10/3/24 I caught the first 2+# bass out of my pond 14.8” - 2.03# (first photo) 6/20/25 I caught what seems to be the same fish 16” - 2.64# (second photo) This fish was caught within 20’ of each other , standing on my dock
First, does this look like the same fish? (Markings and head look a lot alike) Second does this growth seem correct seeing how you had winter than it’s first spawn Was not the ideal growing season between the 2 catches.
I’m more posting this because going into last winter my fish growth was pretty awesome, average catch was 14.0” - 1.74#, This one was a little ahead of the curve, Coming out of winter, March - Late April, everything I was catching was in the 14.7” - 1.70# range. So length growth but weight and RW decline. Even though I knew it was winter and spawn I really thought my fish health was declining. 50% of my catches were between 95 - 105% RW. I had never experienced anything like it. Every fish the previous year was 115% +. Then this gal bit the hook so I had a comparison fish, did this last 30 days right the ship and get these fish to packing the weight back on or does she just have it figured out? Wish I had more fish to compare but we just had a flood, water is murky and up about 2’, LMB just aren’t biting
