This fish was stocked as a fingerling on September 10, 2014.
One year 2 months and 10 days ago.
I don't think this is the same fish I caught a few weeks ago. She came from clean across on the other side of the pond. But it could be the same one.
I wanted to catch one fish late this evening just to see how well they were feeding. From this photo , I think it's safe to say that , I know where the smaller intermediate bream are going. This fish can easily take a good size bream.
The blood on the tail.........well I hooked her slightly on one of the gill ribs.
I was able to remove the hook fairly easily without causing any damage, but she bled a little. Hopefully she'll be ok.
Didn't weigh her or measure her, but she felt like a 3 pound fish easily. At this rate, by this time next year, this fish should go 5 pounds. There's plenty of forage base.
