{"id":7381,"date":"2022-04-18T19:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T23:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=7381"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:09:27","slug":"fall-trout-stocking-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/trout-fishing-information\/fall-trout-stocking-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Fall Trout Stocking Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube horizontal-video wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fall Trout Stocking\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Mbtf_wyQgA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Mbtf_wyQgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fall Trout Stocking\n<\/strong><\/a> <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 23, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NJDEP-Fish-and-Wildlife\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday was the last day of fall trout stocking! 20,580 2-year-old rainbow trout were stocked along with 950 3-year-old broodstock. The weather is cool, the scenery is stunning, and the fish are biting&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Mbtf_wyQgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NJDEP-Fish-and-Wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch More Freshwater Fishing Videos on YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#updates\">Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall trout stocking has become one of the most popular stocking programs offered by NJDEP Fish &amp; Wildlife. Trout stocking will now begin <strong>Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and continue throughout the following two weeks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NJDEP Fish &amp; Wildlife will stock a total of approximately 29,000 two-year-old Rainbow Trout, averaging 14-16 inches over a three-week period. In addition to these trout, up to 1,000 Broodstock trout (three-year old rainbow trout, averaging 18-22 inches) are also stocked. Broodstock trout are mixed in with each truckload of fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All fall-stocked waters may be fished as soon as they are stocked (no &#8220;closed waters&#8221; during fall stocking).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please Note<\/strong>: The stocking of Mill Pond has been suspended due to severe siltation that has built up over time and has been exacerbated by the increase in strong storm events in recent years. Fish that were allocated to Mill Pond will be stocked in North Hudson Park Lake and Verona Park Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stocking boundaries for streams are the same as in the spring (see the current&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/digest-freshwater-fishing-2026-complete.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Freshwater Fishing Digest<\/strong><\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF File\"><\/i> for information).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#updates\"><strong>Updates<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to the fall stocking program are posted as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/fall-trout-fishing-in-new-jersey\/\">Fall Trout Fishing Information page<\/a>&nbsp;for details about this season&#8217;s stocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"updates\">Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Big Flat Brook<\/strong> (Upstream of Rt. 206): Flows in this section of the Big Flatbrook are too low for trout stocking. The fish allocated for this section will be distributed downstream of Rt. 206 throughout the rest of the trout stocking locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Black River<\/strong>:&nbsp;Flow in the Black River is so low that trout will not be stocked anywhere in the river. These fish will be stocked in the South Branch of the Raritan River between the Red Mill Dam in Clinton Township and the confluence with the North Branch of the Raritan River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rockaway River<\/strong>: Flow in the Upper Rockaway River is too low for trout be stocked north of Dewey Ave.These fish will be stocked throughout the rest of the Rockaway River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wallkill River<\/strong>: No fish will be stocked upstream of the Passaic Street bridge. These fish will be spread out throughout the rest of the Wallkill River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Waters and Trout Stocking Numbers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Big Flat Brook<\/strong><br><strong>10\/16<\/strong> &#8211; 1,530<\/td><td><strong>Manasquan River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 480<\/td><td><strong>Paulins Kill<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 1,580<\/td><td><strong>Rosedale Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 210<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><font style=\"color: #dc3545\"><strong>Black River &#8211; CANCELED DUE TO LOW FLOW<\/strong><\/font><\/td><td><strong>Mary Elmer Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 210<\/td><td><strong>Pequest River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/15<\/strong> &#8211; 1,410<\/td><td><strong>Schadler&#8217;s Sand Wash Pond<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 160<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Colonial Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 190<\/td><td><strong>Maurice River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><td><strong>Pequest River TCA<\/strong><br><strong>10\/15<\/strong> &#8211; 210<\/td><td><strong>Speedwell Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 230<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Crystal Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 230<\/td><td><strong>Metedeconk River N\/B<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 160<\/td><td><strong>Pohatcong Creek<\/strong><br><strong>10\/16<\/strong> &#8211; 1,010<\/td><td><strong>Swedesboro Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Giampietro Park Pond<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><td><strong>Metedeconk River S\/B<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 270<\/td><td><strong>Ramapo River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/17<\/strong> &#8211; 920<\/td><td><strong>Sylvan Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Greenwich Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 190<\/td><td><font style=\"color: #dc3545\"><strong>Mill Pond<\/strong> &#8211;  <strong>SUSPENDED<\/strong><\/font><\/td><td><strong>Raritan River N\/B<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 940<\/td><td><strong>Toms River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 260<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grenloch Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><td><strong>Musconetcong River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/15<\/strong> &#8211; 2,730<br><\/td><td><strong>Raritan River S\/B<\/strong><br><strong>10\/17<\/strong> &#8211; 1,950<\/td><td><strong>Toms River TCA<\/strong><br><strong>10\/14<\/strong> &#8211; 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hammonton Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 230<\/td><td><strong>Musconetcong River TCA<\/strong><br><strong>10\/15<\/strong> &#8211; 150<\/td><td><strong>Raritan River S\/B TCA Gorge<\/strong><br><strong>10\/17<\/strong> &#8211; 260<\/td><td><strong>Verona Park Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 310<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Iona Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 220<\/td><td><strong>North Hudson Park Lake<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 310<\/td><td><strong>Rockaway River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/16<\/strong> &#8211; 1,380<\/td><td><strong>Wallkill River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/15<\/strong> &#8211; 510<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lower Echo Park Pond<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><td><strong>Oak Pond<\/strong><br><strong>10\/21<\/strong> &#8211; 180<\/td><td><strong>Roosevelt Park Pond<\/strong><br><strong>10\/22<\/strong> &#8211; 190<\/td><td><strong>Wanaque River<\/strong><br><strong>10\/17<\/strong> &#8211; 370<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2025 Fall Trout Stocking Schedule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/troutgirl10tp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/troutgirl10tp.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/fall-trout-stocking-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/fall-trout-stocking-map-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/fall-trout-stocking-map.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/fall-trout-stocking-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Fall Trout Stocking Map<\/a> <\/strong><i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Map is subject to change.&nbsp;Check 2025 Stocking Schedule updates as stocking changes may be made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Video Fall Trout Stocking October 23, 2025 Yesterday was the last day of fall trout stocking! 20,580 2-year-old rainbow trout were stocked along with 950 3-year-old broodstock. 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