Little Swartswood Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked April to October in 2026, heaviest in April: rainbow trout, 4 plants in all.

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last stocked Oct 19 4 days ago

best window 9:58-11:58 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,340 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 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	320	completed
Apr 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	320	completed
Apr 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	320	completed
Oct 19	Rainbow trout	catchable	380	completed

When to fish Little Swartswood Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:36-11:36 am and 9:58-11:58 pm	3:52-4:52 am and 4:08-5:08 pm
Tomorrow	10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:46 pm-12:46 am	5:01-6:01 am and 4:32-5:32 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

Stocked 4 days ago (Oct 19)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Jersey fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

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

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
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

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
Swartswood Lake	1.4 mi	Apr 30
Pond Brook	3.0 mi	May 21
Alms House Pond	4.1 mi	Apr 30
Culvers Lake Brook	5.2 mi	May 4
Paulins Kill	5.5 mi	Oct 13

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