Opening day of trout season this year is Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 8 a.m.
NJDEP Fish & Wildlife announced the stocking of brown trout this spring. They will receive 20,000 Brown Trout for stocking this spring thanks to a partnership with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Brown Trout were stocked in the following lakes and ponds on Friday, March 20. These waterbodies are OPEN to fishing:
- Round Valley Reservoir
- Manny's Pond
- Mountain Farm Pond
- Amwell Lake
- Rosedale Lake
- Rowands Pond
- Oak Pond
- South Vineland Park Pond
- Crystal Lake
- Sylvan Lake
- Laurel Pond
- Shaws Mill Pond
- Greenwich Lake
- Brown Trout will also be stocked in Diamond Mill Pond on Friday, March 27.
Brown Trout will be available in the following rivers beginning Opening Day, April 11:
- Manasquan River
- Toms River
- Rahway River (Including the West Branch)
- Rockaway River
- South Branch of the Raritan River (Below Lake Solitude)
- Musconetcong River (Below Route 31)
- Paulinskill River
- Raritan River Mainstem
All trout-stocked lakes and ponds will remain open year-round to fishing and are no longer closed during the preseason stocking period. There is a 2 trout daily possession limit until opening day (April 11 at 8 a.m.), when the limit increases to 6 trout per day.
Rivers and streams are CLOSED to fishing during the preseason stocking period, March 23 – April 11 at 8 a.m.
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