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Channel "Super Cats" Catfish Stocked In 28 Waters |
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October 13, 2020
The Division of Fish and Wildlife annually stocks over 70 waterbodies throughout New Jersey with Channel Catfish raised at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery. As an added bonus this year, 28 waters were stocked between October 6-9 with "Super Cats", which average 28 inches and 6.5 pounds. Similar to the Division's Bonus Brood Stock Trout Stocking Program, these 5+ year-old Super Cats have been retired as brood stock and are stocked for angler enjoyment.
The following waters are selected for Super Catfish by Division biologists to provide the maximum recreational value to anglers:
| Water Stocked |
Location |
Number |
| Amwell Lake |
East Amwell, Hunterdon Co. |
20 |
| Birch Grove Park Pond |
Northfield, Atlantic Co. |
20 |
| Burnham Park Pond |
Morristown, Morris Co. |
20 |
| Crystal Lake |
Willingboro, Burlington Co. |
20 |
| Dahnert's Lake |
Garfield, Bergen Co. |
20 |
| Diamond Mill Pond |
Millburn,
Essex Co. |
20 |
| Echo Lake |
Howell Twp., Monmouth Co. |
20 |
| Giampietro Park Pond |
Vineland, Cumberland Co. |
20 |
| Greenwich Lake |
Greenwich Twp., Gloucester Co. |
20 |
| Hedden Park Lake |
Dover, Morris Co. |
15 |
| Heritage Park Pond |
Absecon, Atlantic Co. |
20 |
| Holmdel Park Pond |
Holmdel, Monmouth Co. |
20 |
| Indian Lake |
Little Ferry, Bergen Co. |
20 |
| Jefferson Lake |
Byram, Sussex Co. |
15 |
| Koehlers Pond |
Long Valley, Morris Co. |
15 |
| Lake Ocquittunk |
Sandyston, Sussex Co. |
20 |
| Lower Echo Park Lake |
Mountainside, Union Co. |
20 |
| Manalapan Lake |
Jamesburg, Middlesex Co. |
20 |
| Manny's Pond |
Hampton, Hunterdon Co. |
20 |
| Mountain Farm Pond |
Lebanon Twp., Hunterdon Co. |
20 |
| Nomahegan Park Pond |
Cranford, Union Co. |
20 |
| Pascal Pond |
Tewksbury, Hunterdon Co. |
15 |
| Ponderlodge Pond |
Lower Twp., Cape May Co. |
20 |
| Roosevelt Park Lake |
Edison, Middlesex Co. |
20 |
| Seeleys Pond |
Watchung, Union Co. |
20 |
| Sylvan Lakes (Upper & Lower) |
Burlington Twp., Burlington Co. |
20 |
| Verona Park Pond |
Verona, Essex Co. |
20 |
| Warianco Park Lake |
Roselle, Union Co. |
20 |
| West Hudson County Park Pond |
Kearny, Hudson Co. |
20 |
On an annual basis, the Division's Hackettstown Hatchery also stocks 800 eighteen-inch Channel Catfish in 24 waters, 10,000 twelve-inch in 60 waters, and 15,000 six-inch in 10 larger waters. These annual stockings provide an excellent fishery in many of these waters. They are stocked in waters ranging from 1-acre park ponds to New Jersey's largest lakes and reservoirs.
Consult the Hackettstown Hatchery Stocking Summaries for information on all Hackettstown stockings.
Channel Catfish: Where, When, How and Stocking Summaries
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