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Stocking · NJ

New Jersey trout stocking, fall 2026

29,070 rainbow trout in 67 waters, October 13–22.

Every water can be fished as soon as it is stocked. Two-year-old rainbows averaging 14 to 16 inches, with up to 1,000 broodstock rainbows of 18 to 22 inches mixed into the loads.

Trout stocked so far

29,070 of 29,070

Waters stocked

67 of 67

Next stocking day

All waters stocked

  • Stocked this week
  • Stocked earlier
  • Scheduled

Dots are lakes and ponds, bigger for more trout. Lines are the stocked stretches of rivers.

Musconetcong RiverRaritan River, South BranchPaulins KillPequest RiverRockaway RiverRaritan River, North BranchBig Flat BrookPohatcong CreekRamapo RiverD&R Feeder CanalManasquan RiverWallkill RiverLake AeroflexWanaque RiverFurnace LakeLittle Swartswood LakeGreen Turtle PondSilver LakeMt. Hope PondRaritan RiverBarbour's PondMetedeconk River, South BranchAmwell LakePassaic RiverRaritan River, South Branch, Gorge Trout Conservation AreaToms RiverLake OcquittunkLake ShenandoahHammonton LakeSheppard's LakeSpeedwell LakeCrystal LakeNorth Hudson Park LakeSwedesboro LakeTakanassee LakeIona LakeMary Elmer LakeRosedale LakeShaws Mill PondVerona Park LakeHaddon LakePequest River, Trout Conservation AreaSpring LakeBirch Grove Park PondGreenwich LakeSouth Vineland Park PondTopanemus LakeLower Echo Park PondRoosevelt Park PondGiampietro Park PondGrenloch LakeMaurice RiverOak PondSylvan LakeCorliss Park LakeEcho LakePonderlodge PondSchadler's Sand Wash PondMetedeconk River, North BranchMountain Farm PondMusconetcong River, Trout Conservation AreaWood Dale County Park PondManny's PondDahnert's LakeLamington RiverToms River, Trout Conservation AreaRowands Pond
Tap a water on the map or in the schedule to see when it’s stocked and how many trout it gets.

Stocking schedule

Tue, Oct 13

Stocked · 6 waters · 3,830 trout

Wed, Oct 14

Stocked · 6 waters · 5,630 trout

Thu, Oct 15

Stocked · 4 waters · 4,200 trout

Fri, Oct 16

Stocked · 9 waters · 4,800 trout

Mon, Oct 19

Stocked · 11 waters · 3,170 trout

Tue, Oct 20

Stocked · 11 waters · 2,400 trout

Wed, Oct 21

Stocked · 12 waters · 3,300 trout

Thu, Oct 22

Stocked · 8 waters · 1,740 trout

  • Stream sections are the same as in the spring. The Freshwater Fishing Digest lists their boundaries.
  • Dropped this fall: Black River, Colonial Lake and Mill Pond.
  • Weather and water levels can move a stocking day. NJ Fish & Wildlife posts changes on its schedule page.
Sources (2) · checked October 12, 2026Show