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

THE FOLLOWING WERE IN ATTENDANCE: JAN SNEDEKER, BRIAN FREY, ROB BARGO, DENNIS SEIBER, KARL SHEAFFER, CHERIE BROWN, KEVIN VARGO, HAROLD CAROLUS, DICK FRY, ARDEN LEACH, BILL HUBLER, BILL FORCE, BOB PENNELL, DARRIN B. SHIREY, HARRY D. SHIREY SR., DENNY PEIFFER, R.B. POWELL, RICK HOOPES-DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DICK SNYDER-CHIEF OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, TOM GREENE-COLDWATER UNIT LEADER, AND FRED FULTZ.

IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE TURKEY FEDERATION YOUTH DAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

FROM THE LAST MEETING WITH DEP PENNS CREEK CHAPTER TU TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH BOTH QUARRIES ON HONEY CREEK. DATES TO FOLLOW.

RICK HOOPS, DICK SNYDER, AND TOM GREENE WITH PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION WERE PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT EMERGED FROM THE 2002 TROUT SUMMIT. ONE SUCH PROGRAM IS THE "BROOK TROUT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM". REGULATIONS PROPOSED TO BE CATCH AND RELEASE ALL BROOK TROUT. CAN HARVEST BROWN AND RAINBOWS. INTENTION OF PROGRAM-CREATE OPPURTUNITY FOR ANGLERS TO CATCH MORE AND LARGER BROOK TROUT. UPPER KETTLE CREEK –28 MILES OF WATER PROPOSED.

NEXT HONEY CREEK WAS DISCUSSED.

HONEY CREEK ORIGINATES IN SNYDER COUNTY AT HEADWATERS-KNOWN AS SECTION 2.

FROM ALEXANDER CAVERN TO KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK-KNOWN AS SECTION 4.

LAST TIME SECTION 4 WAS STOCKED 1983.

SECTION 4 HAS BETWEEN 80-90 KG/HECTAR.

NOTE: A CLASS A TROUT STREAM REQUIRES 40KG/HECTAR.

1981 INITIAL INVENTORY

1982 FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

1983 SPECIAL REG PROPOSED

1984 THRU 2001- 7 POPULATION ESTIMATES.

2001 ANGLER USE AND HARVEST STUDY.

2002 POPULATION ESTIMATE.

92% CAUGHT BROWN TROUT.

13% HARVESTED BROWN TROUT.

3.1% LOOKED FOR CLIPPED FINS ON BROWN TROUT.

92% HARVESTED NOTHING.(SELF IMPOSED CATCH AND RELEASE).

TOTAL ANNUAL MORTALITY 64%(ABOUT 2/3 OF POPULATION).

MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN STATE STANDARDS.

1983 SPECIAL REGS FOR HONEY CREEK SECTION 4 PROPOSAL WERE PRESENTED BY PA FISH AND BOAT AT THE REEDSVILLE FIRE HALL.

THE PROPOSAL WAS WITHDRAWN DUE TO OPPOSITION OF PUBLIC AND THE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS.

SPECIAL REGS WERE DISCUSSED BY THE GROUP AND IT WAS DECIDED TO TRY FOR SPECIAL REGS ON SECTION 4 OF HONEY CREEK AGAIN.

SPECIAL REGS WOULD BE TROPHY TROUT ALL TACKLE/2 TROUT 14 INCHES AND BIGGER PER DAY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO TROPHY TROUT WATERS THAT EXIST ON PENNS CREEK.

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

NEXT MEETING STARTING AT 7:30PM AT INDIAN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 14, 2003. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.