NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - 2015 Spring Trout Stocking Schedules

2015 Spring Trout Weekly Stocking Schedules

Changes and updates will be posted below as necessary; changes will also noted on the 24-hour Trout Stocking Hotline, 609-633-6765.

2015 Spring Trout Allocations with Days Stocked (html)
2015 Spring Trout Allocations with Days Stocked (pdf, 33kb)

In-Season Stocking Schedules:

Week 1, April 6 - 10
Week 2, April 13 - 17
Week 3, April 20 - 24
Week 4, April 27 - May 1
Week 5, May 4 - 8
Week 6, May 11 - 15
Week 7, May 18 - 22

Trout Conservation Areas

Note that the following Year Round Trout Conservation Areas are not stocked as frequently as the rest of the stream due to the special regulations (one 15" trout per day, with no harvest allowed during the pre-season and in-season stocking closures that apply to each stream):

Musconetcong River - Point Mountain
Toms River

These stretches are scheduled for stocking during the pre-season period, Week 3 (April 20 - 24), Week 6 (May 11 - 15) and Week 7 (May 18 - 22). The Claremont stretch on the S/Br. Raritan River is not stocked with trout because reproducing populations of brook and brown trout are present and provide a trout fishery.

Fishing Access to Trout Stocked Waters by Name
Fishing Access to Trout Stocked Waters by County

For more information on where to fish, visit our pages on lakes, ponds and reservoirs and streams and rivers open to public angling.

2015 SPRING TROUT STOCKING CHANGES / UPDATES

Farrington Lake (Middlesex Co.), Shadow Lake (Monmouth Co.) and Lake Takanassee (Monmouth Co.) have been dropped from the trout stocking program as a result of changes in the 2014 Fish Code. Note that Farrington Lake was stocked in 2014 as part of the modified schedule.
3/31/15 - The road through Ken Lockwood Gorge (Hunterdon Co.) is closed into the gorge due to icy road conditions. Parking will be very limited at the upstream end.
3/20/15 - Hamilton Fire Pond (Monmouth Co.) - Removed From Program - Hamilton Fire Pond is a privately owned pond in Monmouth County. The property owners allowed public fishing in the pond for years, but have decided to not allow fishing any longer. Therefore, Hamilton Fire Pond has been dropped from the 2015 Trout Stocking Program.
3/20/15 - Hooks Creek Lake (Middlesex Co.) - Suspended - Storm surge from Superstorm Sandy pushed saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean into the lake resulting in unsuitable salinity levels for trout and other freshwater fish species. Trout stocking for 2015 is again suspended as salinity levels in the lake are still too high for trout.

Any deviations from the stocking schedule will be noted here and on the Trout Hotline (609-633-6765).

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