Fall 2008 Trout Stocking Schedule
| Fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 7. Approximately 20,000 two-year old brook, brown and rainbow trout, averaging 14 -16 inches, are stocked in 16 streams and 16 ponds and lakes over a two-week period. All fish are raised at the divsion's Pequest Trout Hatchery.
Streams are stocked during the first week, and ponds and lakes are stocked during the second week. In addition to these trout, approximately 1,000 broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 17 - 18 inches) are also be stocked. Broodstock trout are mixed in with each truckload of fish. The total number of fish allocated for each water is shown below.
The stocking boundaries for streams are the same as in the spring (see the current Freshwater Digest for information). There are no closed dates during the fall stocking period. Updates to the fall stocking program will be posted here as necessary.
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Week 1 - October 7-10, 2008
October 6, Monday - No stocking
October 7, Tuesday
MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES
- Manasquan River - 650
- Metedeconk River, North Branch - 270
- Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
- Tom's River (including Tom's River TCA) - 360
SOMERSET COUNTY
- Raritan River, North Branch - 920
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br (including E/Br TCA, Sussex Co.) - 1,720
October 8, Wednesday
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES
- Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,720
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,610
October 9, Thursday
SUSSEX COUNTY
- Big Flat Brook - 1,620
- Wallkill River - 440
MORRIS COUNTY
- Black River - 330
- Rockaway River - 1,290
WARREN COUNTY
October 10, Friday
BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES
- Wanaque River - 330
- Ramapo River - 870
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES
- Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,530
Week 2, October 14 - 15, 2008
October 13, Monday - No stocking
October 14, Tuesday
ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES
- Giampetro Park Pond - 170
- Hammonton Lake - 340
- Mary Elmer Lake - 170
- Maurice River - 400
BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES
- Crystal Lake - 170
- Grenloch Lake - 170
- Oak Pond - 170
- Sylvan Lake - 170
October 15, Wednesday
GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES
- Greenwich Lake - 170
- Iona Lake - 170
- Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
- Swedesboro Lake - 170
MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES
- Colonial Lake - 170
- Farrington Lake - 340
- Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
- Rosedale Lake - 170
October 16, Thursday - No stocking
October 17, Friday - No stocking
UPDATES
Updates will be posted here as necessary.
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