Barrows Lake is a lake in Maine, near Washington County.
Barrows Lake is a lake in Washington County, Maine and covers about 253 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 36 feet, and the recorded storage amount is about 1,198 acre-feet.
Barrows Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Barrows Lake include landlocked Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, white perch, and yellow perch.
For largemouth bass at Barrows, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait or jig, then slow down with a Texas-rigged worm.
For panfish at Barrows, use a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shade for pumpkinseed, and fish a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom for yellow perch.
For pike, pickerel or muskellunge at Barrows, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads at Barrows, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout at Barrows, try a small spoon, inline spinner, streamer or worm near cool incoming water for brook trout.
For deep-water fish at Barrows, troll a smelt-colored streamer, thin spoon or small minnow plug for landlocked salmon and use a small jig, minnow or worm when white perch gather over deep flats and drop-offs.
Spring at Barrows is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Barrows can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Barrows, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers most casting at Barrows, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for salmon.
At Barrows, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Barrows is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Barrows, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.