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Originally Posted by HunterDave
By creating them in abandoned coal mines and reclaiming lakes like was done with Muir. IMO Hasse Lake would have been a good one to turn into a "quality" lake if people would have wanted to put in the time and effort to do it. Instead, they'd rather go after an established lake like Dolberg that has a history of producing big trout. No effort whatsoever, just ban ice fishing and bait and put restrictions on the size and keep limits.....voila. You know, just like what was done with that big fish producing machine called Police Lake. 
If someone is too lazy to put in the time and effort that it takes to catch a big trout in a normal lake how much work do you think they want to do to create a "quality" lake? What people created for themselves with Muir Lake is fantastic and admirable. These are the types of people that "quality" fellas should emulate instead of rationalizing why it's okay to take fishing opportunities away from outdoorsmen.
I'm on board with the "put in the effort and create something for yourselves" line of thinking. |
Its time to share Dave.
There is more and more wanting a few more quality fisheries. I am not saying do away with put and take but allowing a few more to be converted to quality.
25 - 30 years ago many fisheries down south were "quality" fisheries. Populations and fishing pressure has changed that. 30 years ago average size for Police was about 15-16" even with periodic winter kills. Guess what, since it was made into a quality fishery, we see that 16"+ average again.
There is room to make a few more quality fisheries even from existing water bodies.