LMB BG and or PKS can be found in at least 80% of the lakes in western WA. GSH for whatever reason are in fact very rare here. With only 2-3 lakes with known established populations and maybe a handful of others that havent been documented yet. The lakes that do contain GSH arount here do tend to have bigger and more abundant populations of LMB that I have noticed anyway. With our mild water temps the BG are lucky to get off two spawns in a season so in the average BG/LMB lake forage options for LMB can potentially be limited. I belive the addition of the GSH definitely has a positive effect on LMB growth rates in these lakes by giving them an additional forage option.