Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-1710

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 635-500-1710 - Trout

(1) Policies for trout in the Lahontan subbasins:

(a) Streams in the Coyote Lake subbasin shall be managed for natural production of Lahontan cutthroat trout consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(1). No fish except for progeny of Willow and Whitehorse cutthroat trout shall be stocked into the Coyote Lake subbasin except as consistent with the Lahontan cutthroat trout recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act or as identified in 635-007-0527(3);

(b) Streams in the Quinn River subbasin shall be managed for natural production of indigenous Lahontan cutthroat trout consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(1). Resident rainbow/cutthroat, brook, and brown trout in the Quinn River subbasin shall not be outplanted outside their current distribution, nor supplemented with hatchery or naturally produced fish. No hatchery trout shall be stocked into streams in the Quinn River subbasin except as consistent with the Lahontan cutthroat trout recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act or as identified in 635-007-0527(3);

(c) Streams on the east side of Pueblo and Steens Mountains shall be managed for natural production of Lahontan cutthroat trout consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(1). No attempt shall be made to establish populations in those streams that were not stocked with Lahontan cutthroat trout in the past. In the event trout populations are lost in streams identified in this policy, attempts will be made to establish populations of Lahontan cutthroat trout or other trout of the Lahontan complex (e.g., Trout Creek rainbow/cutthroat trout, Mann Lake cutthroat trout) in those streams where sufficient habitat exists;

(d) Streams in the Trout Creek drainage (Alvord Lake subbasin) shall be managed for natural production of resident rainbow/cutthroat trout consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(1). No hatchery trout shall be stocked into the Trout Creek drainage;

(e) Mann, Juniper, Tudor, Tencent, and Wildhorse Lakes shall be managed for hatchery fish consistent with the Featured Species Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(2). Only the Mann Lake hatchery strain of cutthroat trout shall be stocked in these lakes. Mann Lake will continue to serve as the brood lake for this hatchery program;

(f) BLM stock reservoirs in the Lahontan subbasins shall be managed for hatchery production of rainbow trout consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for trout as described in Oregon's Trout Plan, OAR 635-500-0115(4).

(2) Objectives:

(a) Maintain and enhance genetic diversity, adaptiveness, and abundance of indigenous Lahontan cutthroat trout and resident rainbow/cutthroat trout in the Lahontan subbasins;

(b) Provide diverse angling opportunities for wild trout in the Lahontan subbasins;

(c) Provide brood stock at Mann Lake for the department's cutthroat trout hatchery program;

(d) Provide a quality consumptive fishery on the Mann Lake strain of cutthroat trout in Mann, Juniper, Tudor, Tencent, and Wildhorse Lakes consistent with the department's brood stock program;

(e) Provide a consumptive fishery on hatchery rainbow trout in selected BLM stock reservoirs.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-1710

FWC 79-1993, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-93

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.162, ORS 496.172, ORS 506.109, ORS 506.119 & ORS 506.129

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.162, ORS 496.172, ORS 506.109, ORS 506.119 & ORS 506.129