Farmington River 4 (Rt 177 Bridge downstream to Rt 4)
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to October. One of 22 stocked waters on the Hartford County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 13 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 1 | Trout x 2 sections | catchable | completed |
When to fish Farmington River 4 (Rt 177 Bridge downstream to Rt 4)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:28-11:28 am and 9:51-11:51 pm | 3:44-4:44 am and 4:00-5:00 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am | 4:54-5:54 am and 4:23-5:23 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked 22 days ago (Oct 1)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Connecticut fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
For the trout (trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington River 3 TMA (Rt 219 Bridge to Rt 177) | 4.8 mi | Sep 4 |
| Birge Pond | 6.3 mi | Apr 17 |
| West Branch Farmington River - Otis MA | 6.5 mi | Apr 30 |
| West Branch Farmington River - Tolland MA | 6.5 mi | Apr 30 |
| West Branch Farmington River - Sandisfield MA | 6.5 mi | Apr 30 |
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