Exactly, well they are allmost 3 yr olds now, we have caught a dozen or in this range and year class this year, some others may be a couple of inches smaller, but all at least 20"+ by now. Hard to believe I know, but we check the fin clips on every fish caught.
At first we thought they were natives because of no fin clip, but Fish and Game assured us they were from the 2008 stocking and were in line with net numbers from fall 2008 net totals.
Why do you think the call Squam the "Land of The Giants" Have you ever caught a small Salmon in Squam ??? There aren't any, they hide (or get eaten)and by the time we see them as 2 yr olds in the spring they are minimum 18" long and growing.
That small Bow you caught earlier was only 6 weeks old, lol.
