Thank you for your thoughtful response.

Is there anything to be learned from the larger reservoirs that can be applied to raising �trophy bass� in private waters?
Is a pond a microcosm of a lake?

By the way it was Lake Fork that had the fish kill virus a couple of years ago, that has led many to speculate on the decline in numbers of Lone Star Lunkers (Bud ShareLunker) program. To date for 2002-2003 season, Fork has only one entry, where as of Tuesday, Lake Ray Hubbard has produced 2 LMB over 13#�s. Maybe I am studying the wrong lake.

The good news is that for the 2001-2002 season, �private waters� produced 3 entries out of 16 statewide.