Burnham Park Ponds

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May, heaviest in April.

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last stocked May 6 170 days ago

best window 9:57-11:57 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,040 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	260	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	260	completed
Apr 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	260	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	260	completed

When to fish Burnham Park Ponds

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:34-11:34 am and 9:57-11:57 pm	3:51-4:51 am and 4:07-5:07 pm
Tomorrow	10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	4:59-5:59 am and 4:31-5:31 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked May 6

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Jersey fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Speedwell Lake	1.0 mi	Oct 20
Whippany River (above Whitehead Rd.)	1.3 mi	May 6
India Brook	6.8 mi	May 20
Rockaway River	7.1 mi	Oct 15
Passaic River	8.1 mi	Oct 20

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Records from New Jersey Fish and Wildlife (official page). Placement from New Jersey Fish and Wildlife coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New Jersey fishing regulations.