Don’t Miss Out on Bonus Broodstock!The trout are reared at the Division's Pequest Trout Hatchery, and those stocked in the spring are 1½ years old and average about 10½ inches in length and weigh about ½ pound. But thousands of the trout that are stocked every spring are considerable larger, weighing 3 to 7 pounds each and ranging from 17 to 24 inches. These large trout are called "broodstock" or "breeders" because they are mature fish (2½ - 3½ years old) that were used the previous fall to obtain and fertilize eggs as part of the hatchery's continuous production cycle. After the broodstock are spawned in the hatchery, up to 1,000 are stocked for the fall trout fishing season. The remaining 4,000 to 6,000 broodstock are stocked the following spring, primarily before the opening day of the spring trout fishing. To increase interest and excitement in the spring trout fishing season, the Division picks nine or ten trout-stocked ponds and small lakes every year and loads them up with about five times more broodstock than they would normally receive! The bonus broodstock trout are stocked prior to the opening day of the trout season on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Imagine going to a small pond or lake and latching onto one of these lunkers. Actually, there is no need to imagine - any one of the Bonus Broodstock ponds and lakes offers the chance to land that 'lifetime trout' during the spring season. Don't miss this exciting opportunity. The list and map below will help you find the lakes and ponds receiving the bonus broodstock for 2012. And remember - trout season begins this year on Saturday, April 7 - so fine tune your tackle and be ready for another exciting year of trout fishing in New Jersey!
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Broodstock Waters Location Map (.gif, 57kb)
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