Fall 2008 Trout Stocking Schedule
Fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 7. Approximately 20,000 two-year old brook, brown and rainbow trout, averaging 14 -16 inches, are stocked in 16 streams and 16 ponds and lakes over a two-week period. All fish are raised at the divsion's Pequest Trout Hatchery.

Streams are stocked during the first week, and ponds and lakes are stocked during the second week. In addition to these trout, approximately 1,000 broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 17 - 20 inches) are also be stocked. Broodstock trout are mixed in with each truckload of fish. The total number of fish allocated for each water is shown below.

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 here as necessary.

Week 1 - October 7-10, 2008

October 6, Monday - No stocking

October 7, Tuesday

MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES

* Manasquan River - 650
* Metedeconk River, North Branch - 270
* Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
* Tom's River (including Tom's River TCA) - 360

SOMERSET COUNTY

* Raritan River, North Branch - 920

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

* Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br (including E/Br TCA, Sussex Co.) - 1,720

October 8, Wednesday

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES

* Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,720

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES

* Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,610

October 9, Thursday

SUSSEX COUNTY

* Big Flat Brook - 1,620
* Wallkill River - 440

MORRIS COUNTY

* Black River - 330
* Rockaway River - 1,290

WARREN COUNTY

* Pohatcong Creek - 820

October 10, Friday

BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES

* Wanaque River - 330
* Ramapo River - 870

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES

* Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,530

Week 2, October 14 - 15, 2008

October 13, Monday - No stocking

October 14, Tuesday

ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES

* Giampetro Park Pond - 170
* Hammonton Lake - 340
* Mary Elmer Lake - 170
* Maurice River - 400

BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES

* Crystal Lake - 170
* Grenloch Lake - 170
* Oak Pond - 170
* Sylvan Lake - 170

October 15, Wednesday

GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES

* Greenwich Lake - 170
* Iona Lake - 170
* Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
* Swedesboro Lake - 170

MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES

* Colonial Lake - 170
* Farrington Lake - 340
* Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
* Rosedale Lake - 170

October 16, Thursday - No stocking

October 17, Friday - No stocking

UPDATES

Thursday, October 9: The first week of fall trout stocking was completed by the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife and all streams scheduled were stocked according to plans. The second week of fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 14 and consists of 15 lakes and 1 river located in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, and Salem counties. Conditions in these waters have been assessed by biologists and all are suitable for stocking. No changes to the stocking schedule are anticipated and anglers may fish these waters immediately after they are stocked.

Friday, October 3: The first week of fall trout stocking was completed by the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife and all streams were stocked according to the posted schedule.

The second week of fall trout stocking begins on Tuesday, October 14. Fifteen lakes and 1 river located in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, and Salem counties will be stocked with 14 inch to 20 inch trout. Biologists assessed all the water bodies scheduled to receive trout and found them all to have favorable temperature and oxygen levels for trout. No changes to the stocking schedule are anticipated and anglers may fish these waters immediately after they are stocked.