Fall trout stocking:

[jimcnj]

Originally Posted by jimmythegreek

theres still lots of trout in the rivers even tho the stocking was very light. They shouldnt bother and dump em all in RV and MC to fatten up. Forget the trout stamp complainers, I buy a license for myself and my girl w trout stamps every year and havent fished for them in years. I just imagine the young kid catching a trout and the smile on their face, thats worth the 20 bucks to me anyday

Same. I'm going to buy the stamp anyway. My daughter caught one trout on opening day and it was worth it.

[Michael82929]

Their is a reason they are releasing the 9 inch trout into the water.

Most likely to make room since they probably need to mass produce fish now so they can allot for the next three years to replenish the brood stock.

Since these fish have already been in the hatchery, they are probably looking to get every strain out of the runways just in case you have a sleeper fish with disease not to spoil "the bunch"

Just an opinion.. not fact but can look into it...

[Dave B.]

The main reason they're releasing 9" trout is because that's all they have. These fish are from last fall's eggs and they've been able to accelerate their growth a bit via tight rearing controls (i.e. population densities in the raceways, temp/flow/O2 levels, etc) and a bit of extra feed to achieve the 9" length in time for the fall stocking.
These fish will grow rather quickly once in the streams, and as others have stated will not only provide some sport this fall but as well many will holdover and grow to provide additional action come spring.

On top of all that I can assure you in no uncertain terms that there are still plenty of trout left in the major waters from this spring! I've been fishing the Flatbrook, Paulinskill, Musky and even the Pequest a time or two and all have ample quantities of mighty nice sized spring rainbows still swimming around in them. Many of those fish have already grown to 14-15+ inches and have become damn hard fighters!
Even the S.Br.Raritan has trout a-plenty still swimming around as Andy has proven so many times this summer with the pics he's posted!
With the addition of these fall stocked fish the autumn trouting ought to be pretty damned good in my humble opinion! Get out there and get ya some in between chasing those toothy Esox critters and stalking whitetails and turks!

[liveitup1.75liter]

Im 100% cool wit the state fillin up my outdoor bait tanks!!! Especially if we get that ice again this year.. chow up chow up toothy monsters.. give the state a break ppl they been keepin us in excellent fishing in all my years.. could they have done things diff.. yea.. but unforeseen probloems is reffered to as life.. no one else predicted it but now wanna say they should have done this or that..really ladies..