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For the second year, fall trout stocking will begin during the second week of October, rather than the first week. In recent years fall stocking was often postponed due to weather conditions that resulted in high water temperatures and/or low stream flows. Moving the start of fall stocking to the second week of October takes advantage of cooler temperatures, which benefit trout and minimizes the potential for last minute stocking schedule changes that impact anglers.
Fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 9th. Approximately 20,000 two-year old brook and rainbow trout, averaging 14-16 inches, are stocked in 17 streams and 15 ponds and lakes over a two-week period. Streams are stocked during the first week, and ponds and lakes are stocked during the second week. In addition to these trout, up to 1,000 broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 18-22 inches) are also stocked. Broodstock trout are mixed in with each truckload of fish. All fish were raised at the division's Pequest Trout Hatchery.
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 as necessary.
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See the Fall Trout Fishing Information page for details about this season's stocking.
Week 1 - October 8-12, 2012
Monday, October 8 - No stocking
Tuesday, October 9
MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES
- Manasquan River - 480
- Metedeconk River, North Branch - 160
- Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
- Tom's River (including TCA) - 360
SOMERSET COUNTY
- Raritan River, North Branch - 940
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br - 1,320
Wednesday, October 10
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES
- Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,870
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,560
Thursday, October 11
SUSSEX COUNTY
- Big Flat Brook - 1,630
- Wallkill River - 480
MORRIS COUNTY
- Black River - 330
- Rockaway River - 1,260
WARREN COUNTY
Friday, October 12
BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES
- Wanaque River - 330
- Ramapo River - 890
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES
- Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,610
Week 2, October 15-19, 2012
Monday, October 15 - No stocking
Tuesday, October 16
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
Wednesday, October 17
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
Thursday, October 18 - No stocking
Friday, October 19 - No stocking
UPDATES
No changes in program at this time.
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