There are no perch in Hasse any longer. It winterkilled hard for a few years in a row. It still remains to be seen if the stocked rainbows will survive a summer. Water quality may be marginal.
I suggest those folks who want quality stocked trout fishing need to let AEP know. When Dolberg was changed to a quality fishery, some Barrhead area locals, in particular the County and the Barrhead F&G club, complained bitterly, saying that their lake should be managed for families, not elite fly fishers. That, despite knowing that only a very small number of lakes are managed for quality or even capable of providing it.
I don’t think that thinking outside the box is a problem. The challenge is probably dealing with competing interests and loud voices.
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