Neshanic River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Stocked April to May in 2026: rainbow trout, 2 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

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last stocked May 6 170 days ago

flow 238% of seasonal normal

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

Water right now 2.56 ft gage height flow 8.57 cfs, 238% of the Oct 23 median USGS gauge 01398000 (Neshanic River at Reaville NJ) · read 8:15 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

220 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	110	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	110	completed

When to fish Neshanic River

	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

Last stocked May 6
Flow 238% of the seasonal median

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 2 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
Amwell Lake	5.0 mi	Oct 21
Alexauken Creek	6.2 mi	May 6
Rock Brook	7.6 mi	Apr 29
Wickecheoke Creek	8.0 mi	Apr 27
Lockatong Creek	9.7 mi	May 20

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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.