Browns could grow to huge sizes in Winni, in my opinion. They are not so reliant on smelt and not as finicky as salmon either. They love crayfish and would also have a field day on the young perch. They are also harder to catch. All this adds up to big fish! I honestly feel Winni could grow trophy browns up to 10 lbs if given the chance. To not have a trophy brown fishery in this state is a sin. This idea definitely deserves consideration by F&G. I hope they read this thread.
the problem with stocking half as many fish twice the size is that it cost 4 times as much to get them to be twice the size scott ...but i hear what your saying