OAR 635-500-3720: Cascade and Gearhart Mountain Lakes

Policy and objectives for fish management in Cascade and Gearhart Mountain Lakes of the Klamath River Basin. (1) Policy: Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes within the Klamath River Basin shall be managed for selected species of hatchery reared trout and managed for the Basic Yield Management Option. (2) Objectives: (a) Provide consumptive fisheries for selected trout species in Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes of the Klamath River Basin; (b) Minimize the impacts of hatchery trout stocked in Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes on the production and genetic integrity of wild trout and native wildlife in the Klamath River Basin; (c) Manage Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes fisheries consistent with wilderness management plans to be jointly developed with Winema and Fremont National Forest personnel.