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<br />Reservoir Regulations and Opportunities <br /> <br />Guidelines for managing the recreation use on McPhee Reservoir bave <br />been completed by the Forest Service. The guidelines are a result <br />of a 6-month planning effort which included extensive public involvement <br />through meetings, letters, and work sessions. An advisory committee <br />comprising of local residents provided excellent input and will continue <br />to assist the Forest Service in the future. The guidelines include: <br /> <br />1. Camping within the McPhee Recreation Complex and the House Creek <br />Recreation Area is allowed only within developed campsites. <br /> <br />2. Camping will be allowed throughout the rema1n1ng reservoir area. <br />The standsrd l4-day stay limit will apply. <br /> <br />3. A "no-wake" zone is in effect on the three arms of the reservoir. <br />This restriction is designed to increase safety and to emphasize <br />activities such as fishing. The no-wake zone will begin at the. <br />mouth of House Creek and Dry Canyon arms and approximately one <br />and one half miles up the Beaver Creek arm. Buoys designate <br />the no-wake zones. <br /> <br />4. Campfires will be permitted outside of the developed sites. <br /> <br />1. Fishing <br /> <br />Fishing is a major activity on the reservoir and along the shoreline. <br />Fisherman access is provided at the two recreation complexes and <br />four parking sites around the reservoir. The McPhee Complex provides <br />parking, flush toilets, potable water, a fish cleaning station, and <br />two courtesy docks. The House Creek Complex provides parking, vault <br />toilets and potable water, and a courtesy dock. <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife is responsible for the enforcement <br />of state fishing laws. <br /> <br />MCPHEE RESERVOIR IS MANAGED AS A TWO-STORY LAKE: THAT IS, IT <br />SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES OF BOTH COLD AND WARM WATER FISH. NEARLY <br />450,000 THREE INCH MCCONAUGHY RAINBOW TROUT WILL BE STOCKED ANNUALLY <br />IN MCPHEE. INTRODUCTORY STOCKING OF WARM WATER FISH SPECIES <br />WILL BE DONE WHILE l~PHEE IS FILLING. ONCE ESTABLISHED, WARM <br />WATER FISH SPECIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR NUMBERS BY <br />NATURAL REPRODUCTION WITH NO FURTHER STOCKING REQUIRED. <br /> <br />THE MCCONAUGHY STRAIN OF RAINBOW TROUT WAS STOCKED IN MCPHEE <br />BECAUSE OF ITS GREATER TOLERANCE TO WARM WATER CONDITIONS. THEY <br />GROW TO A LARGE SIZE WHEN FORAGE FISH ARE AVAILABLE, MAKING THE <br /> <br />12 <br />