The point here is: Fish that size available in the Spring [approaching age 1] indicates they are slow growers/leftovers/inferior fish the hatchery wants to dump. Intended as a warning to pond owners - that's the impetus for my post.
Further, Cody advises against stocking expensive snacks...think we have it all covered.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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