Nice looking HSB. I put in a few small ones last fall. I hope in a few years, I have something like that. Did you keep it, or just keep catching and releasing? Do they get hook shy? If you do keep them, how do they taste?

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023