Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-2050 - Badger Lake

Policies and objectives for fish management in Badger Lake in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin.

(1) Policies for fish management in Badger Lake:

(a) Brook trout shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for trout (OAR 635-500-0115(4)). No hatchery brook trout shall be stocked;

(b) Rainbow trout shall be managed for hatchery production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for trout (OAR 635-500-0115(4)).

(2) Objectives for fish management in Badger Lake:

(a) Provide a diverse, consumptive angling opportunity for hatchery rainbow trout and naturally produced brook trout;

(b) Minimize impacts of hatchery trout stocked in Badger Lake on the production and genetic integrity of downstream populations of wild redband trout in Badger Creek and the White River system;

(c) Minimize annual lake level fluctuations associated with irrigation drawdown at Badger Lake.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-2050

FWC 47-1996, f. 8-28-96, cert. ef. 9-1-96

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

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129