i got the winner...dont worry guys
in all seriousness i dont know how you would run a trout contest...we all have different sized trout...most states is put and take stocking and fish arent very large
like westernMd said..if you catch a trout over 16" in PA youll most likely be in the paper! lol. i been fishing since i could walk and only got a handful over 16" theres a good number of areas you can find bigguns...but none around me...ive broken 20" one time in my life. so far.
maybe run it by just sheer numbers...i dont know...size really wont do justice...that fish in my pic is what..4 or 5"? thats my native brookies...3-10" my wild browns run 6-13 most of the time..my stocked trout range from 8-14 on average...
and my trout fishing is about done for the year...ill still catch a pile more trout...but the majority of my fishing will be done till fall or next early spring...