Pequest River

Rainbow trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record.

Water right now 2.20 ft gage height flow 231 cfs, 428% of the Aug 28 median water temp 68 °F USGS gauge 01445500 (Pequest River at Pequest NJ) · 2026-08-28 18:15

7 stockings 2026

May 29 last stocked

17,650 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 7 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,110	completed
Apr 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,770	completed
May 1	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,770	completed
May 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,770	completed
May 15	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,770	completed
May 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,730	completed
May 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,730	completed

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. The gauge reads 68 degrees: warm for trout. Fish first light, fight fish fast, and consider leaving them alone until it cools.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 7 times here in 2026, moving water)

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
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge

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
Pophandusing Brook	0.3 mi	May 6
Buckhorn Creek	4.6 mi	May 6
Martins Creek PA	6.0 mi	Apr 16
Paulins Kill	6.3 mi	May 28
Jacoby Creek PA	6.5 mi	Apr 16

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.