General Trout Information

After opening day, these waters may be fished on the day they are stocked.

Note: All waters listed are stocked with trout pre-season (three-week period preceding opening day) except Round Valley and Merrill Creek Reservoirs. The number in parentheses shows the anticipated number of in-season stockings (April 13 through May 29). A zero indicates the water will be stocked only during pre-season. New Waters added to the 2026 program are found in red! For weekly updates on stocking details, call the Trout Hotline’s recorded message at (609) 940-7266. Visit the NJDEP Fish & Wildlife website for trout stocking information, fishing updates, and directions to public-access areas of trout-stocked waters throughout New Jersey. (Select waters or portions of select waters are also stocked in the fall (October) indicated by a "l".)

Atlantic County

Birch Grove Park Ponds – Northfield (3) l

Hammonton Lake – Town of Hammonton (3) l

Heritage Pond – Absecon (3)

Patriot Lake – Galloway Twp. (0)

Bergen County

Cooper Pond – Bergenfield Borough (0) (under construction—will not be stocked in 2026)

Dahnert’s Lake – Garfield (4) l

Hackensack River – Lake Tappan to Harriot Ave., Harrington Park Borough (4)

Hohokus Brook – Parsons Pond Rd., Franklin Lakes Borough to Saddle River (4)

Indian Lake – Little Ferry Borough (4)

Mill Pond (aka Silver Lake) – SUSPENDED

Pascack Brook – Woodcliff Lake dam to Emerson Rd., Harrington Park Borough (4)

Potash Lake – Oakland (3)

Saddle River – Lake St. Upper Saddle River to West Century Rd., Fair Lawn (5)

Tenakill Brook – Closter Borough, entire length (3)

Whites Pond – Waldwick Borough (4)

Wood Dale County Park Pond – Woodcliff Lake Borough (0) l

Burlington County

Crystal Lake – Willingboro Twp. (4) l

Edgewater Park Pond – Edgewater Park Twp. (0)

Laurel Pond – Mt. Laurel Twp. (3)

Northern Community Park Pond – Bordentown Twp. (0)

Pemberton Lake – Pemberton Twp. (3)

Rancocas Creek, Southwest Br. – Mill St. Park to Rt. 70, Medford Twp. (4)

Sylvan Lake – Burlington Twp. (3) l

Camden County

Gloucester City Pond – Gloucester (4)

Grenloch Lake (see Gloucester County)

Haddon Lake – Audubon Borough (0) l

Oak Pond – Sicklerville, Winslow Twp. (3) l

Rowands Lake – Clementon Borough (3) l

Tippin’s Pond – Pennsauken Twp. (0)

Cape May County

Ponderlodge Pond – Villas, Lower Twp. (4) l

Tuckahoe Lake – Tuckahoe, Upper Twp. (4)

Cumberland County

Cohansey River – Dam at Seeleys Pond to powerline above Sunset Lake, Upper Deerfield Twp. (4)

Giampietro Park Lake – Vineland (0) l

Mary Elmer Lake – Bridgeton (3) l

Maurice River – Willow Grove Lake dam to Sherman Ave., Vineland (4) l

Shaws Mill Pond – Down/Lawrence Twps. (3) l

South Vineland Park Pond – Vineland (3) l

Essex County

Branch Brook Park Lake – Newark (4)

Diamond Mill Pond – Millburn Twp. (3)

Grover Cleveland Park Pond – Essex Fells Twp. (0)

Rahway River, W/Br. – Campbells Pond to Essex St., Milburn Twp. (3)

Verona Lake – Verona Twp. (4) l

Gloucester County

Greenwich Lake – Greenwich Twp. (3) l

Grenloch Lake – Washington Twp. (3) l

Harrisonville Lake – Pilesgrove/South Harrison Twps. (3)

Iona Lake – Franklin Twp. (3) l

Swedesboro Lake (aka Narraticon Lake) – Borough of Swedesboro (3) l

Westville Lake – Westville (0)

Hudson County

North Hudson Park Lake – (aka JJ Braddock Park Lake), North Bergen Twp. (4) l

West Hudson County Park Pond – Harrison (4)

Hunterdon County

Alexauken Creek – West Amwell Twp., entire length (2)

Amwell Lake – East Amwell Twp. (3) l

Capoolong Creek (aka Cakepoulin Creek) – Franklin Twp., entire length (5)

Delaware-Raritan Feeder Canal – source to Wilburtha Rd., Ewing Twp. (Mercer) (6) l

Deer Path Park Pond – Readington Twp. (0) (under construction—will not be stocked in 2026)

Demott Pond – Clinton Town (0)

Hakihokake Creek – Little York-Mount Pleasant Rd, Little York, Alexandria Twp. to Delaware River (2)

Lockatong Creek – Route 12, Kingwood Twp. to Delaware-Raritan Feeder Canal (5)

Mannys Pond – Union Twp. (3) l

Mountain Farm Pond – Lebanon Twp. (3) l

Mulhockaway Creek – Pattenburg, source to Spruce Run Reservoir, Clinton/Union Twps. (5)

Neshanic River – confluence of First and Second Neshanic Rivers to Rt. 514, Raritan Twp. (2)

Nishisakawick Creek – Frenchtown Alexandria Twp., entire length (2)

Rockaway Creek – Readington Twp., entire length (4)

Round Valley Reservoir – Clinton Twp. (1)

Sidney Brook – Franklin/Union Twps., entire length (1)

Spruce Run – Glen Gardner Borough/Lebanon Twp., entire length (5)

Stony Brook – (See Mercer Co.)

Wickecheoke Creek – Covered Bridge, Rt. 604, Sergeantsville to Delaware River (2)

Mercer County

Assunpink Creek – Assunpink Site 5 dam upstream of Rt. 130 to Carnegie Rd., Hamilton Twp. (4)

Delaware-Raritan Canal – Mulberry St., Trenton to Alexander St., Princeton (4)

Delaware-Raritan Feeder Canal – (See Hunterdon Co.) (6) l

Rosedale Lake – Hopewell Twp. (3) l

Stacy Park Pond – Trenton City (0)

Stony Brook – Hopewell Twp., entire length (4)

Wargo Pond – Hopewell Twp. (0)

Middlesex County

Bissette’s Pond – South River Borough (0)

Carteret Park Pond – Carteret Borough (0)

Daley’s Pond – South River Borough (0)

Ireland Brook – 500 ft. upstream of Riva Ave to Farrington Lake, North Brunswick Twp. (2)

John F. Kennedy Park Pond (East) – Sayreville Borough (0)

Lake Papaianni – Edison Twp. (0)

Lawrence Brook – Dam at Davidson's Mill Pond to 2nd RR bridge (Raritan Railroad) below Main St., Milltown Borough, excluding Farrington Lake from Church Lane to Farrington Dam. The section from Davidson's Mill Road to Church Lane is open to fishing year-round. (4)

Manalapan Lake – Monroe Twp. (3)

Roosevelt Park Pond – Edison Twp. (3) l

Monmouth County

Echo Lake – Howell Twp. (3) l

Englishtown Mill Pond (aka Weamaconk Lake) – Englishtown Borough (3)

Franklin Lake – West Long Branch Borough (3)

Garvey’s Pond – Middletown Twp. (3)

Hockhockson Brook – Rt. 18, Colts Neck Twp. to Garden State Parkway bridge (northbound), Tinton Falls Borough (5)

Holmdel Park Pond – Holmdel Twp. (3)

Lake Takanassee – Long Branch City (0) l

Mac’s Pond – Manasquan Borough (0)

Mingamahone Brook – Birdsall Rd. to Manasquan River, Howell Twp. (5)

Mohawk Pond – Red Bank Borough (4)

Shark River – Rt. 33, Wall Twp., to Remsen Mill Rd., Neptune/Wall Twp. (5)

Spring Lake – Spring Lake Borough (3) l Spring Lake will be closed to fishing for the 3 days prior to Opening Day.

Topanemus Lake – Freehold Twp. (3) l

Yellow Brook – Heyers Mill Rd. to Muhlenbrink Rd., Colts Neck Twp. (2)

Morris County

Atwater Pond – Chester Twp. (0) (under construction—will not be stocked in 2026)

Beaver Brook – Rockaway Twp./Borough, entire length (3)

Black River – Route 206 Chester, to the posted Black River Fish and Game club property at the lower end of Hacklebarney State Park (6)

Burnham Park Ponds (Upper and Lower) – Town of Morristown (4)

Drakes Brook – Mt. Olive/Roxbury Twps., entire length (3)

Hibernia Brook – Rockaway Twp., entire length (5)

India Brook – Mountainside Ave. to Rt. 24, Mendham Borough (5)

Lake Hopatcong – Hopatcong/Jefferson/Mt. Arlington/Roxbury (3)

Lake Musconetcong – Netcong Borough/Roxbury Twp./Stanhope Borough (3)

Mt. Hope Pond – Rockaway Twp. (3) l

Passaic River – Black Brook confluence to Rt. 24, Chatham Borough (4) l

Pequannock River – (see Passaic Co.)

Pompton River – (see Passaic Co.)

Russia Brook – Ridge Rd. to Lake Swannanoa, Jefferson Twp. (2)

Speedwell Lake – Town of Morristown (4) l

Whippany River – Tingley Rd., Morris Twp. to Ridgedale Ave., Town of Morristown (2)

Ocean County

Corliss Park Lake – Ocean Twp. (0) l

Lake Shenandoah – Ocean Co. Park, Lakewood Twp. (3) l

Pohatcong Lake – Borough of Tuckerton (4)

Prospertown Lake – Jackson Twp. (3)

Passaic County

Barbour Pond – Woodland Park Borough (3) l

Clinton Reservoir – Newark Watershed, West Milford Twp. (3)

Green Turtle Lake – Long Pond Ironworks State Park, West Milford Twp. (3) l

Hughes Lake – Passaic City (0)

Oldham Pond – North Haledon Borough (3)

Pequannock River – Rt. 23, Smith Mills to Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes/Riverdale Boroughs (6)

