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Fall 2018 Trout Stocking Schedule

 

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Fall Trout Stocking Summary

During the 2018 fall trout stocking season the Division of Fish and Wildlife stocked more than 21,000 trout in the state's major trout waters. The fish were stocked from the Pequest Trout Hatchery from October 9-17.

Two-year old trout measuring approximately 14" up to 18" in length and weighing approximately one-and-a-half pounds, along with some three-year old broodstock (averaging around four pounds) each were stocked in 16 streams and 21 ponds. The number of ponds increased beginning in 2016 with six waters moved from the Winter Stocking Program (see Updates) over the two-week period.

As in past years, streams (except the Maurice River) were stocked the first week, and ponds and lakes were stocked during the second week. The majority of streams stocked in the fall support holdover trout fisheries, providing anglers opportunities for larger trout to be caught year-round.

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.

See the Fall Trout Fishing Information page for details about this season's stocking.

Fall Rainbow Trout
Fall Rainbow Trout!
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Photo by Tom Pagliaroli

Week 1 - October 8-12, 2018

Monday, October 8 - No stocking

Tuesday, October 9

MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES

  • Manasquan River - 470
  • Metedeconk River, North Branch - 160
  • Metedeconk River, South Branch - 260
  • Tom's River (including TCA) - 360
MORRIS COUNTY
  • Black River - 330
SOMERSET COUNTY
  • Raritan River, North Branch - 930
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
  • Paulinskill River - 1,440

Wednesday, October 10

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES

  • Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,840
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
  • Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,530

Thursday, October 11

MORRIS COUNTY

  • Rockaway River - 1,350
SUSSEX COUNTY
  • Big Flat Brook - 1,760
  • Wallkill River - 490
WARREN COUNTY
  • Pohatcong Creek - 990
Friday, October 12

BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES

  • Wanaque River - 350
  • Ramapo River - 960
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES
  • Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,330

Week 2, October 15-19, 2018

Monday, October 15 - No stocking

Tuesday, October 16

ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

  • Giampetro Park Pond - 170
  • Hammonton Lake - 230
  • Mary Elmer Lake - 200
  • Maurice River - 170
BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES
  • Crystal Lake - 230
  • Grenloch Lake - 160
  • Oak Pond - 170
  • Sylvan Lake - 170
MORRIS & UNION COUNTIES
  • Lower Echo Park Pond - 180
  • Speedwell Lake - 230

Wednesday, October 17

BERGEN, ESSEX & HUDSON COUNTIES

  • Mill Pond - 180
  • Verona Park Pond - 210
  • Woodcliff Lake - 210
GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES
  • Greenwich Lake - 190
  • Iona Lake - 210
  • Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 160
  • Swedesboro Lake - 210
MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES
  • Colonial Lake - 170
  • Hook's Creek Lake - 190
  • Roosevelt Park Pond - 190
  • Rosedale Lake - 210

Thursday, October 18 - No stocking

Friday, October 19 - No stocking

UPDATES

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Last Updated: October 17, 2018