Tracy, I'm guessing 1 pound average on the larger trout, so that would be 100 of them in 100 lbs. The 100 lb of smaller forage trout probably average 1/6 lb, so there were about 600 of them.
Big trout were for winter fishing & maybe some would be food for larger LMB, I have a number now that could easily swallow a 1 lb RBT. Fusiform shape helps.
Smaller trout are to help feed smaller LMB now that TP are done. I was told that they will grow an inch or two monthly if regularly fed, so by May should reach 8 to 12 inches. They should help feed bass until TP are stocked again.
Pricey, though, for a fish that does not reproduce & won't survive summer. Overtons transported from Missouri. Probably average around $4-5 per fish, including transport. Smaller RBT are more expensive per pound, but less per fish.
Apparently RBT do better NOT conditioning to pond water in their tank. Just put in them in BOW directly, which surprised me. But they seemed to do fine, only a very few small ones seemed distressed at all.
