New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife |
In fall 2000 the Division of Fish and Wildlife added variety and increased angling opportunities during late fall and winter by initiating the Winter Trout-Stocked Lakes Program. During winter, anglers fishing through the ice may benefit the most, but they are by no means the only ones who will benefit - the likely presence of ice on any water and the allowance of ice fishing were not criteria in determining which lakes would be stocked. This year, 24 lakes geographically distributed throughout New Jersey will be stocked with 12,940 rainbow trout raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery averaging 11 inches in length.
In recent years, safe ice formation has been sporadic, especially in south Jersey, so open water winter fishing has been the norm. These winter stocked trout will readily strike in open water at low temperatures, so anyone fishing from shore or boat should see their fishing action increase.
There are two changes in the program this year. Due to the current dredging and shoreline restoration project at Verona Park Lake, winter trout stocking for January 2 has been cancelled. In South Jersey, Haddon Lake (Camden Co.) has been substituted for Laurel Pond (Burlington Co.), because anglers did not have fishing access to Laurel Pond last winter.
Hudson County
Woodcliff Lake - 510 trout
Passaic County
Barbours Pond - 420 trout
Shepherd Lake - 1,000 trout
Morris County
Mt. Hope Pond - 410 trout
Middlesex County
Hook's Creek Lake - 520 trout
Morris County
Speedwell Lake - 520 trout
Union County
Lower Echo Lake - 420 trout
Warren County
Furnace Lake - 900 trout
Monmouth County
Spring Lake - 480 trout
Topenemus Lake - 470 trout
Ocean County
Lake Shenandoah - 580 trout
Atlantic County
Birch Grove Park Pond - 460 trout
Camden County
Haddon Lake - 250 trout
Rowands Pond - 250 trout
Cumberland County
Shaws Mill Pond - 510 trout
Gloucester County
Mullica Hill Pond - 410 trout
Salem County
Riverview Beach Pond - 420 trout