Winter trout stocking:

[AndyS]

Anyone gonna hit up Cape May County Ponderlodge Pond or Atlantic County
Birch Grove Park Pond for some feisty stocked trout ?

Maybe better yet you can fish Warren County Furnace Lake for trout (if the Muskies didn't eat them all )

Spring Lake and Green Turtle Pond as well as Aeroflex all got trout.

Don't forget about Camden County Haddon Lake, that got 200 trout !!!

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wintrstk18.htm

[thmyorke1]

I get why the south jersey ponds get stocked. Trout down there must sell licenses as the residents down there are far from trout streams.

I wonder if the trout put into the northern lakes are targeted, especially when prime trout streams are just next door. But f&w must see some license sales through it so can't argue with that.

[Godrew1972]

I would like to fish furnace lake, it’s about an hour from my house. Is it worth the trip. I would take boat plus try for bass/trout/musky

[Godrew1972]

Never fished furnace. Fished farrington for years for pike and trout (when they stocked trout) most of my fishing has been south branch, musky, pequest for trout on light tackle and spinners. Farrington, Dalenback and Westin mills would be lakes I know a few spots, but I’m new to bass fishing so just trying to find out new places to take the boat without having to tow boat too far.

[kyleeng]

Kinda new ish to fishing in general. Been reading and watching videos for endless hours. I plan on fishing Barbour's Pond tomorrow in woodland park if anyone wants to join... that's being stocked tomorrow. Would like to hit in the morning, but I don't know when they stock. Is 3-4PM a safe bet that it will be stocked by then?

[JimmyC]

Kinda new ish to fishing in general. Been reading and watching videos for endless hours. I plan on fishing Barbour's Pond tomorrow in woodland park if anyone wants to join... that's being stocked tomorrow. Would like to hit in the morning, but I don't know when they stock. Is 3-4PM a safe bet that it will be stocked by then?

I don't think you can fish until 5PM the day of a stocking

[thmyorke1]

Kinda new ish to fishing in general. Been reading and watching videos for endless hours. I plan on fishing Barbour's Pond tomorrow in woodland park if anyone wants to join... that's being stocked tomorrow. Would like to hit in the morning, but I don't know when they stock. Is 3-4PM a safe bet that it will be stocked by then?

I have fished Barbour's pond maybe 6 times since I would go to Montclair university and have time between classes to fish.

I never saw a fish come out of that pond. The only time I did but was when they were in the jaws of cormorants.

Don't get discouraged if you can't get any success out of Barbour's.
I'd recommend other ponds and creeks in the area.

[Hookmanski]

I have fished Barbour's pond maybe 6 times since I would go to Montclair university and have time between classes to fish.

I never saw a fish come out of that pond. The only time I did but was when they were in the jaws of cormorants.

Don't get discouraged if you can't get any success out of Barbour's.
I'd recommend other ponds and creeks in the area.

x2 on Barbour's. That place sucks! Saw one bluegill caught there once, that was it.

[BT67]

Kinda new ish to fishing in general. Been reading and watching videos for endless hours. I plan on fishing Barbour's Pond tomorrow in woodland park if anyone wants to join... that's being stocked tomorrow. Would like to hit in the morning, but I don't know when they stock. Is 3-4PM a safe bet that it will be stocked by then?


Yeah it'll be stocked by then and you can fish anytime during the fall and winter trout stocking, you don't need to wait until 5

[kyleeng]

I have fished Barbour's pond maybe 6 times since I would go to Montclair university and have time between classes to fish.

I never saw a fish come out of that pond. The only time I did but was when they were in the jaws of cormorants.

Don't get discouraged if you can't get any success out of Barbour's.
I'd recommend other ponds and creeks in the area.

did you ever go day of stocking?

[thmyorke1]

did you ever go day of stocking?

No, but went the week of. I think you have a good shot since this is the winter stocking + you're getting out the day of.

Tight lines.

[HerringKing]

Don't forget about Camden County Haddon Lake, that got 200 trout !!!


That's a joke. I fish it hard every year. Never caught a trout there. Never saw a trout caught there. Just my opinion.

[AndyS]

Birds need to eat.

[Fred E. Goose]

Don't forget about Camden County Haddon Lake, that got 200 trout !!!


That's a joke. I fish it hard every year. Never caught a trout there. Never saw a trout caught there. Just my opinion.

Ever get a snakehead out of there? I know Newton's got 'em and the Cooper River too. I'm sure the big stocked trout would make a nice meal for them just like they do for the muskies/pike in some of those north jersey spots :eek:

[logs22]

No, but went the week of. I think you have a good shot since this is the winter stocking + you're getting out the day of.

Tight lines.

I stopped by Barbour pond on my way home from work last night and tossed out a trout magnet and a spinner for about a half hour without any bites. I have never caught a trout after dark and last night was no different. In response to other comments about no fish being in that pond, I ran into a guy at Jigging World last Friday who showed me a picture of a beautiful 5 lb largemouth he said was caught at Barbour pond the week prior, so it seems someone is catching fish there. Apparently the lake was recently dredged so the north end is no longer a silted up swamp. They also installed some fountains which look nice but not sure how effective they are in increasing oxygen levels in the water.

[kyleeng]

I stopped by Barbour pond on my way home from work last night and tossed out a trout magnet and a spinner for about a half hour without any bites. I have never caught a trout after dark and last night was no different. In response to other comments about no fish being in that pond, I ran into a guy at Jigging World last Friday who showed me a picture of a beautiful 5 lb largemouth he said was caught at Barbour pond the week prior, so it seems someone is catching fish there. Apparently the lake was recently dredged so the north end is no longer a silted up swamp. They also installed some fountains which look nice but not sure how effective they are in increasing oxygen levels in the water.

Semi glad to hear this... I was supposed to go yesterday, but my gym session prior lasted a little longer than I wanted. And by that time, tons of traffic built up where I was at... I was planning to go today, but it looks a windy... Never have a good time on 20+ days

[HerringKing]

Ever get a snakehead out of there? I know Newton's got 'em and the Cooper River too. I'm sure the big stocked trout would make a nice meal for them just like they do for the muskies/pike in some of those north jersey spots :eek:

My friends get them a lot. I never really targeted them.

[Detour66]

Try casting a 1/8 Rooster tail in Barbours Pond...you will get em!