The trout are reared at the Division's Pequest Trout Hatchery and most are 1½ years old when stocked, at an average size of 10½ inches and weighing ½ pound each. However, some of the trout that are stocked are considerably larger, weighing 3 to 5 pounds each and ranging from 14 to 19 inches.

Called "broodstock" or "breeders", these are mature fish (2½ years old) used to obtain eggs each fall as part of the hatchery's continuous production cycle. After the broodstock are spawned in the hatchery, some are stocked in the fall (approximately 1,000). The remaining 4,000 to 6,000 broodstock are distributed the following spring, primarily before the opening day of the spring trout season.

To increase interest and excitement in this popular springtime angling activity the Division stocks higher numbers of broodstock in nine trout-stocked ponds and small lakes. Each spring a new set of waters receives three to five times more broodstock than they have traditionally received in the past.

The nine waters selected for 2006 are listed in the table below and are shown on the attached map. By concentrating 350 of these large trout in nine relatively small lakes and ponds, it is expected that angler participation and satisfaction will increase as anglers catch these trout themselves or observe others catching them. The bonus broodstock trout will be stocked prior to Opening Day (Saturday, April 8, 2006).

The table below provides information on where the bonus broodstock are being stocked. The map is a separate file in PDF format.

Bonus Broodstock Waters Location Map (pdf, 204kb)

2006 BONUS BROODSTOCK PONDS AND LAKES
Map Key	Waterbody	County	Waterbody Size (acres)	Pre-season Trout Allocation1	Pre-season Broodstock Allocation
					2006	2005
1	Whites Pond	Bergen	6	410	30	10
2	Mt. Hope Pond	Morris	18	400	50	10
3	Milton Lake	Union	10	470	50	10
4	Hamilton Fire Pond	Monmouth	2	150	30	02
5	Echo Lake	Monmouth	6	350	30	02
6	Crystal Lake	Burlington	20	530	50	10
7	Rowands Pond	Camden	3	250	30	5
8	Schadlers Sand Wash Pond	Salem	5	380	50	10
9	Heritage Park Pond	Atlantic	6	410	30	02
1 Note: The pre-season allocation includes the broodstock allocation. 2 Note: This waterbody was just added to the stocking program in 2006 (not trout-stocked prior to 2006).

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