OAR 635-500-2060: Clear Lake

Policies and objectives for fish management in Clear Lake in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin. (1) Policies for fish management in Clear Lake: (a) Legal-sized rainbow trout shall be managed for hatchery production consistent with the intensive use management alternative for trout (OAR 635-500-0115(5)); (b) Hatchery brood rainbow trout shall also be managed for hatchery production consistent with the trophy fish management alternative for trout (OAR 635-500-0115(3)); (c) 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. (2) Objectives for fish management in Clear 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 Clear Lake on the production and genetic integrity of downstream populations of wild redband trout in Clear Creek and the White River system; (c) Enhance fish habitat for adult cover and juvenile rearing; (d) Minimize annual lake level fluctuations associated with irrigation drawdown at Clear Lake; (e) Provide additional or improved boat access at Clear Lake during low water conditions.