OAR 635-500-3490: Trout — Cascade Mountain Lakes

Policies and objectives for trout management in Cascade mountain lakes of the Sandy River basin. (1) Policies: (a) Cascade mountain lakes within the Sandy River basin shall be managed for natural and hatchery production consistent with the Basic Yield management alternative for trout; (b) Hatchery rainbow, cutthroat, and brook trout shall be periodically stocked into the lakes listed in the Plan. (2) Objectives: (a) Provide diverse angling opportunities for trout in Cascade mountain lakes within the Sandy River basin; (b) Minimize the impacts of hatchery trout on the production and genetic integrity of adjacent populations of wild trout in the Sandy River basin streams; (c) Manage Cascade mountain lake fisheries consistent with wilderness management plans developed jointly with the Mt. Hood National Forest.