New Jersey Stocked Fish Species

The most widely stocked trout in New Jersey, raised at Pequest Trout Hatchery and distributed across streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds statewide.

NJDEP’s 2026 spring announcement includes brown trout supplied by Pennsylvania. Check species-specific stocking records rather than assuming every trout release includes browns.

Native to New Jersey. Check wild trout habitat and regulations separately from stocking schedules.

A major warmwater program from Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery, stocked in lakes and ponds across New Jersey.

A cross between striped bass and white bass, stocked in selected reservoirs and lakes by Hackettstown.

Stocked in a small number of deep, cold New Jersey lakes through Hackettstown.

The apex predator of New Jersey coolwater programs, stocked in select waters by Hackettstown.

Stocked in larger lakes and rivers by Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery.

Stocked in selected New Jersey lakes and rivers through Hackettstown.