Musconetcong River TCA

Fishing and stocking

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

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last stocked Oct 14 9 days ago

best window 9:59-11:59 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

860 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
May 1	Rainbow trout	catchable	310	completed
May 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	190	completed
May 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	190	completed
Oct 14	Rainbow trout	catchable	170	completed

When to fish Musconetcong River TCA

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:36-11:36 am and 9:59-11:59 pm	3:52-4:52 am and 4:09-5:09 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 9 days ago (Oct 14)

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, moving water)

Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

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
Musconetcong River	1.5 mi	Oct 14
Spruce Run Creek	3.0 mi	May 20
Mountain Farm Pond	3.0 mi	Oct 16
Pequest River TCA	5.1 mi	Oct 14
Pohatcong Creek (below Rt. 31)	5.3 mi	Oct 15

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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.