OAR 635-500-3250: Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake

Policies and objectives for fish management in Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake of the upper Deschutes River Subbasin. (1) Policies for fish management in Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake: (a) Rainbow trout in Lava Lake shall be managed for hatchery production consistent with the Basic Yield Fish Management Alternative for trout. Hatchery brook trout shall no longer be stocked in Lava Lake; (b) Redband and rainbow trout in Little Lava Lake shall be managed for natural and hatchery production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for trout. Hatchery brook trout shall no longer be stocked in Little Lava Lake; (c) Mountain whitefish in Little Lava Lake shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Wild Fish Management Alternative for trout. (2) Objectives for fish management in Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake: (a) Maintain the genetic diversity, adaptiveness, and abundance of redband trout and mountain whitefish in Little Lava Lake; (b) Provide recreational angling opportunities for rainbow trout in Lava Lake, and diverse angling opportunities for redband, rainbow and brook trout as well as whitefish in Little Lava Lake; (c) Tui chub shall be controlled to minimize competition with hatchery rainbow; (d) Determine the feasibility and desirability of restoring bull trout in Little Lava Lake; (e) Maintain and improve access to Lava and Little Lava lakes.