Gonna try Farrington

[cruiser1234]

Gonna give Farrington a shot on Wednesday. Any tips? Will a trout go after a shiner? Never tried that before.

[AndyS]

WATERBODIES PROPOSED TO BE DROPPED FROM THE DIVISION'S TROUT STOCKING PROGRAM
Farrington Lake (Middlesex) - Large lakes, such as Farrington Lake, yield lower return rates for trout resulting in low angler success and interest comparative to their size. Due to the large size of the lake and the limited number of trout raised by the State, the trout allocation formula allocates less than 3 trout/acre, which is significantly less than smaller waterbodies that can be stocked at higher densities and often result in higher angler catch rates. To improve their success, the majority of anglers fish the stream that feeds Farrington Lake at the base of the next upstream dam. This upstream reach is actually part of Lawrence Brook which is currently stocked by the Division below the lake. The Council proposes to no longer stock Farrington Lake, from the Church Lane bridge downstream to the Farrington Lake dam, but plans to continue to stock upstream of the Church Lane bridge up to Davidson's Mill Pond dam as part of Lawrence Brook (see redefined boundary delineation for Lawrence Brook). Farrington Lake supports a variety of warmwater fish species and will continue to provide excellent fishing opportunities for species other than trout.

[bubbasdad]

thinking of heading there tomorrow, too...let us know how you do
I know at Round valley people did real well on shiners under a slip bobber, but I havent had any luck there with that method (or any other, lol)
** my bad just re-read what you wrote...if we hit there tomorrow, I will let ya know how we do...****

[cruiser1234]

If you do..... Please do let me know.

[kmaty]

Guyswater is non existen . My buddy that lives two mins away just called me he has a jeep with 4wheel and a 14ft john boat and couldnt launch they lowered it four dock repair he says lowest he ever seen he said the peninsula across from the sir johns bridge waters all the wsy out and you can see the concrete that hold the pilings in im guna head over that way later il check it out maybe take some picts if i can upload them with the new phone

[kmaty]

Guys checked it out took photos cant get them to upload as usual i will tell ya that the water is crazy low there is nothing but a trickle once you past Ireland brook from there down its the old river bed then once you get passed church lane it opens up a bit you coukd prob hit that easily by boat if you can launch up until sur johns where im prety sure the pilings are guna stop you not sure if theres a cut through them or not but both ramps are in tough conditions sir johns is very steep and not paved and church lane is just mud

[cruiser1234]

Thanks for the heads up. I have a flat bottom scanoe so I'd think I can get it in somewhere. The fish and game page says they stocked 340 trout in for the fall stocking. Any how idea how/if this will effect fishing aside for less water for um to hide in lol

[GetANet]

Was there today, checking things out! Yea, it's way down and way brown!!!
I was thinking about making a local trip with my daughter and nephew but passed as not looking worth a trip other then mapping for next year!

[bubbasdad]

Made a quick trip with the kid today, really low, see the pic....nothing to show so far but a couple sunnies
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/bigrb9/20131027_173812.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/bigrb9/20131027_175807.jpg
Tried worms, power bait, and locally caught bait, but no love today....did have one big blow up on my live bait when I was dragging it in, but I missed it :(

[cruiser1234]

Wow! That's low. But fish still gotta be in there. I guess ill go take a look just to check it out. But will prob try a different spot.

[Mjh609]

Made a quick trip with the kid today, really low, see the pic....nothing to show so far but a couple sunnies
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/bigrb9/20131027_173812.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l10/bigrb9/20131027_175807.jpg
Tried worms, power bait, and locally caught bait, but no love today....did have one big blow up on my live bait when I was dragging it in, but I missed it :(


I got my 16' tracker in there. Just gotta get the jeep a little wet that's all.

[Worksforjerks]

Where Can The Pike Be Hiding!

[cruiser1234]

Stopped by today just to see it. Way low. Cool looking. Im gonna give it a shot on wednesday. An takes on if the fishing will be better or worse? good fish have less area to hide etc. Bad the are spooked because of envirment change etc?

[cmoran719]

I'm interested to see how anyone does. Farrington is 10 minutes from me but I've yet to put in much time there. I stopped by there for a swim last Tuesday and yea the water was insanely low. Lawrence brook seemed to have some water in it though when I passed over it. I gotta try for trout in there one of these days

[GetANet]

I live about 15 minutes from there and very rarely fish there maybe once or twice a year. I'm not sure about the quality of the fishing there now not only is it extremely low but it looks like chocolate milk too! Why it's so muddy I'm not sure maybe from the drawdown? I've had a couple good days there but not enough to make me wanna fish there alot. Now would be a very good time to make maps and take pictures of the structure and channels to give your self an advantage next year I was quite surprised at the lack of structure seems like most of it is just big flats so knowing where the channels are may be a big help.
Other than the shore line there is practically nothing for the fish to hold on.

[kmaty]

I live 15 to twenty mins away and as a few guys on here know like get a net and especially jjfishy i do quite well with certain fish at certain times of the yr when work allows over the winter months i make it my second home catching tons of pan fish pickerl large mouths and a few others at least one pike a yr it has its moments and hold some big fish jusy a matter of luck timing and a little finesse to land one. my icon is my personal best large mouth landed in that lake on a 1/32oz jig on a ultra light and 4lb test talk about fun!

[Jigman13]

Thats a pretty solid idea, Dale. Might have to do that this wknd when I have a few minutes. I live like 8 mins from the lake. I've caught some real nice bass in there and some pretty big slime darts. Yet to see the elusive northern pike caught there though! It's like the Millstone!

[Denlon]

I'm not surprised that they are stopping trout stocking in Farrington.

For years, they have been stocking both trout and Northern Pike in these waters.

It just didn't make sense to me since the Northerns get quite large in in lake as evidenced by some that I have seen come thru the ice in the winter.
The stocked trout are probably just like candy to the Northerns!

I don't know if the Notherns breed in this lake, but it makes sense to stop stocking one or the other.

Denny

[AndyS]

Like putting lake trout in Monksville right ?

[cruiser1234]

So I decide to go with farrington today. Step dad skunk. Me 3 perch on shiners. 2 very nice ones. My step dad loves them so he is cooking them up. Water was low and the ramp I used was very muddy. We tried for trout and bass, but we saw a tree down in the water, as we approached it we saw bait fish jumping all over and even large breaks. Thought we had found a pike, turned out it was some perch.

[GetANet]

Glad you got a couple fish! Like everywhere else you gotta put your time in and learn the lake and now is a good time to do that there. Hope you made some notes and took some pics so you can fish those spots in the future!