Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 500 - FISH MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 635-500-3060 - Warmwater Gamefish
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 635-500-3060
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
Policies and objectives for warmwater gamefish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin.
(1) Policies for warmwater gamefish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin:
(a) Warmwater fish in the lower Deschutes
River Subbasin shall be managed for natural production consistent with the
Basin Yield Management Alternative for warmwater fish (OAR
635-500-0055(1)(d));
(b) Largemouth
bass, bluegill and black crappie are the only species of warmwater fish that
shall be considered for introductions in small ponds within the
Subbasin;
(c) To protect native
species and desired introductions, such as largemouth bass, bluegill and black
crappie, other species of exotic fish, including but not limited to smallmouth
bass, spotted bass, yellow perch, channel catfish and all other members of the
catfish family, walleye, northern pike, striped bass, muskellunge, hybrid bass,
koi and grass carp shall not be approved for new introductions in public or
private ponds in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin.
(2) Objectives for warmwater gamefish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin:
(a) Promote warmwater fisheries as a
recreational alternative in isolated waters in the lower Deschutes River
Subbasin in locations that do not harm indigenous species;
(b) Minimize illegal introductions of
undesirable warmwater species into the lower Deschutes River
Subbasin;
(c) Regularly inventory
public water bodies that support warmwater fish;
(d) Maintain or develop public access at
water bodies managed for warmwater fisheries.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129
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