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YEP the ones that the seals and killer whale 's don't get I heard not many being caught unless it's in a netAtlantics have been in the NW for some time. Pass Lake, near Anacortes, received a plant some years back. They grew up to 10 lbs. and fought like hell. A lake planted in the Olympics produced 5 - 8 lb. fish. Oregon planted them in Hosmer Lake and they grew to 4 - 5 lbs. Lee Wulff, a well known fly fisherman, started the 20 - 20 club. You had to catch an atlantic that was at least 20 lbs. on a size 20, or smaller, fly. A lot of people are in that club.
In 3 - 4 months, what's left of the escapees will have figured out what to eat and they will gradually lose the effects of the net pen diet. Those fish should be fit for the table.