1.5 Months

It's been 1.5 months since the river that runs through my town was last stocked. While it's usually stocked multiple times throughout the spring, it's only been stocked once so far this year. This river is primarily put and take, so I was worried the fish from the first stocking were long gone, destined for a dinner plate.

I decided to fish it anyway, a decision that paid off. I found three trout, all likely holdovers from the first stocking. They weren't the easy-to-catch stockers I usually find here immediately after a stocking - these fish fought hard, had nice colors, and were holding in water far from the original stocking point. The last 1.5 months have been good to these fish.