Our Mission: To Preserve, Protect, and Restore Pennsylvania's Cold Water Streams and their habitats.
Class A Wild Trout Streams
2007 CLASS A WILD TROUT WATERS
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Bureau of Fisheries
Fisheries Management Division
Important Note to Anglers - Many waters in Pennsylvania are on private property, the listing or mapping of waters by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission does not guarantee public access. Always obtain permission to fish on private property.
Definition of Class A Waters
- Streams that support a population of naturally produced trout of sufficient size and abundance to support a long-term and rewarding sport fishery.
Management
- Natural reproduction, wild populations with no stocking.
Other Definitions
- T-Alk is a water chemistry measure of total alkalinity in milligrams per liter at the time of the survey ( view more about alkalinity and trout streams).
Class A Criteria
Sub-subprogram |
Criteria |
1. Wild brook trout fisheries |
a. Total brook trout biomass of at least 30 kg/ha (26.7 lbs/acre) |
b. Total biomass of brook trout less than 15 cm (5.9 in.) total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha |
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c. Brook trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of total trout biomass |
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2. Wild brown trout fisheries |
a. Total brown trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre) |
b. Total biomass of brown trout less than 15 cm (5.9 in.) total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha |
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c. Total brown trout biomass must comprise at least 75% of total trout biomass |
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3. Mixed wild brook/brown fisheries |
a. Combined brook and brown fisheries trout biomass of at least 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre) |
b. Brook trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of total trout biomass |
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c. Brown trout biomass must comprise less than 75% of total trout biomass |
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d. Total biomass of brook trout less than 15 cm (5.9 in.) total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha |
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e. Total biomass of brown trout less than 15 cm (5.9 in.) total length of at least 0.1 kg/ha |
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4. Wild rainbow trout |
a. Total biomass of rainbow trout less than 15 cm (5.9 in.) total length of at least 2.0 kg/ha |
Criteria for Class B,C, and D Streams
Class B
a. Total brook trout biomass of at least 20 kg/ha (17.8 lbs/acre) and less than 30 kg/ha (26.7 lbs/ acre).
b. Total brown trout or brown and brook trout combined biomass of at least 20 kg/ha (17.8 lbs/ acre) and less than 40 kg/ha (35.6 lbs/acre).
Class C
Total Trout biomass of at least 10 kg/ha (8.9 lbs/ acre) and less than 20 kg/ha (17.8 lbs/acre).
Class D
Total trout biomass less than 10 kg/ha (8.9 lbs/ acre).
