Neptun, welcome to Pond Boss. You are our first member from Austria. Members from any place in Europe are very rare. Having feed trained bass in a body of water with lots of natural forage is an ideal situation. I will leave the growth estimate to those from colder climates. I'm in Texas and we never have ice.

A couple of questions. What size is the lake? When did you stock them and what size were they when you stocked? What is the protein % in the floating food? We prefer about 40% protein for predators like LMB and the type/source of the protein can also be important.

Tell us more about the lake. We are always curious about ponds/lakes from foreign places. If you can post some pictures, it would make us very happy.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

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