FishnFella, I know of a couple examples of changes to selective waters, that were brought about by individuals or local fishing groups. Clark-Skamania Fly-Fishers lobbied the department to stop stocking Brown Trout in Merrill Lake to see if natural reproduction could replace repeated stocking. Clark County Trout Unlimited pushed for all C&R and selective regs. for the Upper Lewis River. Both these changes were adopted by the WDFW. In addition a lot of these clubs members participate in the management of these lakes by doing all different types of activities, from snorkel surveys to electro-shocking surveys.