Arklier -
I have to agree with most of the others. While I don't fish opening day or rarely for trout in lakes they are the fisheries that brings many of our new anglers to fishing. There is not easier fish for the beginning angler to catch than a rainbow trout in a lake. Even the shore anglers can have success with power bait on bottom. The opening day lakes are money makers - one fo the very few fisheries that more than pays for itself!.

You seem to be asking for more warm water fishing opportunities. While your profile doesn't list your home area here in the greater Seattle area (Green River north to the Canada) virtually every lake with a public access has largemouth bass and other warm water species in them. I know of only 3 lakes (and 2 of those may have one or more warm water species in them by now) in all of Region IV that does not currently have warm water fish. You all ready have everything; what is the need to plant more?. Many of those populations are the result of illegal intrdouctions. As a result of those introductions the state has been forced the more expensive catchable trout to provide a trout fishery. I'm not so sure that a portion of the warm water stamp (say $1) should not go to pay for planting trout to offset the cost of having warm water species in all the traditional trout waters.

By the way many of the damaged boat ramps that I see are the result of anglers insisting upon driving their high power boats on to the trailors. Guess who most commonly does that?

Tight lines
Smalma