Below are links to the NJ Coldwater Fisheries Management Plan developed by Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries biologists.

NJ Coldwater Fisheries Management Plan - entire document (pdf, 9.6mb)

Plan Components:

Cover - page 2 - Contains: Cover, Authors and staff, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Appendices and Introduction (pdf, 76kb)

Pages 3 - 32 - Contains: History of Trout Management, Trout Life History and Ecology, Fish Fact Sheets (pdf, 555kb)

Pages 33 -52 - Contains: Classification of NJ Trout Waters, Management of Habitat (pdf, 3.0mb)

Pages 53 - 74 - Contains: Management of Wild Trout (pdf, 1.0mb)

Pages 75 - 130 - Contains: Culture of Salmonids, Fish Health Management for Salmonids, Management of Cultured Trout, Allocation Methodology for Cultured Trout (pdf, 850kb)

Pages 131 - 168 - Contains: Fishing Regulations for Trout (pdf, 1.2mb)

Pages 169 - 220 - Contains: Communications and Public Outreach, Funding, Program Goals and Strategies, Operational Plan (pdf, 315kb)

Pages 221 - 236 - Contains: Literature Cited and Glossary (pdf, 59kb)

Appendix A - Contains: Potential Changes to the Trout Stocking Program for 2005 and 2006 (pdf, 65kb)

Appendix B - Contains: List of New Jersey Freshwater Fishes (pdf, 29kb)

Appendix C - Contains: Classification of New Jersey Waters as Related to Their Suitability for Trout (pdf, 81kb)

Appendix D - Contains: Field Data Sheets (pdf, 1.9mb)

Appendix E - Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center - Access Guidelines (pdf, 21kb)

Appendix F - Contains: Plan for Utilization of Hatchery Surplus Trout (pdf, 15kb)

Appendix G - Contains: Trout-stocked Waters Database and Allocations for 2003 (pdf, 45kb)

Appendix H - Contains: List of Trout-Stocked Waters - 2005 (pdf, 34kb)

Appendix I - Contains: Inventory of Waterbodies for Coldwater Management (pdf, Existing and Potential) (pdf, 570kb)