Papakating Creek W/B

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in April; 360 fish reported.

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last stocked Apr 28 178 days ago

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

2 stockings 2026

360 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 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	180	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	180	completed

When to fish Papakating Creek W/B

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:35-11:35 am and 9:58-11:58 pm	3:51-4:51 am and 4:08-5:08 pm
Tomorrow	10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	5:01-6:01 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 Apr 28

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)

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
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends

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
Clove Brook	3.6 mi	May 18
Papakating Creek	4.7 mi	May 4
Dry Brook	5.0 mi	May 4
Lake Ocquittunk	5.5 mi	Oct 19
Saw Mill Lake	5.7 mi	May 1

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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.