Or. Admin. R. 635-500-1860

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 635-500-1860 - Crooked River and its Tributaries Above Prineville Reservoir

(1) The following policies apply for fish management in the upper Crooked River:

(a) Redband trout in the Crooked River and tributaries above Prineville Reservoir shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout;

(b) Naturalized brook and brown trout in the Crooked River and tributaries above Prineville Reservoir shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic Yield Alternative for trout;

(c) The South Fork Crooked River above Prineville Reservoir shall be managed for natural and hatchery production consistent with the Featured Species Fish Management Alternative for trout;

(d) Releases of hatchery rainbow trout in the South Fork Crooked River shall be confined from RM 0 to RM 22;

(e) Smallmouth bass and brown bullhead shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic Yield Alternative for warmwater fish. Hatchery warmwater species shall not be stocked.

(2) The following objectives apply for public access and fish management in the upper Crooked River:

(a) Protect the genetic diversity, adaptiveness and abundance of redband trout in the Crooked River and tributaries above Prineville Reservoir;

(b) Provide angling opportunities for wild trout in the mainstem Crooked River, North Fork Crooked River, Beaver, Bear and Sanford creeks and tributaries;

(c) Provide angling opportunities for smallmouth bass and brown bullhead, in the mainstem Crooked River and tributaries where populations of these fish currently exist;

(d) Provide harvest and angling opportunities for quality size hatchery rainbow trout in a semi-remote setting along South Fork Crooked River;

(e) Provide additional angling access and angling opportunities along the Crooked River and tributaries above Prineville Reservoir.

Or. Admin. R. 635-500-1860

FWC 40-1996, f. 7-9-96, cert. ef. 7-10-96

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.162, ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129