OAR 635-500-2030: Cascade Mountain Lakes

Policies and objectives for fish management in the Cascade Mountain Lakes of the lower Deschutes River Subbasin. (1) Policies for fish management in the Cascade Mountain Lakes: (a) Cascade Mountain lakes addressed in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin shall be managed for natural and hatchery production consistent with the Basic Yield (OAR 635-500-0115(4)) or Featured Species (635-500-0115(2)) management alternative for trout; (b) Hatchery rainbow, cutthroat and/or brook trout shall be periodically stocked into the lakes listed. (2) Objectives for fish management in the Cascade Mountain Lakes: (a) Provide diverse angling opportunities for trout in the Cascade Mountain lakes in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin; (b) Minimize the impacts of hatchery trout on the production and genetic integrity of adjacent populations of wild trout; (c) Manage Cascade Mountain lake fisheries consistent with management plans developed jointly with the United States Forestry Service and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation.