Fall trout Stocking Begins Tuesday, October 8

[thmyorke1]

https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trtinfo_fall.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

"More than 21,000 trout measuring approximately 14" up to 18" weighing approximately one-and-a-half pounds will be stocked from October 8-16. There are no closed days in the fall, so be ready for these gorgeous fish!"

https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/fishing/trout_fallstock_map19.jpg

Tight lines this fall!

[AndyS]

Cool thanx !!

[Hookmanski]

yeeeewww! Can't wait for some cold weather troutin! love this map, have they done this in years past?

[phil]

echo park and Roosevelt park ponds, but no rahway river? :rolleyes:

[fishingbuddies]

Is it hit or miss on spots along a river. The Rockaway per say. I've tried 3 years at my usual spots and no signs of life. How does one know what stretch of the river gets the stocked trout?

[bigfishy]

Aside from being there when they stock or following
the truck,probably wont know until ya catch one...

[thmyorke1]

yeeeewww! Can't wait for some cold weather troutin! love this map, have they done this in years past?

Yea also it looks like this year they are not putting #-of-trout on the map. See from 2018:
https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/fishing/trout_fallstock_map18.jpg

[Dave B.]

Yea also it looks like this year they are not putting #-of-trout on the map. See from 2018:
https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/fishing/trout_fallstock_map18.jpg

Correct, but the complete list of waters, dates and numbers are on the same page as the map, here... https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/flstk19.htm

The numbers don't change very much from year to year.

[Billfish715]

Is it hit or miss on spots along a river. The Rockaway per say. I've tried 3 years at my usual spots and no signs of life. How does one know what stretch of the river gets the stocked trout?

Compared to the spring stocking quotas, which are very substantial, the fall stocking quotas are far less. Therefore, the number of stocking points is also fewer than the number of spots that are stocked in the spring. Almost every bridge gets fish but unless there are enough volunteers to help, don't go too far from those spots. I've tried some of my favorite spring spots right after the fall stocking and came up empty. The trout eventually spread out but with low water conditions, that may take awhile. I know some spots on the Big Flatbrook where the water is deep with submerged limbs and tangles. Last fall there were schools of trout on each one.

There was a day in the fall that I fished on the Musky at a favorite spot ( in fact, two spots). I fished for awhile without so much as a bite or follow. Another fisherman and two of his friends had the same results. The second go-to spot had about five guys in the water. After watching and then talking to them, none of them had anything except for a few chubs, bluegills and small mouths. They had fished there for 90 minutes and it was almost 4:00 P.M. Did the spots get stocked? Not according to what I heard and saw.

Keep your options open; get some Intel; or, follow the truck.

[thmyorke1]

@Bill i think the program would benefit from having updated signs wherever they stock. Maybe just place a sticker or something on the existing stocking signs before driving the truck off to the next spot.

Would make it simple for anglers to determine if a spot was stocked or not. Currently the only way is to check for tire marks on the ground or just fish it and see for yourself.

Or they could continue what they do and just let us have fun with the hunt :D

[bigfishy]

I vote let us have fun with the hunt...
It gets a little ridiculous when ppl
need coordinates from the hatchery
to be happy...but if they think it'll increase
licence sales they'll do it..

[Drossi]

For whatever reason I've found the fall stocking to be odd in that the fresh stocked fish just seem to have lockjaw. Unlike the spring fish that you can catch readily the same day they're stocked.

I usually find that if I wait a week or so they are much more cooperative. And yes they don't hit every stocking point and IMHO the bigger fish move a lot more, especially if flows happen to go up from a fresh storm.

Enjoy the hunt, that's part of the fun. :)

[calapp]

@Bill i think the program would benefit from having updated signs wherever they stock. Maybe just place a sticker or something on the existing stocking signs before driving the truck off to the next spot.

Would make it simple for anglers to determine if a spot was stocked or not. Currently the only way is to check for tire marks on the ground or just fish it and see for yourself.
:D

I like this idea.

[BT67]

For whatever reason I've found the fall stocking to be odd in that the fresh stocked fish just seem to have lockjaw. Unlike the spring fish that you can catch readily the same day they're stocked.

I usually find that if I wait a week or so they are much more cooperative. And yes they don't hit every stocking point and IMHO the bigger fish move a lot more, especially if flows happen to go up from a fresh storm.

Enjoy the hunt, that's part of the fun. :)


I agree, best you get initially is reactionary strikes in the rivers. On the other hand I've seen the fresh fall stockies nailing power bait 5 minutes after being stocked in a pond once. We're also going to need rain and quick!

[RyanMac14]

Hate to say it but I knew hooks creek was not doing well for trout. I posted here a few times in the spring saying things were just off and I didnt think the trout were doing well. It really is a shame to see. They were doing really well for the few stockings they started after it was demolished by Sandy. Hope they find a way to keep the salinity lower to sustain again.

[youngdumbandfulloffish]

If you don't like the hunt hit the ponds ;)

[thmyorke1]

I guess you could always install a GPS tracker on their trucks too :D

Hate to say it but I knew hooks creek was not doing well for trout. I posted here a few times in the spring saying things were just off and I didnt think the trout were doing well. It really is a shame to see. They were doing really well for the few stockings they started after it was demolished by Sandy. Hope they find a way to keep the salinity lower to sustain again.

I wonder how long the recovery will take. I guess more rain helps the process?

[FASTEDDIE29]

They shouldn’t stock the creeks at all. It’s going to be a snag fest with the water being so low. Wait for it to rain. There’s lots of Trout in the Musky. Got a few this past Thursday. All rainbows, they were stacked up in this 1 stretch really good.

[bigfishy]

Must agree....did ok myself plus a brown...you and the
cool nights inspired me