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I received this email from the Forbes Road Chapter of TU today.

Chapter Members,

Read this! Regarding Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only

"(2) Allow the use of bait by all anglers during the trout harvest period."

"Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION
Title 58. Recreation
Part II. Fish and Boat Commission
Chapter 65
Fishing"

I am passing along a string of email messages from Brian Wagner, TU Council President regarding the recent proposal for allowing bait fishing and other changes to Delayed Harvest sections. A response forum is now available for the public to comment on which will be critical factor to the PFBC’s final decision. Please make your opinion known the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
The comment period for the proposed changes to the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only will be open from March 14th to May 14th. The following link should take you to the comment page for this rule making or you can send comment directly to Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000,

Go To the link below to have your voice heard:
http://fishandboat.com/regcomments/index.htm?title_number=263dhalo

Pennsylvania's TU Council letter to PFBC regarding this issue:


Thank you,
Leo Vensel
Forbes Trail Chapter President

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Chapter Presidents,
The comment period for the proposed changes to the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only will be open from March 14th to May 14th. The following link should take you to the comment page for this rule making or you can send comment directly to Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000,

http://fishandboat.com/regcomments/index.htm?title_number=263dhalo
Note: If an acknowledgment of electronic comments is not received by the sender within 2 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to ensure receipt.

Attached is the PFBC proposal and PATU response. Please share with your members and we encourage everyone to voice your concerns as anglers of Pennsylvania.

Thanks,
Brian Wagner
President
PATU

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Anglers,
By now many of you have heard or read that the PA Fish and Boat Commission recently proposed changes to all Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Sections (DHALO). If you go to this link http://fishandboat.com/images/exec/minutes/2015minu/01agd.pdf and scroll down to page 7, you will find the proposal.
I know as anglers many of you have a personal opinion on these changes. We hope you will take the time to make your individual comments to the PFBC when the comment period opens. This will be critical in order to make a difference.
The PA Council has discussed the proposed changes and one of our concerns lies with the impact this will have on wild trout populations. Of the 58 DHALO, 19 contain wild trout populations. We feel that some of the proposed rule changes could have a detrimental impact on these populations. We know as chapters and fellow anglers, you or your members have other concerns and issues with this proposal. We have also addressed these concerns in the PATU comment letter that is attached. We have sent our letter to Executive Director Arway in advance of the comment period to get on the record early.We encourage you to voice your concerns as anglers of Pennsylvania. Please use the attached PATU comment letter as a guideline for your comments. We will let everyone know when the comment period is open.

Thanks,
Brian Wagner
Council President
 
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