jpsdad, I fat fingered the lake area. It is around 60 acres like you said, but when there was more rainfall in the area it usually was around 70 acres. While I can't find any current stocking data as to the frequency, when the bass were growing the biggest, they were stocking anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 pounds of trout every 2 weeks from late November to sometime in April, which really helped their body condition to prepare for spawning. Look at the LMB that was named Dottie. Look at her weight when she finally died, and how old do you think she was?
I don't know esshup but will take a stab. I think Dottie started life like most LMB which have good but not maximum growth on a diet of BG. So maybe couple of years to reach 12" . There after I see Dottie growing about 1 lb a year until reaching 20" inches and 5lbs in weight. So at 5 lbs I estimate she was in her 6th year. Thereafter, the boon of winter consumption of 10" RBT allowed her to consume all the energy she cared to. Per Dr Swingle, LMB can grow maximally at 2 lbs a year so I will just use that number. 20 more pounds is 10 more years ... so ... maybe ... 16 years?
