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I got a phone call from my nephew this evening asking if he and a buddy could fish the pond. Here�s the results, all caught on Stubby Steve�s.

This is the largest RBT caught so far, they had a blast. They learned 2 things tonight. 1) sharp hooks hook and hold fish better than dull ones and 2) if you�re using dull hooks, any slack given to the fish will result in them coming off (like when they jump 3� into the air coming at you like a missle shot from a submarine ). This RBT is 17.5" long and weighed 2.98#


Two other RBT's were landed and removed for a meal for them;
one 17" 2.52# and one 16.5" 2.21# Those trout were stocked in last October and weighed right around 1# each. It seems that the AquaMax 600 is agreeing with them!

I couldn't let them have all the fun so I tossed in a Stubby Steve's pellet on a #8 hook with 2# test and let it sink. I thought I had a trout but look what showed up:

14.5#, 2.26# WR 1.46? I think it was one of the pound fish that I stocked from Jones last Spring that were supposed to be pellet trained. Look at the body size compared to the mouth size. I tagged it with a numbered tag and back in it went. I also saw the other LMB that I tagged last year as a skinny (2.76#), but long (18") LMB from the local lake. It was looking a lot fatter than it did when it went in, but it ignored the pellet.

I had on what looked like another LMB, but it came unbuttoned close to shore. We also caught 3 Male BG and one Female.

We saw some larger trout swimming around. I can't believe how fast they grow! The WR's are picking up!!!