Pohatcong Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May.

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last stocked May 5 171 days ago

best window 9:57-11:57 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,880 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
Apr 15	Rainbow trout	catchable	470	completed
Apr 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	470	completed
May 1	Rainbow trout	catchable	470	completed
May 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	470	completed

When to fish Pohatcong Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:34-11:34 am and 9:57-11:57 pm	3:50-4:50 am and 4:07-5:07 pm
Tomorrow	10:20 am-12:20 pm and 10:44 pm-12:44 am	4:58-5:58 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 5

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 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Heritage Park Pond	15 mi	Apr 28
Corliss Park Lake	15 mi	Oct 19
Birch Grove Park Ponds	20 mi	Oct 22
Hammonton Lake	23 mi	Oct 20
Toms River TCA	28 mi	Oct 13

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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.