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lake will be recommended for removal from the
miscellaneous special regulation and inclusion in one
of the Commission's existing warmwater regulation
programs. If approved on final rulemaking at a future
meeting, the amendment will go into effect upon
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* Commissioners approved the designation of three
stream sections to the list of Class A wild trout
streams. The board also approved the addition of
67 new waters to the Commission's list of wild trout
streams and a revision to the section limits of one
water. These additions and revisions will go into
effect upon the publication of a second notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* In Huntingdon County, the Board voted to add
Spruce Creek, Section 03 to the Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only program. Recently, the
13-acre Indian Caverns property near Franklinville,
Huntingdon County, was acquired by the Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy for conservation
purposes to include conveyance of the riparian land
to PFBC for public fishing access to the portion of
Spruce Creek flowing through the property. This
portion of the stream was formerly closed to public
fishing when privately owned and operated as a
commercial limestone cave attraction; however,
it now provides approximately 0.15 river miles of
new public fishing access to Spruce Creek. Spruce
Creek, Section 03 was established and extends
approximately 800 linear stream feet upstream from
the vehicle access bridge to Indian Caverns, located
along State Route 45. It is anticipated that angler
use in Section 03 will be high and warrant harvest
and terminal tackle restrictions to protect the trout
population and provide greater sustainability of
the quality of the fishery. Application of Catch and
Release Artificial Lures Only fishing regulations
would provide for consistent management with
Spruce Creek, Section 04 (PSU Experimental
Fisheries Area), currently managed with these
regulations. The designation will go into effect
upon the publication of a second notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* Commissioners approved the addition of Little
Mud Pond, a 26-acre glacial pond owned by the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources (PA DCNR) located within the
Delaware State Forest, Pike County, to the Stocked
Trout Waters Open to Year-round Fishing. In
addition to hatchery trout, Little Mud Pond supports
popular warmwater and coolwater fisheries for Yellow
Perch, Bluegills and Black Crappies. This designation
would allow for trout fishing on a catch and release
basis as well as fishing for resident warmwater and
coolwater species during the current closed period.
The designation will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

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* The Board approved the addition of Lily Pond, a
23-acre impoundment owned by the PA DCNR
located within the Delaware State Forest, Pike
County, to the Stocked Trout Waters Open to Yearround Fishing. In addition to hatchery trout, Lily
Pond supports popular warmwater and coolwater
fisheries for Yellow Perch, Bluegills and Black
Crappies. This designation would allow for trout
fishing on a catch and release basis as well as fishing
for resident warmwater and coolwater species during
the current closed period. The designation will go
into effect on January 1, 2020.
* In Monroe County, Commissioners voted to remove
Bradys Lake, a 229-acre infertile impoundment,
owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission,
located within State Game Lands 127, Monroe
County, from both the Big Bass Program and
Panfish Enhancement Program. This reservoir was
completely dewatered in 2003 to rebuild the dam,
and refill was completed in 2008. The PFBC stocked
the lake from 2008 through 2013 with select fish
species to establish a high quality warmwater and
coolwater fishery. Since 2009, Bradys Lake black bass
and panfish fisheries were managed with Big Bass
and Panfish Enhancement special regulations while
all other species are managed with Commonwealth
Inland Waters fishing regulations.
* The board voted to approve the addition of Pecks
Pond, a 300-acre impoundment owned by the PA
DCNR, located within the Delaware State Forest,
Pike County, to the Catch and Release Lakes
Program. This reservoir was completely dewatered
in September 2016 to complete dam and spillway
repairs and modifications per PA DEP dam safety
standards. Prior to the drawdown in 2017, the
lake offered fishing opportunities for multiple
warmwater and coolwater fish species. Dam and
spillway repairs are expected to be completed during
winter 2019/2020.
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