Trout Disease Affects stocking in Central NJ?

[Denlon]

Tonight, Friday, about 8:00 PM I crossed over the Assumpink Creek bridge on Old Trenton Road. I was dark already, but I don't think I saw any stocking signs nailed up to the trees this year. If so, I believe it would be due to the cut back on stocking due the disease problem.
Also, it would be the 1st time since I lived in the area (45 years) that the stream hasn't been stocked for opening day.
Denny

[acabtp]

nope, that's not one of the ones impacted by the stocking changes this year (other than the 4 weeks instead of 7)

Assunpink Creek
preseason: 1,280
week 1: 230 Th
week 2: 230 W
week 3: 210 W
week 4: 210 W
total 2,160

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/2014/trout_allocation14-sched.pdf

Assunpink Creek
Washington Old Trenton Road Rt. 295, exit 5 onto Rt. 130 North for approx. 1 mile. Left onto Rt. 526
Robbinsville-Allentown Road for 3.3 miles. Right onto Rt. 535 Old Trenton Road
to bridge crossing Parking for 6 to 10 cars

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2014/trout_access14_county.pdf

information current as of 4/1/14


NJ DFW has actually been doing a real good job at keeping the info on their website current with all the changes from the furunculosis outbreak
http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/trtinfo_spring.htm

[Denlon]

nope, that's not one of the ones impacted by the stocking changes this year (other than the 4 weeks instead of 7)

acabtp-

Thanks for the correction.

As I said it was dark, and I didn't see any posting signs up on the trees.
This is a brand new bridge over the Assumpink which was just completed last month. The whole parking area around the bridge was completely torn up and packed with front-end loaders and other large construction equipment for many months. Perhaps the stocking guys couldn't get in there to put up the posters...or perhaps, I just couldn't see the signs.

I never go out on opening day, so I don't have a copy of the NJ Fish & Game laws phamphlet, but I should have checked on line before I posted the question.

Denny

[Almaink]

I don't think they put up any new signs this year. The ones I looked at all were from last year.