I've been wanting to get one up close to see how they were growing. It likes 1 week being six months since stocking. It was about 15". I don't know how much it weighed, but it had a full belly.
That's about right. Mine that were stocked in March in NW Arkansas are now about 13", and should be harvestable by next June or so. I like them two pounds plus.
Caught that on a mini marshmallow. I also caught a couple of greenies about 3" and 4" long. So they've been busy too. I only fished about 10 minutes then it started raining on me and I didn't want to slip in the mud and get muddy. My wife has a fit when I go down there alone and if I fell in, I'd never hear the end of it.
lol I just tell mine that I just went for a little swim.