My LMB were about 2-3" when I put them in. That was 6 weeks ago. I was surprised how big and fat my CNBG and RES are, considering that they were stocked at 1-2" in late September. The most interesting thing is that the kids can only get the bream to bite on minnows. They have tried crickets and worms with no luck. I have never seen bream feed so aggressively on minnows before.