thats a good benchmark Esshup, thanks.

so I'll deal with the expense and pick up a few more sacks of trout chow this weekend. keep feeding the aquatic hogs till november.

i didnt feed at all last winter, fish were huge in the spring. were they eating something under the ice? or did the cold temps and slow metabolism mean that they just maintained on next to nothing?

my plan is for a big fish out once the ice melts in spring, and I want to manage between now and then for nice fat trout.