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Representa t i ve DOUG REICHLEY134th District

Spring Sportsmens Newsletter

Dear SportsEnthusiast

As your state representa-tive, I want to take the op-portunity to update you onsportsmens issues in the Leg-islature.

In representing thousands

of sportsmen and sportswomenin the ___ District, I realizethe issues we debate in Har-risburg directly impact you.From issues concerning theSecond Amendment to huntingand fishing licenses, the stateHouse has considered legisla-tion on all of these topics inrecent years.

Good luck in all your sport-

ing endeavors for the year, and Iam hopeful that this newsletteris helpful and informative.

Your State Representative,

Rep. Doug Reichley134th Legislative District

2010 Trout SeasonOpening Day: Saturday, April 17

Time: 8 a.m.Minimum Size: Seven (7) inches

Fishing Hours: 24 hours a day, afterthe 8 a.m. opener

April 17

April 3

Susquehanna River Smallmouth BassThe Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has labeled the Susquehanna River increasingly impaired, and recently

called on the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pinpoint thesources of pollution contributing to the demise of the rivers smallmouth bass fishery.

A water quality study coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey with funding assistance from the PFBC found elevated watertemperature and low dissolved oxygen concentrations during the critical May through July developmental period for smallmouth bass.These are critical stress factors.

Problems were first detected in the middle reaches of the river in 2005, when PFBC biologists found unusually high numbersof dead or distressed smallmouth bass. They later determined that the affected fish were suffering from common secondary bacterialinfections. This issue has been detected in subsequent years as well.

Creel limitsRegular season (opening day through Labor Day) 5 (combined species)Extended season (Jan. 1 to Feb. 28) & (day after Labor Day to Dec. 31) 3(combined species)

Regional Opening Day: Saturday, April 3

Regional Opening Day counties:All waters in Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware,Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton,Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York counties.

Streams on county borders that are part of Regional Opening Day:Mahantango Creek, between Northumberland and Dauphin counties. This is the ONLY streamin Northumberland County opening on the earlier date. West Branch Mahantango Creek, between Snyder and Juniata counties. This is the ONLYstream in Snyder County opening on the earlier date. Two streams in Carbon County Lizard Creek and Mahoning Creek.

Dates to RememberMay 1 _________ Opening Day - Walleye & SaugerMay 22 ________ Fish for Free DayMay 22-28 _____ National Safe Boating WeekJune 5-13 ______ National Fishing and Boating Week

June 6 _________ Fish for Free DayJune 12 ________ Opening Day Bass

DISTRICT OFFICE1245 Chestnut Street, Unit #5 / Emmaus, PA 18049-1919

PHONE: (610) 965-9933 / FAX: (610) 965-9174SATELLITE OFFICEBally Brook Industrial Park / 20 N. Front Street, Suite 7 / Bally, PA

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ServicesMy district office is here

to help you. Services mystaff and I provide include: Assistance with

PennDOT paperwork Copies of birth and death

certificates PACE and PACENET

applications for seniors Property Tax and Rent

Rebate applications Voter registration forms

and absentee ballotapplications

State tax forms Free state maps, state

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Copies of legislation Tours of the State Capitol Referrals to agencies

to resolve state-relatedmattersIf you need help with any

state-related matter, pleasedo not hesitate to call mydistrict office.

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Asian Carp Meeting at White House

Gov. Ed Rendell chose not attend a recent White House summit to talk about athreat that could devastate the freshwater economy not only in the great lakes, butthroughout rivers that flow into them.

Asian carp grow to be as large as five-feet long and 100 pounds, and are knownto jump from the water at the sound of boats, sometimes hitting and injuring boatersand anglers. A smaller species can fly 10 feet out of the water, hurling themselves atboaters and anglers.

There is a serious threat of infestation in the Great Lakes, which could spreadthroughout tributaries that feed them if not checked. They also feed almost continu-ously on plankton, crowding out native species. Failure to prevent this invasive speciesfrom entering Pennsylvania could affect western Pennsylvania fishing and tourismindustries.

Environmentalists have been concerned for some time that invasive species carried

into the Great Lakes through the ballast water of international ships are pushing outnative species. This is true particularly of the zebra mussels, which clog water intakepipes and latch onto the hulls of pleasure boats. Ugly round gobies helped to spreadbotulism to waterfowl.

The Asian carp represent a different problem. They migrated into the Mississippiand Illinois rivers after being flooded out of fish farms. The actual fish havent beendiscover in the Great Lakes, but three DNA samples along the Chicago River havetested positive for Asian carp.

A Word on Walleye Walleye have been stocked in eastern Pennsylvania rivers for decades, but are

believed to have originated in the Great Lakes and its tributary rivers.However, when they are in close proximity in rivers that flow through larger metro-

politan areas, it is often difficult for walleye populations to thrive in the wild. They occurat low or modest densities. Where habitats are expected to support greater densities,annual maintenance stocking takes place.

Since 1975, Pennsylvania has cultured and stocked walleye fry and fingerling. Allwalleye originate from wild brood fish collected from Pymatuning Lake or Lake Wal-lenpaupack.

Stocked walleye fingerlings come from brood fish they take the whole fish, theneggs/fingerlings are raised at Pleasant Mount State Fish Hatchery in northeast Penn-sylvania and other hatcheries and returned as yearlings to each lake.

The Fish & Boat Commission is not currently doing a study of the success of thisprogram or the effect of this program on walleye populations in Lake Wallenpaupack

or the Lackawaxen River.About 70 to 80 million walleye have been stocked in Pennsylvania lakes and riv-ers in the past five years. The walleye fry are reared in hatchery ponds for six to eightweeks and restored to their native habitats. Fishing license fees help pay to maintainthis operation to ensure the population of walleye remains stable and provides consis-tently good fishing.

The walleye hatchery program was last fully described in the September/October2008 Pennsylvania Angler and Boater, put out by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Com-mission.

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