Below are the summaries of fish stocked from the Pequest Trout Hatchery during the 2018 stocking season. Note that there are two age classes (2 yr. and 3 yr.) of broodstock during the spring and fall stockings; average lengths are provided for both year classes.

A total of 633,681 trout were stocked in New Jersey's public waters in 2018.

Spring
Fall
Winter

Spring 2018 Trout Stocking Summary
Species	Type	Avg. Length	Lbs.	# Fish
Rainbow Trout	Production	11.3"	309,559	599,471
	Broodstock	15.0" & 21.0"	16,712	7,490
Totals			326,271	606,961

Fall 2018 Trout Stocking Summary
Species	Type	Avg. Length	Lbs.	# Fish
Rainbow Trout	Production	14.2"	28,005	20,590
	Broodstock	19.3"	2,553	740
Totals			30,558	21,330

 

Winter 2018 Trout Stocked Lakes Program Summary
Species	Type	Avg. Length	Lbs.	# Fish
Rainbow Trout	Broodstock	14.5"	7,860	5,390
Total			7,860	5,390