Ah but Ewest, According to my DNR it's easy to grow big fish -- all you have to do is feed them. That's why none of my record fish can be entered as state records. Funny thing is I don't even know of any fish farms or other ponds that feed with fish this big.
Conversely my DNR produced a pond management manual that said feeding bluegills to get better growth "is a waste of time."
BTW, this brook trout and numerous others are more "unofficial state records" along with my 2 lb. 13 oz. yellow perch which was the 3rd biggest yellow perch ever recorded in the U.S.
