DNR Continues to Pick Winners and Losers

So, DNR, if it is good for property values, the economy, pleasure boats and fishing for Lake Delton to be restored, why not simply grant Lake Koshkonong 7.2 inches so we can accomplish the same objectives here?
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Fishing: What lies ahead for Lake Delton?

From WI State Journal

...The Department of Natural Resources is working on a plan that would not only restock Lake Delton, but improve the fish habitat.

Devised by Tim Larson, the lake's fish biologist and fish supervisor for the Lower Wisconsin River Basin, the plan could involve adding rock reefs in deeper water, rock close to some of the shoreline...

...The lake, created in 1927, emptied June 9 when flood waters breached the northern shore of the lake, emptying the lake, along with the walleye, largemouth bass and other fish species into the Wisconsin River, but exposing numerous stumps on the lake's east side that provide habitat for bait fish and game fish.

The lake could be refilled by December after improvements are made to the dam, scheduled for completion in September...

...Six- to 12-inch rocks would be used along selected wind-swept shorelines out to 10 feet from shore to encourage natural walleye spawning. Some natural walleye reproduction has been documented in Lake Delton but stocking has been needed to sustain the fishery, Larson said.

In normal years, the lake is a magnet for pleasure boaters, waterskiers and parasailing and is home to the Tommy Bartlett Show. When the lake emptied, it left boats high and dry, Bartlett's ski jumps buried in the mud and many resorts that rim the lake without guests.

...Stecky estimates his revenue will be down by 75 percent this year because of the loss of water, and doesn't expect his business to be back to 100 percent for three to five years, which is about the time it will take the small walleyes the DNR plans to stock next year to reach the legal harvest size of 15 inches