on Lake Nessmuk

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The $1 million construction project is expected
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC)
to begin in March 2014, weather permitting, and be
announced that it has temporarily lifted all seasons, sizes
completed by the end of summer or early fall. It includes
and creel limits on Tioga County's Lake Nessmuk as it
prepares to rebuild the lake's dam and spillway next spring. widening the existing earthen spillway and extending
the spillway conduit, installing a new stilling basin at the
In preparation for the work, PFBC will lower the water
outlet and installing new drains at the base of the dam.
level by 10 feet. The lake will remain at that level through
Also, the top of the dam will be raised approximately 2.2
winter. Beginning March 15, the lake will be drawn down
feet, and the downstream embankment will be flattened.
by an additional 10 feet. The lake will remain at 20 feet
The lake will remain open to public use until the
below full pool until construction is completed late next
water level reaches a point where it may be unsafe for
summer or early fall.
anglers. If that happens, the lake will be closed, and
Because the water level will be significantly lower through
signs will be posted alerting anglers of the closing.
the summer, PFBC biologists are encouraging anglers to
Lake Nessmuk is a 60-acre impoundment owned by
harvest as many fish as they can properly use to reduce
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and managed by
the impact of warmer water temperatures on the fish. "A
drawdown of 20 feet will leave approximately 14 feet of water PFBC for public fishing and boating. The Borough of
Wellsboro maintains the lake.
remaining in the lake's deepest point," said PFBC Division
of Fisheries Management Chief
Dave Miko. "We're concerned that
during the summer, the higher water
temperature and the crowding of fish
in the reduced lake size may stress
the fish. To lessen that impact, we
have chosen to temporarily lift the
regulations to reduce the number of
fish in the lake. We want anglers to
fish the water and make good use of
as many fish as they can."
The temporary regulations take
effect immediately and will remain in
place until further notice by PFBC.
Lake Nessmuk, Tioga County

Convenient Multi-Year Fishing
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
is launching several new types of add-ons for
Multi-Year fishing licenses. For 2014, you'll
be able to purchase a 1-Year Trout/Salmon
Permit, 1-Year Lake Erie Permit and 1-Year
Combination Trout/Salmon Lake Erie
Permit as an add-on to your basic
Multi-Year fishing license.
Multi-Year upgrade cards will also be available.
These cards are a durable plastic version of our
Multi-Year licenses. The upgrade will cost $11.70.
Expected availability is December 1, 2013.

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