OK, M Spinhirne, so your fish were added March, '06, and were 2-3 inches. That means they were likely spawned in 2005, so they are what is known as "age-2". A bluegill in a new pond, with tons of natural forage, and constant access to pellets, and year around warm water temps should be able to get to 8 inches pretty easily. Up here in Nebraska it would take at least another year. I think the big thing is that your pond must have really good invertebrate communities to support such excellent growth.
Nice job.
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
