What are “Class A” and “Class B” regulated fishing lakes?
“Class A” regulated fishing lakes fall into 3 categories: • Lakes wholly opened to the general public for fishing and operated solely as commercial ventures. This would be the typical fee-fishing lake where the owner usually purchases and stocks fish such as trout or carp and patrons pay to fish on a daily basis. • Lakes situated wholly within the grounds of a privately owned campground provided that the campground is open to the general public and operated as a commercial venture regardless of whether the campground operator sells admissions to fish at the lake to members of the public who are not camping at the campground. • Lakes with a total water area of less than 20 acres situated wholly within the grounds of a private fishing and boating, rod and gun or sportsmen’s club or organization when fishing in the lake is limited to members of the club or organization and the sponsoring club or organization operates a cooperative nursery recognized by the Commission, provided that fish r
