by Steve Grant from Fishing On The Farmington, The State's Premier Trout Stream writes about the Trout Management Area in Barkhamsted and New Hartford.
The Farmington River may start as a cool trout stream but when it reaches "Avon, Simsbury and Windsor" the Farmington River become a favorable habitat for bass and perch. Past the Rainbow Dam in Windsor fishng is more varied and possible catches include: "smallmouth bass, white perch, northern pike, even striped bass, a species that migrates between fresh and salt water.... May is the month to fish the mouth of the Farmington for American shad, migrating in from the sea to spawn."
A hot tip from the DEP that Grant shares: "anglers looking for early season trout action in the waters from Barkhamsted through Farmington concentrate on the pools near road access points. Crews use those places to unload hatchery fish, and, early in the season, the newly stocked trout likely have not yet scattered up and down the river".
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