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Pequest Trout Hatchery Stocking Summaries - 2012

Below are the summaries of fish raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery for the 2012 stocking seasons. Note that there were two age classes (2 yr. and 3 yr.) of rainbow and brown trout broodstock during the spring stocking; average length for both are provided.

Spring
Fall
Sea Run Brown Trout
Winter

Spring 2012 Trout Stocking Summary
Species Type Avg. Length Lbs. # Fish
Rainbow Trout Production 11.2" 100,725 199,192
Broodstock 16.3" &
23.5"
5,529 1,788
Brook Trout Production 11.1" 134,264 256,607
Broodstock 16.7" 5,982 2,410
Brown Trout Production 10.9" 86,558 157,895
Broodstock 16.5" &
21.9"
7,938 2,370
Totals 340,996 620,262

Fall 2012 Trout Stocking Summary
Species Type Avg. Length Lbs. # Fish
Rainbow Trout Production
14.4"
13,826 9,190
Broodstock
22.0"
3,242 640
Brook Trout Production
14.8"
14,884 9,210
Brown Trout Production
13.7"
4,038 3,185
Totals
35,990
22,225

2012 Sea Run Brown Trout (Manasquan River)
Species
Avg. Length Lbs. # Fish
Brown Trout
8.2"
3,600 15,840

Winter 2012 Trout Stocked Lakes Program Summary
Species
Avg. Length Lbs. # Fish
Rainbow Trout 15.0" 7,014 5,010

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