PENNS CREEK CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRIAN FREY, CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00PM.

THE FOLLOWING WERE IN ATTENDANCE: JAN SNEDEKER, BRIAN FREY, ROB BARGO, ARDEN LEACH, HAROLD CAROLUS, BOB SNIDER, DENNIS SEIBER, R. B. POWELL, RICHARD FRY, MIKE CHRISTOFF, BILL FORCE, BRENT MUSSER, TREVOR FRONK, BRIAN B. BURGER-PFBC, BRUCE HOLLANDER-PFBC, AND FRED FULTZ.

BRIAN BURGER AND BRUCE HOLLANDER WITH PA FISH AND BOAT WERE PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE STOCKING OF 17,000 CLIPPED FIN BROWN TROUT 31/2 INCH FINGERLINGS. THE FISH WERE STOCKED FROM SWIFT RUN TO FIELD STATION 22.

THE COMMISSION DISCUSSED VARIOUS DATA THEY HAVE COLLECTED FROM STREAM STUDIES OVER THE YEARS. IT WAS STATED BY THE COMMISSION THAT EVERY YEAR THERE IS A SURPLUS OF FINGERLINGS AT THAT THE COMMISSION HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION TO USE THE EXCESS FISH AS FORAGE IN LAKE SYSTEMS OR STOCK THEM IN STREAMS TO INCREASE THE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES.

DEP TO BE PRESENT AT THE AUGUST MEETING TO DISCUSS THE QUARRY SITUATION.

A LETTER IS TO BE SENT TO THE KAYAK ASSOCIATION AND THE FISH DERBY PEOPLE STATING THAT THE GATE IN THE REEDSVILLE NARROWS IS NOT PROPERTY OF THE PENNS CREEK CHAPTER. ANY PERMISSION SOUGHT TO ENTER THE GATE NEEDS DIRECT CONTACT WITH PROPERTY OWNER/S.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER DID NOT GET ANY YOUTH ACCEPTED IN THE CONSERVATION CAMP. BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR.

YOUTH FIELD DAY AT SEVEN MTS. BOY SCOUT CAMP SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 23, 2003.

HELP IS NEEDED!!!!!WE WILL BE USING OUR 16 INSTRUCTIONAL RODS TO TEACH FLY CASTING THIS YEAR.

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.