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Changes could lead to more trout for area
At its last scheduled meeting, the commission adopted and approved the "Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania 2010-2014. The plan calls for an evaluation of how the agency classifies trout waters, protects high-value streams, insures access for recreational anglers and distributes stocked trout.
As part of the plan, the commission will no longer stock trout in streams found to have substantial and healthy natural populations, while streams with marginal natural populations might see their stockings adjusted to compensate for those fish.
Why is that good news for Washington and Greene counties?
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And since the commission is planning to continue stocking numbers at their current pace, the fish that would have been placed in the Central Pennsylvania trout streams have to go somewhere.
Some of those excess trout may actually find their way here to the southwest corner of the state.
Then again, considering how the commission has treated this area in recent years, we might actually lose trout.
n As deer become more active in the fall, so too do incidents of poaching.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a couple of different ways for individuals to report poachers.
Witnesses can call the agency's toll-free poaching hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001, or use the "Tip" Reporting Form on the commission's web site.
In some cases, the commission may even offer a small reward for those who assist in the successful conviction of a poacher.
n As of Friday, just over 8,000 antlerless licenses remained unsold for Wildlife Management Unit 2-A, which includes all of Greene and most of Washington counties.
In WMU 2-B, just over 25,000 licenses remain unsold. WMU 2-B includes the northeastern corner of Washington County.
Outdoors editor F. Dale Lolley can be reached at dlolley@observer-reporter.com
