You're welcome.
Just curious. Did you stock both CNBG and Northern BG? I know you stocked the CNBG in September of 2023 ... but the growth significantly exceeds the climate model for that stocking date and 3" fingerlings. Also, just curious because that BG looks like a northern BG to me ... unless I am missing something. If you stocked both, when did you stock the northerns and at what length?
In your climate, the climate model suggests that BG can grow around 0.455 +- 0.09 lbs per year. For a May stocking in 2023, the BG above exceeds the model (by weight) by 20% (at the upper end of variation) but is right on the money for length (10 in). It's pretty amazing, but a BG in your climate can grow to 4 lbs in 9 years ... but to do this ... it needs to get all it cares to eat every day. To get all it would eat every day, the numbers of BG must be very limited. So many choices ... does one opt for more awesome 10 inchers? Or try to reach the pinnacle? The only member I am aware of to grow BG (in this case BG-RES Fx) at near the climate maximums is Theo. He is further north than you but has managed to approach the limit of what is possible in his climate. Consider browsing through the image gallery for pics of his fish, in one of the older ones, he explains his approach for managing the BG-RES population.
