One other thought on this very informative thread regarding the CA Big Bass equation is that hatchery raised trout probably do not have the predator avoidence savy that wild trout have, thereby making hatchery raised trout extremely easy targets for the bass. IMO this would be very similar to difference between "hunting" wild quail vs. "shooting" pen raised quail, one group is very savy at avoiding predators, the other is not. This difference is very benificial to the LMB in terms of the amount of energy needed and used by the CA LMB to actually procure one of it's food sources. ;\)