Stacie: I lived in your area in Naselle and Kelso for about 12 years total. It does have the problem of too few lakes. I have no real problem with the flyfish lakes management in your area as all 3 are restricted limit. Castle seems to be going downhill a little and may need augumentation plants eventually. There are only about a dozen other lakes to consider in your area. My concept is that at least the richer 20% of that dozen or so, like perhaps Horsethief and maybe Rowland or Cress should be a quality lake for flys and barbless lures only w/1 fish limits.
Most of your high lakes in the St Helens and Indian Heaven lakes are relatively lightly fished and not rich lakes,so they are managed OK. I don't know what you mean by the high lakes being selective gear?? Aren't they mostly unlisted and thus under general regulations which would permit any fishing method? I know people bait fish them mostly.

Your area is not representative of most of Washington lake wise. Mason county where I fished the last 5 years I was in W. Wash is more representative of what I'm talking about. Spencer lake and Stump lake are rich lakes and capable of a quality fishery but managed as a fish factory for put and take. Another type there is tiny Deer lake and Tenas which are not rich but could be managed for a quiet escape type quality experienc with 1 fish limits; however under general year around regulations Deer at least is over baitfished and depleted by a handfull of local baiters within the first 2 months of the season. There are several other lakes rich enough to provide quality fishing around Mason and Kitsap county that are managed as put and take fisheries but could be converted to balance the present ratio of 95% put and take lakes and 5% or less quality. The only lakes in the Shelton area of quality regs are Prices and Cady and Koeneman in two counties of over125 lakes. Not a good ratio at all.
BTW, I was the supervisor who designed and supervised construction of the small campground
picnic area on Radar Ponds near Naselle.