A couple of years ago we shocked our 2 acre pond and a huge ~20-30 lb GC emerged and nearly upset the boat.
Due to 2011 fish kill we did not have a clue if any survived - never saw one ever - not at feeder positively!
It had to be eating something to grow that large, but our newly stocked GC gorge on fish food.
I'm soon going to give them a survival lesson with a Stubby or pellet fly! Don't ever release one after capture - they are too smart to ever hit another pellet type fly.
They are a hoot to catch on a fly rod!
George
