StockingMap

Pohatcong Creek (below Rt. 31)

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Rainbow trout water, stocked 10 times in 2026, spread April to October, heaviest in May; 14,410 fish reported. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.

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last stocked Oct 15 8 days ago
water temp 51 °F
best window 9:59-11:59 pm solunar major today
Water right now 3.00 ft gage height water temp 51 °F · flow 17.9 cfs 30 days: 18.5 to 88 USGS gauge 01455290 (Pohatcong Crk at Creek Rd nr Carpentersville NJ) · read 8:30 pm this evening
10 stockings 2026
14,410 fish reported

The year here

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecApril 14, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 2,300 fish stockedApril 21, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 150 fish stockedApril 21, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 2,040 fish stockedApril 28, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 2,040 fish stockedMay 5, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 2,040 fish stockedMay 5, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 150 fish stockedMay 12, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 2,040 fish stockedMay 19, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 1,280 fish stockedMay 26, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 1,280 fish stockedOctober 15, 2026 Rainbow trout (catchable) 1,090 fish stocked

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout illustration Rainbow trout 10 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

DateSpeciesSize FishStatus
Apr 14 Rainbow trout catchable 2,300 completed
Apr 21 Rainbow trout catchable 150 completed
Apr 21 Rainbow trout catchable 2,040 completed
Apr 28 Rainbow trout catchable 2,040 completed
May 5 Rainbow trout catchable 2,040 completed
May 5 Rainbow trout catchable 150 completed
May 12 Rainbow trout catchable 2,040 completed
May 19 Rainbow trout catchable 1,280 completed
May 26 Rainbow trout catchable 1,280 completed
Oct 15 Rainbow trout catchable 1,090 completed

When to fish Pohatcong Creek (below Rt. 31)

Major periods (~2 h) Minor periods (~1 h)
Today 9:37-11:37 am and 9:59-11:59 pm 3:53-4:53 am and 4:09-5:09 pm
Tomorrow 10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am 5:02-6:02 am and 4:33-5:33 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

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. The gauge reads 51 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 10 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.

WaterDistance Most recent
Furnace Lake 2.6 mi Oct 19
Furnace Brook 3.0 mi May 6
Musconetcong River 4.1 mi Oct 14
Pophandusing Brook 4.7 mi May 6
Buckhorn Creek 5.0 mi May 6

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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.