Fall 2012 Trout Stocking Schedule:

[AndyS]

Fall 2012 Trout Stocking Schedule
Week 1 - October 8-12, 2012
Monday, October 8 - No stocking
Tuesday, October 9
MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES

Manasquan River - 480
Metedeconk River, North Branch - 160
Metedeconk River, South Branch - 240
Tom's River (including TCA) - 360
SOMERSET COUNTY
Raritan River, North Branch - 940
SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
Paulinskill River, and E/Br and W/Br - 1,320
Wednesday, October 10

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & WARREN COUNTIES
Musconetcong River (including Point Mt. TCA, Hunterdon County) - 2,870

SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES
Pequest River (including TCA, Pequest WMA) - 1,560
Thursday, October 11

SUSSEX COUNTY
Big Flat Brook - 1,630
Wallkill River - 480
MORRIS COUNTY
Black River - 330
Rockaway River - 1,260
WARREN COUNTY
Pohatcong Creek - 800
Friday, October 12

BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES
Wanaque River - 330
Ramapo River - 890

HUNTERDON, MORRIS & SOMERSET COUNTIES
Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,610

Week 2, October 15-19, 2012
Monday, October 15 - No stocking
Tuesday, October 16

ATLANTIC & CUMBERLAND COUNTIES
Giampetro Park Pond - 170
Hammonton Lake - 340
Mary Elmer Lake - 170
Maurice River - 400

BURLINGTON, CAMDEN & GLOUCESTER COUNTIES
Crystal Lake - 170
Grenloch Lake - 170
Oak Pond - 170
Sylvan Lake - 170
Wednesday, October 17

GLOUCESTER & SALEM COUNTIES
Greenwich Lake - 170
Iona Lake - 170
Schadlers Sand Wash Pond - 170
Swedesboro Lake - 170

MIDDLESEX & MERCER COUNTIES
Colonial Lake - 170
Farrington Lake - 340
Roosevelt Park Pond - 170
Rosedale Lake - 170
Thursday, October 18 - No stocking
Friday, October 19 - No stocking

[Almaink]

F&G has posted this falls stocking dates, amounts and places.
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/flstk.htm

[NorthJerzyG]

Awesome!! I plan on doing a little trouting myself this fall. Oh, and I love the sh!t eatin grin on that guys face, lol. If those fish were gettin thrown at me, I'd be smiling too!!

[AndyS]

Best thing about fall stocking in the streams is that it coincides with all the leaves dumping off the trees, a mjor P.I.A. These fish are big and fat and have plenty of stored fat so they don't have to eat right away unlike their 12" counterparts. Don't fish for these stockies right away, let people throw the tackle box at them and and battle the leaves. Come the 1st week of Novenber these fish start getting hungry then it's lights out for the month of November. Like I always say for that time of year, trout during the day, stripahs at nite :D

[Webstersigam]

A little bum'd that I don't see any stock info for Union County. Well, I'm looking for any of you guys who might be looking for a little company this fall. I'm way out of my element when it come to trout outside of Union county.

[tycomps]

really, what's up with the absence of union county? guess I'll send another email :)

[AndyS]

Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,610

It should read 2,600 for Ken Lockwood Gorge and the other 10 some where in the South Branch.

Plus another 15,000 into the Muddysquan !!!!:D

[surfrod]

Best thing about fall stocking in the streams is that it coincides with all the leaves dumping off the trees, a mjor P.I.A. These fish are big and fat and have plenty of stored fat so they don't have to eat right away unlike their 12" counterparts. Don't fish for these stockies right away, let people throw the tackle box at them and and battle the leaves. Come the 1st week of Novenber these fish start getting hungry then it's lights out for the month of November. Like I always say for that time of year, trout during the day, stripahs at nite :D

great advice :D

[Webstersigam]

And Union County gets the big shaft!

[Wilson]

And Union County gets the big shaft!
Lets face the facts. There are few if any places that are decent Trout water in Union County.
I live in Union County, and always travel to other counties to fish.

[Jigman13]

Raritan River, South Branch (including TCA, Ken Lockwood Gorge) - 2,610

It should read 2,600 for Ken Lockwood Gorge and the other 10 some where in the South Branch.

Plus another 15,000 into the Muddysquan !!!!:D

Hey Andy, I know you're being somewhat sarcastic, but will the stocking of the South Branch be THAT skewed? They don't spread those fish out at all?

[Mark B.]

Hey Andy, I know you're being somewhat sarcastic, but will the stocking of the South Branch be THAT skewed? They don't spread those fish out at all?


Fall trout are slated to be stocked @ all of the regular spring stocking points.
However, if the fall water levels are too low @ any particular stocking point, then the hatchery driver can exercise his discretion, & stock them (remember these fall trout are bigger, than spring trout) @ deeper stocking points on the same stream.

And, the 15,000 into the Muddysquan,………………they average 8”.

[Jigman13]

Fall trout are slated to be stocked @ all of the regular spring stocking points.
However, if the fall water levels are too low @ any particular stocking point, then the hatchery driver can exercise his discretion, & stock them (remember these fall trout are bigger, than spring trout) @ deeper stocking points on the same stream.

And, the 15,000 into the Muddysquan,………………they average 8”.

Duly noted. Thanks!

[Webstersigam]

Wilson, I agree with you but sometimes its just nice to get out for an hour or two after work without having to travel.

[AndyS]

Jigman, yes, they do a very good job of spreading them out, but I think a few extra net fulls find their way into the KLG by accident every fall :D

[Wilson]

Wilson, I agree with you but sometimes its just nice to get out for an hour or two after work without having to travel.
Well at least they stock in the spring...but like I said I don't Trout fish in Union County.

[Brad W]

Andy,

Interested in taking my 8 year old son up to Merrill Creek Res for some trout and lakers this weekend. We have a Lowe Aluminum boat with one down rigger and were looking for some advice/direction. We have all the necessary gear just not sure what approach to take or if the lake has turned over yet. Any advice would be appreciated. My son and I have fished the heck of out South Jersey where we live, catching bass, white perch and crappies. Wanted to try and get him some trout or lakers.

Thanks!

[AndyS]

Private Message sent Brad

[AndyS]

Harrisburg — Folks who are into fall trout fishing may want to make the most of it in coming weeks because next year fall stockings will be just a memory on many streams.
The Pennsylvania & Boat Commission is planning to cut the number of waters it stocks in the fall by 50 to 70 percent because of lack of angler interest, according to Tom Greene, the agency’s cold-water management chief.
Currently, 150 lakes and streams are stocked in the fall.
“October is a great time to be on a trout stream, but no one is fishing,” Greene said. “The day of reckoning has finally come: we’ve got to stop wasting the resource.”

In Pennsy it's all about the deer hunting in the fall.

[Wilson]

In Pennsy it's all about the deer hunting in the fall.

If it's brown it's down!

[AndyS]

But I would still wait a few more weeks.

[FASTEDDIE29]

For all you serious trout dudes out there, I'm hearing that there is a lack of fish in the Pequest. Can anyone verify this?

[Jerseydix]

Kind of wish they would divert some of the Manasquan Rivers fish and put them back into the Manasquan Reservoir like they used to in the past. They were fun to catch.. and those Hybrids need a protein boost ;)