"Wildlife Safety Zone"

There is a small stream that runs under the turnpike & into Turtle Creek near Bel-Air Park in Monroeville.  It seems very clean & I've dropped a minnow trap in there a few times & caught a nice amount of chubs/dace.  (Especially around this time of year when it's illegal to use a trap in a trout approved stream like Turtle Creek)  The problem is I noticed as I went over there today that it's a "Wildlife Safety Zone" & there is no hunting fishing or trapping allowed in the area...  So, I took my minnow trap somewhere else but I'm kind of upset.  

Why is this a wildlife safety zone?  Are all areas adjacent to the turnpike safety zones as well?  I can understand why there is no hunting allowed in these areas as it could be dangerous that close to the highway but I can't figure out why there should be a ban on fishing as well...
 
Anyone else run into these signs?
 
Also does anyone know if I can get permission or something to trap minnows here?  Really no idea who I'd have to call but, I'm pretty sure it's all public property as the signs say photography & hiking is allowed.

Nah this stream runs along the west side of the turnpike. Its all wooded between the stream and a monroeville park on top of saunders station road, i think its "heritage park"?

Edit: Good call on the GIS, I checked out Allegheny County's & it appears that Monroeville owns the land covered in these signs, BUT the turnpike owns the land this stream is on hmm

Its very small stream, even unnamed on that giant stream map in the PSU library. If you pull off to the left of abers creek road just before you go under the turnpike bridger there is a little hill you can climb down to get in it. Its not turtle creek or abers creek, but it runs right into turtle creek.

Ive also heard those dam stories, but havent seen any smallies only carp haha, have also heard of guys catching sauger in pitcarin

Oh we have caught these carp and drum by B Y park on turtle. Most likely have made there way up turtle. Farther . And the creek if im right does not run into turtle unless it is abers if its around the exit to 286 its abers if it runs by northern pike near speedway its a un named creek.

 
I think I see where you are referring to, marked it with a green X.  I would call the local PFBC office with the coordinates and ask to be sure.
 
Yes the dam is gone.

rayman612
If you pull off to the left of abers creek road just before you go under the turnpike bridge

Sounds like it is close to the intersection of ACR and the TP overpass.  I guess I could drive by to see the signs or wait until Rayman Returns, lol.
 
 
 

Trying to be funny.  Trying being the operative word.  I really don't have as much time on my hands as it would appear.  The B and T on the poster just lent itself too easily to the picture to bypass.   

He listed all but the coordinates himself.  Plenty of places to catch chubs in that immediate area that are easier to access.

Also speaking of lyons run i went up there a bit to see if any stockies snuck up there last year & caught a 10 inch chub

State record trophy chub waters

hmm they must just be 2 diff maps

Chris ewwwwwww its a rat geeez what a fink that weasle weasled his way to a title god i hate duke.