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The following is From a post on Flyfishers Paradise by their member "Bowhunter"
Just thought some of you might like to read some of the up coming changes made by the Fish Commission.
"The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission today took several actions as part of a larger, ongoing effort to consolidate and simplify special trout fishing regulations in the Commonwealth. The moves came as part of the board of Commissioners’ summer quarterly meeting, July 18-19 in Harrisburg.
The Commission approved moving seven stream sections currently in the Heritage Trout Angling Program and 26 sections in the Delayed Harvest Fly-Fishing Only Program into a new special regulations category - Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only Program. Waters designated as part of this program provide year-round fly angling with no harvest. Fishing will be permitted from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. There will be no requirement for barbless hooks and no restriction on wading, unless otherwise posted.
In related moves, the Heritage Trout Angling and Delayed Harvest Fly Fishing Only categories were approved for elimination and the boundaries of the special regulations section of the Falling Spring Branch, Franklin County were extended 672 feet.
All the changes will go into effect January 1, 2006.
The Commissioners additionally voted to create a new program of Catch and Release All-Tackle Areas. This new program will also begin January 1, 2006. Waters in this program will be open for year-round trout fishing with no harvest and no special tackle restrictions. Two waters currently under various special regulations – portions of Spring Creek, Centre County (16.5 miles; from the Boalsburg Road bridge at Oak Hall upstream of Hanson Quarry to the mouth with the exception of the specially regulated area at Fisherman’s Paradise and the Exhibition Area in Bellefonte) and Valley Creek, Chester County – were designated as Catch and Release All-Tackle Areas.
In a related move, the Commission decided to seek public comment on redesignating sections of the Little Juniata River and the Clarion River in the current All-Tackle Trophy Trout program to the newly created Catch and Release All-Tackle program.
Further action related to special regulations programs included a vote to retain a one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset limit of fishing hours for waters in the popular Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only program and passage of regulatory language clarifying the need for a valid Trout/Salmon permit when fishing those stream sections managed under special trout regulations."
To read the entire story go to: http://www.fish.state.pa.us/
I only copied the highlights.
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MIKE
RBF Pro Staff
VP of Culinary Affairs, Summit Master Chef and Senior Field Tester
Just thought some of you might like to read some of the up coming changes made by the Fish Commission.
"The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission today took several actions as part of a larger, ongoing effort to consolidate and simplify special trout fishing regulations in the Commonwealth. The moves came as part of the board of Commissioners’ summer quarterly meeting, July 18-19 in Harrisburg.
The Commission approved moving seven stream sections currently in the Heritage Trout Angling Program and 26 sections in the Delayed Harvest Fly-Fishing Only Program into a new special regulations category - Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only Program. Waters designated as part of this program provide year-round fly angling with no harvest. Fishing will be permitted from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. There will be no requirement for barbless hooks and no restriction on wading, unless otherwise posted.
In related moves, the Heritage Trout Angling and Delayed Harvest Fly Fishing Only categories were approved for elimination and the boundaries of the special regulations section of the Falling Spring Branch, Franklin County were extended 672 feet.
All the changes will go into effect January 1, 2006.
The Commissioners additionally voted to create a new program of Catch and Release All-Tackle Areas. This new program will also begin January 1, 2006. Waters in this program will be open for year-round trout fishing with no harvest and no special tackle restrictions. Two waters currently under various special regulations – portions of Spring Creek, Centre County (16.5 miles; from the Boalsburg Road bridge at Oak Hall upstream of Hanson Quarry to the mouth with the exception of the specially regulated area at Fisherman’s Paradise and the Exhibition Area in Bellefonte) and Valley Creek, Chester County – were designated as Catch and Release All-Tackle Areas.
In a related move, the Commission decided to seek public comment on redesignating sections of the Little Juniata River and the Clarion River in the current All-Tackle Trophy Trout program to the newly created Catch and Release All-Tackle program.
Further action related to special regulations programs included a vote to retain a one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset limit of fishing hours for waters in the popular Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only program and passage of regulatory language clarifying the need for a valid Trout/Salmon permit when fishing those stream sections managed under special trout regulations."
To read the entire story go to: http://www.fish.state.pa.us/
I only copied the highlights.
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MIKE
RBF Pro Staff
VP of Culinary Affairs, Summit Master Chef and Senior Field Tester
