Fall 2009 Trout Stocking Schedule
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Fall stocking commences Tuesday, October 6. 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 were raised at the division'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, up to 1,000 broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 17 - 18 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.
Anglers in Gloucester County should note that a temporary change in the fall stocking program is as follows: Swedesboro Lake is being lowered for dock maintenance and will not be stocked with trout in 2009. Its trout allocation (170 fish) will be re-distributed to Greenwich Lake (Gloucester Co), Iona Lake (Gloucester Co), and Schandler's Sand Wash Pond (Salem Co).
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Week 1 - October 5-9, 2009
October 5, Monday - No stocking
October 6, Tuesday
MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES
- Manasquan River - 650
- Metedeconk River, North Branch - 270
- Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
- Tom's River (including TCA) - 350
SOMERSET COUNTY
- Raritan River, North Branch - 920
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br (including E/Br TCA, Sussex Co.) - 1,710
October 7, Wednesday
HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES
- Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,650
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
- Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,750
October 8, Thursday
SUSSEX COUNTY
- Big Flat Brook - 1,610
- Wallkill River - 440
MORRIS COUNTY
- Black River - 330
- Rockaway River - 1,290
WARREN COUNTY
October 9, 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 12 - 16, 2009
October 12, Monday - No stocking
October 13, 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 14, Wednesday
GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES
- Greenwich Lake - 170
- Iona Lake - 170
- Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
- Swedesboro Lake - Stocking Canceled
MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES
- Colonial Lake - 170
- Farrington Lake - 340
- Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
- Rosedale Lake - 170
October 15, Thursday - No stocking
October 16, Friday - No stocking
UPDATES
9/10/09 - Swedesboro Lake (Gloucester Co) will not be stocked during the Fall due to a water lowering to allow homeowners to perform dock repairs. Its Fall trout allocation (170 fish) will be re-distributed to Greenwich Lake (Gloucester Co), Iona Lake (Gloucester Co), and Schandler's Sand Wash Pond (Salem Co).