Pompton River – Riverdale Road, Riverdale to NY Susquehanna R.R. bridge, Wayne Twp. (4)

Ramapo River – Pompton Lake dam to confluence with Pompton River (4) l

Ringwood Brook – State line to Sally’s Pond, Ringwood State Park, Ringwood Borough (5)

Sheppard Lake – Ringwood State Park, Ringwood Borough (3)

Salem County

Harrisonville Lake – Pilesgrove/South Harrison Twps. (3)

Maurice River – Willow Grove Lake dam to Sherman Ave., Vineland (4)

Schadler’s Sand Wash Pond – Carneys Point Twp. (3) l

Somerset County

Best Lake – Watchung Borough (0)

Lamington River – Rt. 523 (Lamington Rd.) Bedminster Twp. to Raritan River N. Br. (4) l

Middle Brook, E/Br. – Bridgewater/Warren Twps., entire length (2)

Passaic River – (See Morris Co.)

Peapack Brook – Peapack-Gladstone Borough, entire length (5)

Raritan River – confluence of Raritan River N. Br. and S. Br. to Rt. 206, Hillsborough Twp./Somerville Borough (4) l

Rock Brook – Hillsborough/Montgomery Twps., entire length (1)

Spooky Brook Park Pond – Franklin Twp. (0)

Sussex County

Alm’s House Pond – Frankford Twp. (3)

Andover Junction Brook – Andover Borough, entire length (2)

Big Flat Brook, Upper – Sawmill Pond, High Point State Park, Montague Twp. to 100 ft. above Crigger Rd., Stokes State Forest, Sandyston Twp. (4)

Blue Mountain Lake – Delaware Water Gap Nat’l Recreation Area, Walpack Twp. (3)

Clove Brook – source to Clove Acres Lake, Wantage Twp. (5)

Culver’s Creek – Frankford Twp., entire length (2)

Dry Brook – Branchville Borough/Frankford Twp., entire length (3)

Franklin Pond Creek – Hamburg Mtn. WMA, Hardyston Twp./Franklin Borough, entire length (5)

Glenwood Brook – Glenwood Lake dam to state line (2)

Lafayette Park Pond – Lafayette Twp. (0)

Lake Aeroflex – Andover Twp. (3) l

Lake Hopatcong – Hopatcong/Mt Arlington Boroughs, Jefferson/Roxbury Twps. (3)

Lake Musconetcong – Netcong/Stanhope Boroughs/Roxbury Twp. (3)

Lake Ocquittunk – Stokes State Forest, Sandyston Twp. (3) l

Little Flat Brook – Sandyston Twp., entire length (5)

Little Swartswood Lake – Hampton Twp. (3) l

Lubbers Run – Byram Twp., entire length (5)

Papakating Creek – George Hill Rd., Frankford Twp. to Rt. 565, Lewisburg (2)

Papakating Creek, W/Br. – Wantage Twp., entire length (2)

Pond Brook – Stillwater Twp., entire length (5)

Sawmill Pond – High Point State Park, Montague Twp. (3)

Silver Lake – Hamburg Mountain WMA, Hardyston Twp. (0) l

Stony Lake – Stokes State Forest, Sandyston Twp. (3)

Swartswood Lake – Stillwater Twp. (3)

Wallkill River – Lake Mohawk Dam to Route 23, Hardyston Twp. (4-5) l

Wawayanda Creek – Vernon Twp., entire length (5)

Wawayanda Lake – Vernon Twp. (3)

Union County

Cedar Brook Park Lake – Plainfield City (0)

Green Brook – Rt. 527, Berkeley Heights Twp. to Rt. 22, Scotch Plains Twp. (2)

Lower Echo Lake – Mountainside Borough (3) l

Milton Lake – Rahway (4)

Nomahegan Park Lake – Cranford Twp. (4)

Passaic River – (See Morris Co.)

Rahway River – I-78 bridge, Springfield to Lawrence St. (Route 514), Rahway (4)

Seeleys Pond – Berkeley Heights Twp. (3)

Warinanco Park Lake – Roselle Borough (0)

Warren County

Beaver Brook – Silver Lake Dam to Pequest River, White Twp. (4)

Blair Creek – Bass Lake dam, Hardwick Twp. to Blair Lake, Blairstown Twp. (2)

Blair Lake – Blairstown Twp. (3)

Brookaloo Swamp – Hope Twp., entire length (2)

Buckhorn Creek – Harmony Twp., entire length (2)

Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve Pond – Frelinghuysen Twp. (0)

Furnace Brook – Oxford Twp., entire length (2)

Furnace Lake – Oxford Twp. (3) l

Honey Run – Knowlton-Hope township line to Beaver Brook, Hope Twp. (2)

Jacksonburg Creek – Blairstown Twp., entire length (2)

Lopatcong Creek – Rt. 519 Harmony Twp., to Delaware River, Phillipsburg (5)

Merrill Creek Reservoir – Harmony Twp. (1)

Mountain Lake – Liberty Twp. (0)

Pohatcong Creek – source to Rt. 31, Washington Twp. (2)

Pophandusing Creek – White Twp., entire length (2)

White Lake – Hardwick Twp. (3)