Not really slender given the time it was caught. This same fish will have a 24" girth in a month. Most of the really fat fish are caught late season after they bulk up for winter.
They have such a high metabolic rate in the spring/summer they go from fat egg filled slobs to trim toned fish. Then go back to the egg filled fat slobs just before the winter.
If I can make it out a few more times I should hopefully be able to show the transition of them on this same lake. Just I duck hunt so fishing takes a back seat for the rest of the season. I'll be hunting up to ice on the lakes and then some.
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Fished the Schuykill River outside Philadelphia Friday night with the girlfriend and managed 8 flathead in 4 hours. Largest fish of the night was 29" 11lbs caught by her. Also we both managed to catch the same fish two hours apart that had a case of scoliosis
Some nice fish in here.
I picked up my largest fish of the year today. I was targeting Large Mouth Bass, but ended up with this big guy.
I apologized for getting him all muddy and sent him on his way. He got even though; when I released him, he kicked some mud in my mouth haha.
I wear size 13s, so I'd put this guy at 2'+.