VAheelsfan: I'm just over the mountain in Afton. I have a 1 acre pond that I stocked with Castaline trout this past fall. I got the minimum delivery order (about 200 or so pounds) of brook, rainbows and a few golden trout and the total was around $500. They are some of the most beautiful stockers I've ever seen. I feed Aquamax by hand every few days. I don't follow any particular schedule but the water erupts within 1/10 of a second when the food is thrown in. I stocked the trout on October 15th a week or so after the water was consistently below 65 degrees. The trout were 10 - 12" at that time. All of the trout have grown well and are now 12 - 16 inches. Some of the brook trout are the largest I have ever caught. What a blast! I can confirm that working with Castaline is a pleasure. Unless I run into some sort of fisheries disaster, I will do this every year. We're planning a 'fish-out' party in Mid-May to fill the freezer before the trout succumb to the heat/O2.
