I have stocked trout before at 2# each, and while I wasn't feeding them as much as I am doing now, from late Oct to the 4th of July they grew to 24" and 7#. Trying to break that record this year, hopefully by the end of May.
No one ever broke a record by eating their stockers.
Good luck on your trophy trout project.
One of my favorite things on Pond Boss is reading the posts and seeing the pictures where people have broken pond records or even state records!
