This was my reply to the same thread on Ice Shanty:
In waters where a native species is imperiled I support a reasonable effort to remove invasives. However, in lakes where there are multiple invasives it's hard for me to see the logic in removing one invasive but not another. Rainbows, Browns and Laketrout may not be as hard on the native Cutthrout as walleye but they can't be entirely blameless either. Who decides that one species of invasive is desirable and not another? Why isn't the public allowed a voice in this discussion? I haven't seen a questionnaire from the game and fish asking which species of invasive I want my dollars to support. My informal polling (of fishing buddies) shows unanimous support for managing non-trout species (walleye, perch, smallmouth, northerns, etc) in more WY lakes. The state has plenty of trout that nobody wants to keep. Obviously, some of these species can flourish in WY so survival isn't an issue. Its been suggested that the biggest factor in the game and fish preference for invasive trout over other species of invasives is that they need to justify the funding for their hatcheries.