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Pequest Trout Hatchery Stocking Summaries - 2001


Below are summaries of fish raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery for the 2001 stocking seasons. There was a grand total of 727,071 trout produced. This included 698,971 production and broodstock fish, and 28,100 surplus production fish for New Jersey's public waters.

Spring 2001
Fall 2001
Winter Lakes 2001-02

Spring 2001 Trout Stocking Summary
Species
Type
Avg.
Length
Lbs.
# Fish
Rainbow Trout Production
10.7"
108,820
242,670
Broodstock
15.1"
408
300
Brook Trout Production
10.7"
110,846
235,245
Broodstock
17.4"
4,377
1,565
Brown Trout Production
10.7"
60,808
117,356
Broodstock
17.8"
4,669
2,070
Totals    
289,928
599,206


Fall 2001 Trout Stocking Summary
Species
Type
Avg.
Length
Lbs.
# Fish
Rainbow Trout Production
9.6"
17,724
56,630
Surplus
6.0"
850
10,900
Brook Trout Broodstock
18.2"
3,561
945
Surplus
6.1"
1,246
13,900
Brown Trout Sea Run
(Manasquan R.)
8.5"
6,500
29,250
Surplus
5.5"
230
3,300
Totals    
30,111
114,925


Winter 2001-02 Trout Stocked Lakes Program Summary
Species
Avg.
Length
Lbs.
# Fish
Rainbow Trout
10.9"
5,909
12,940

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