A really nice HSB from my pond, but not a great picture. I took off work yesterday and caught this one. It was about 21-22" long, and maybe 4 pounds. I was by myself and didn't have time to measure or weigh it. Water temps were 62 F, and these HSB were just thrashing the feed hard in the open water, deep end of my pond.




Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."