Barrington Lake - FVPD

Largemouth Bass

Very Good

In our 2020 electrofishing survey, 39 Largemouth Bass were caught in 20 minutes of shocking (117 fish per hour). The average bass was 9.9 inches long and length ranged from 2.4 to 17.7 inches. The heaviest bass weighed 2.9 pounds. Fifteen percent of the bass were over the 15-inch size limit. The majority (52%) of the fish were in the 12-15 inch range. Abundant forage species (Bluegill, Gizzard Shad, White Sucker, and Black Crappie) keep the bass in this lake fat and healthy. Multiple size classes were present in the sample without supplemental stocking, indicating natural reproduction is occurring in the lake.

Bluegill

Excellent

Bluegill were vary abundant and captured at a rate of 225 fish per hour. This is higher than the management goal of 120 fish per hour and higher than the 2015 survey. This number should not get out of hand with a healthy bass population. Bluegill ranged in length from 2.4 to 6.8 inches, with an average length 4.5 inches. Size structure looked better than in 2015 with a handful of fish measuring longer than 6 inches in the 2020 survey.

Common Carp

Very Good

Twenty-five Common Carp were captured in 2020. They ranged in size from 12.8 to 17.9 inches, averaging 16.2 inches. The heaviest one weighed 2.3 pounds. Common Carp are very abundant in this system of retention ponds. Since the ponds are interconnected during high water, there is no way of getting rid of them. Unlimited harvest is encouraged for this detrimental species.

Black Crappie

Very Good

Black Crappie are present in the system. Six were captured, the largest measured over 11 inches. We do not recommend stocking crappie in lakes this small as they can quickly overpopulate.