Or. Admin. R. 635-500-1320

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

Section 635-500-1320 - Trout and Whitefish

(1) The following operating principles apply to the Middle Fork Willamette Subbasin:

(a) Mountain Whitefish shall be managed for natural production;

(b) Trout shall be managed for natural and hatchery production.

(2) In accordance with these operating principles, it is the objective of the Department to:

(a) Protect and enhance the production of wild cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and bull trout populations;

(b) Manage native trout and whitefish populations to provide a diversity of angling experiences including consumptive and nonconsumptive activities;

(c) Manage brook trout populations to provide self-sustaining fisheries in streams that they currently inhabit throughout the Middle Fork Subbasin where they do not pose a risk to native salmonids;

(d) Manage wild trout populations to provide self-sustaining fisheries in the Middle Fork Willamette River between Lookout Point Reservoir and Hills Creek Dam (RM 31-45.5) and the North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette River consistent with the Wild Fish alternative of Oregon's Trout Plan;

(e) Enhance angling recreation and opportunity by stocking legal-sized hatchery rainbow trout in selected streams consistent with the basic yield alternative of Oregon's Trout Plan;

(f) Manage wild trout populations to provide self-sustaining fisheries in areas not designated for "Wild Fish" alternative (see subsection (d) of this section) or release of hatchery fish (see subsection (e) of this section) consistent with the basic yield alternative of Oregon's Trout Plan.

Or. Admin. R. 635-500-1320

FWC 3-1992, f. 1-28-92, cert. ef. 2-1-92

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.162, ORS 506.109, ORS 506.119, ORS 506.129 & ORS 506.720

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.162, ORS 506.109, ORS 506.119, ORS 506.129 & ORS 506.720