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MANAGING WITH STOCKED TROUT AFM Rick Lorson Under Construction

MANAGING WITH STOCKED TROUT AFM Rick Lorson Under Construction. Stocked Trout Program Elements:. Over 4 Million Adult Trout 8 Million Angler Trips * $250 Million Angler Dollars *. Other Program Elements:. 1.2 Million Cooperative Nursery Program Adult Trout 1.1 Million Fingerling Trout.

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MANAGING WITH STOCKED TROUT AFM Rick Lorson Under Construction

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  1. MANAGING WITH STOCKED TROUT AFM Rick Lorson Under Construction

  2. Stocked Trout Program Elements: • Over 4 Million Adult Trout • 8 Million Angler Trips * • $250 Million Angler Dollars *

  3. Other Program Elements: • 1.2 Million Cooperative Nursery Program Adult Trout • 1.1 Million Fingerling Trout

  4. Presentation Purpose: • Where and How Many Trout Stocked? • How we Evaluate Stocked Trout Program. • Actual Stocked Trout Angler Use. • Streams will be covered first, then Lakes.

  5. How Many Trout should be Stocked in each Stream? Adult Trout are Stocked in over 4,400 Stream Miles Harrisburg, PA Phoenix, AZ

  6. Stocked Trout Streams Are Categorized By: • Wild Trout Population • Stream Bank Ownership • Human Population Density • Average Width • Access By Roads • Amount Of Vehicle Parking

  7. Mountain Stream Valley River

  8. Mountain Stream Smallmouth Bass Wild Trout Valley River

  9. 20 Legal Wild Brook Trout per Mile 90 Legal Wild Brown Trout per Mile 1,110 Legal Stocked Trout per Mile- Public Streams Category Wild Trout >< Stocked Trout

  10. How Do We Evaluate Our Trout Stocking Program? How Do We Evaluate Our Trout Stocking Program?

  11. Performance Measures -Angler Effort -Angler Catch * -Angler Trips Produced

  12. Rank each Performance Measure from Lowest to Highest to obtain:

  13. Some Other Categories for Streams

  14. TROUT STOCKING IN LAKES

  15. Adult Trout are Stocked in 117 Lakes • How Many Trout should be Stocked in each Lake?

  16. Lakes Are Categorized By: • Lake Size • Human Population Density -- For The Lake Itself -- For The Surrounding Area

  17. Stocking Rates For Lakes Very Small Lakes 600/Acre Small Lakes 325/Acre Medium Lakes 150/Acre Large Lakes 75/Acre Very Large Lakes 5/Acre

  18. Stocked Trout Program Stream and Lake Summaries

  19. The Three Top Ranked Categories for Performance Measures were: • Delayed Harvest • Public Streams • Very Small Lakes

  20. Angler Trips on Streams were Considerably Higher for the Opening Week Compared to the Week Following an Inseason Stocking.

  21. Trout Catch on Streams was Higher for the Week Following an Inseason Stocking Compared to the Opening Week.

  22. Total Angler Trips for a Stream Stocking Category Statewide was Highest for Rural Streams.

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