Chubs were bigger

[Cuz]

Captain Lou (The Musky Mugger) and myself fished near Bloomsbury this afternoon. We caught around twenty five rainbows. All between 7-11 inches. He used a spinner. I hammered them on large butterworms cast after cast. I used an ultra light four foot rod with a gold Penn reel spooled with 4 lb. Trilene XT. Size ten hook with a very small splitshot.
I kept laughing every time I looked at the size of the trout at the end of my line. Ridiculous to keep returning fish knowing probably half will die from stress. Where's the fun? Not one trout big enough to make a meal.
Maybe someone can explain why these tiny fish weren't kept at the hatchery to grow through spring. Such a waste of time, money and effort on F&G part. Can't figure out the sense in this type of stocking.
I admire our F&G Department for the job they do. But this one is a puzzler.