I have an alternative to the proposed youth fishing license. Instead of spending the money on stocking large numbers of trout in streams that cannot maintain a native population, put a fraction of that money in improving those cold water fisheries that can support native trout and reduce the daily creel limit of trout to 2 per day, with a slot size requirement. This would eliminate the yearly "circus" of opening day, allow the commission to spend those limited dollars to protect and improve the fisheries, and I bet there would still be plenty left over to expand youth programs.