F&G meeting March 11:

[AndyS]

Join NJDEP Fish & Wildlife's Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. and catch up on the current activities within the trout stocking program. The presentations will be followed by an open public question period.

This important meeting provides an excellent opportunity for anglers to ask questions, voice their opinions and give suggestions regarding New Jersey’s trout stocking program.

2025 meeting topics include:

Pequest Trout Hatchery Operations
2025 Trout Stocking Allocations
Additional Trout Related Topics
This meeting will be hosted on GoToWebinar. You must register to attend. You can join the virtual meeting from a computer, tablet or smartphone, or by telephone.

[NJSquatch]

sign up here

https://dep.nj.gov/event/annual-trou...ng-2025-03-11/

[Drossi]

Can't wait, will have my popcorn and beer ready!

The fact is NJDFW does a fantastic job trout stocking, doing so while on a limited budget to boot. I remember the '70's and '80's stockings, this is a whole lot better.

As far as the brown trout are concerned, sure I'd like to maybe see a limited number be stocked but there are a lot of things in NJ I'd like to see that aren't happening either. Like a reduction in traffic.

[AndyS]

When it comes to trout fishing things sure have changed over the years. I remember going to Saxton Falls on opening day, just to watch ! You hardly see the crowds you used to see during trout season anymore. I knew it was going to be interesting to see just how many brown trout there were after the State stopped stocking. I do agree, I think brown trout should be stocked again. Some states put fertilized brown trout eggs in cages anchored to the stream bottom and let nature do the rest, don't even need a hatchery.
F&G did a poll among trout fishermen and were actually surprised how many practiced C&R. Also discovered of all three rainbow trout were the easiest caught as well as least expensive to raise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaRMCihlTHM