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CURRENTS
Conservation and Natural Resources' plan to drain
the 7.9-acre Upper Pond during fall 2021 to begin a
floodplain restoration project, which will result in
the removal of the pond. A fish salvage operation will
also occur at the pond.
* The Board elected Richard S. Kauffman, Berks
County, as President. Kauffman, who served as Vice
President and District 8 commissioner, replaces
Commissioner Richard Lewis, Adams County.
* Robert B.J. Small, Cumberland County, was elected
as Vice President. Small, who serves as District 6
commissioner, replaces Kauffman as Vice President.
Both Kauffman and Small will serve through July 2022.
wild trout streams. The board also approved the
addition of 25 new waters to the list of wild trout
streams. These additions will go into effect upon the
publication of a second notice in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin. A list of waters proposed can be found at
www.fishandboat.com.
* Commissioners voted to remove Colyer Lake, Centre
County, and Lake Nessmuk, Tioga County, from the
Catch and Release Lakes Program and add the waters
to the Big Bass and Panfish Enhancement programs.
This designation will go into effect January 1, 2022.
* The Board approved a notice of proposed rulemaking
related to boating regulations at Blue Marsh Lake,
Berks County. Regulations would be amended to
address confusion over the use of water ski devices. If
adopted on final rulemaking, this amendment will go
into effect on January 1, 2022.
* The Board authorized the acquisition of two
easements that will increase public access to waters
with significant steelhead fishing opportunities in
Erie County. These easement acquisitions are funded
using special Lake Erie fishing permits.
Richard S. Kauffman
Robert B.J. Small
* The Board announced that fishing license fees will
remain the same for the 2022 season.
* The Board voted to adopt amended regulations
pertaining to authorized devices for ice fishing. The
amendments will allow for legal use of devices such
as the JawJacker, Automatic Fisherman, Easy Set
Hooksetter, Sure Shot Hooksetter, and Brocraft Ice
Fishing Tip-up. The new regulations will go into
effect upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* The Board approved the
removal of 17 streams from
the list of Refuge Areas.
Refuge areas have been used
to extend stocked trout fishing
opportunities by placing all, or
a portion, of a stream's trout
allocation into these areas
and denying angler access to
these sections from March 1
through June 14. For a list of
streams where the refuge area
designation will be removed,
visit www.fishandboat.com.
These changes will go into
effect upon publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* The Board approved the
designation of three stream
sections to the list of Class A
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* In Conneaut Township, Erie County, the PFBC
will pay $86,000 for an easement for public fishing,
boating, and riparian fishery management on 5,980
linear feet along Conneaut Creek.
* In Fairview Township, Erie County, the PFBC will
pay $14,000 for an easement for public fishing,
boating, and riparian fishery management on 930
linear feet along Walnut Creek.
* The Board approved a resolution in support of the
Recovering America's Wildlife Act. This legislation
was developed to dedicate $1.3 billion annually to the
Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program.
For the complete press release, go to www.fishandboat.com-
click on " News " .
During the July Commission meeting, Commissioner Richard Lewis was recognized
for his past service as Board President. Pictured are (left to right) Board Vice President
Robert B.J. Small, Board President Richard S. Kauffman, Commissioner Lewis, and
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer.
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater * September/October 2021
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