Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Stunted LMB vs Growing LMB

Still very new here and learning--my question today is what is the difference between a stunted LMB (or any species) and just a juvenile healthy growing LMB on it's way to a trophy size? How can I tell a fish is stunted? Is it the ratio of smaller sized fish being caught that tells me this or is there physical characteristics of the fish itself?

Lovin the learnin I'm getting here guys, thanks for all the info so far!