It's a funny thing I just saw this thread. About 3 days ago, Steve came to work and told me he found another HSB fingerling (I'm learning!). He's been cleaning leaves out of the pond daily and I think that's when he netted one. It was the very first week of Nov. a few years ago when we drained the pond and found all those babies. Same time seeing them this year! Over the past few years we've caught HSB that are much smaller than any we've ever stocked. So, we are assuming at least some of the babies are growing well!
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