Bender - The response you received was a typical one for very late fall or spring. To begin with SMB are raised by only a few hatcheries. SMB are always a prize to locate as fingerlings. Juvenile SMB are even harder to locate. Consider yourself lucky if a hatchery near you raises good quality SMB and does it consistantly.


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