I guess I feel like I need to respond to some of the points raised. Both you and I have attempted that from opposite ends of that bridge. You have a lot of dealings with and have built many relationships with anglers from far beyond the ridge. I know I made a concerted and good faith effort to be sensitive to and to incorporate participation from long-term residents. I didn't always achieve the level of participation or buy-in that I would have liked.
Reclassification is something that is going on statewide.
All fish managers are in the process of updating the classifications. The whole western portion of the state had miles of streams that got upgraded because land use has improved so much over the last few decades. TU-HRI didn't specifically request the reclassifications that are proposed for the Kickapoo watershed, though we are glad to see that streams are getting more appropriate management attention as a result of the upgrades. Of the 16 streams that I counted in the Kickapoo drainage being upgraded, only 6 are being upgraded from non-trout water to trout water. The other 10 streams are already classified for trout - and are just being upgraded.