If I may offer a few facts about growth I have had over the summer. I caught a tagged bass this weekend (10/3/25) that weighted in at 2lbs 7oz, length 15.5 inches. I tagged this fish 3/29/25 it was 1.0 lb, 12.5 inches. I caught it again 5/2/25 it was still 1.0 lb and 13 inches. So in about 6 months this fish more than doubled it's body weight. I have caught several other bass that were over 2.5 lbs and one that weighed in at 3lbs 8oz, so it seems like my fish have made significant gains over the summer, which was fairly mild for us this summer. I also run aerators at night during the summer and pump water in from a well, due to a leaking pond. I don't know if that kept temperatures down in the pond or not. I also added more structure, more forage fish and seemed to have really good bluegill spawns.
