OAR 635-500-1920: Lake Billy Chinook

(1) The following policies apply for fish management at Lake Billy Chinook: (a) Redband trout, brown trout, and mountain whitefish shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for trout; (b) Kokanee salmon shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Intensive Use Management Alternative for trout; (c) Smallmouth and largemouth bass, black crappie and bluegill shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for warmwater fish; (d) Crayfish shall be managed for natural production and Basic Yield. (2) The following objectives apply for fish management and public access at Lake Billy Chinook: (a) Protect or enhancegenetic diversity, adaptiveness and abundance of indigenous kokanee, redband trout, whitefish, and introduced brown trout in Lake Billy Chinook; (b) Provide angling opportunities for a consumptive fishery on naturally produced kokanee, redband, and brown trout; (c) Provide angling opportunities for smallmouth and largemouth bass, bluegill, and black crappie in Lake Billy Chinook; (d) Provide better boat access at Lake Billy Chinook during low water conditions and peak use periods; (e) Provide tribal, recreational, and commercial fisheries for crayfish in Lake Billy Chinook.