The story of the Brat

We very carefully picked the fish we might want to keep long term and put them in the upper/main pond. The runners up were put in the lower/secondary pond so we can see how they grow and choose who to keep next year. One fish has been my favorite ever since we could see colors happening last fall. We named it "Lefty" because the head hi (red color) covered its left eye. We know that hi that goes over an eye will not win a competition, but we are not competive show people. We just like the markings. I specifically put Lefty in the upper pond because it's been my favorite fish all year. The next day, after the 4 hour cull, Lefty was nowhere to be seen. No panic, fish tend to be shy and hide for a few days after they are moved. Then we found it. Lefty was in the lower pond. It appears that Lefty travelled down the waterfall into the stream and across the rocks (maybe 6 feet of shallows) over the next waterfall, back into its home pond where it wanted to be. What a Brat! Anyway, here is Lefty.