Fall Trout Fishing in New Jersey

A growing number of New Jersey trout anglers now eagerly await the fall trout season. One reason is that since 2006, all of the trout stocked in the fall measure 14 inches to 24 inches and weigh one and a half pounds to eight pounds. The big fish, cool water, great weather and spectacular scenery combine to make the fall season what many consider to be New Jersey’s premium trout fishing season.

This year fall stocking begins Tuesday, October 12 and continues through October 20. Over this period approximately 21,000 trout averaging 14 to 16 inches, and weighing 1½ – 2 pounds and 1,000 exceptionally large broodstock trout, measuring 17 – 24 inches, and weighing 3 – 8 pounds, will be distributed in 16 streams and 16 lakes and ponds statewide.