Eddie:
Congratulations! Now you've experienced what having a pond is all about.
I recall how happy I was when I pulled the first Rainbow from our stocked flooded gravel pits....man, what a hoot that was. I must have looked at it and marveled for 20 minutes.
Our fish were stocked at 4 inches almost exactly 2 years ago and now are in the 20+ inch range and when they strike a hook, you'd think it had become snagged on a passing railway locomotive.
Even better than catching and eating them is the time spent by the water each evening watching them take flies. No matter how stressful the day has been, 20 minutes of watching fish and listening to the Redwing Blackbirds is as good as a fist full of tranquilizers.
Great fun huh?
Regards,
Lee
