My WE in my pond grew prolifically the first yr, went from three inches to 14 in the first yr, I was impressed, then just sorta leveled off and have not progressed so much since, caught one 19 incher the second yr but mostly still around 1 lb, 15 inches is the norm.
And have had people say that is almost normal or expected in smaller ponds, 15A in my case. and they do have plenty of forage, they cant swim anywhere without bumping into BG.
