Fall 2012 Trout Stocking Schedule:

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by 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 !!!!

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.]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

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]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

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

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by AndyS

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

If it's brown it's down!