Pompton River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread April to May, heaviest in May; 4,000 fish reported. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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Water temp 54 °F at Passaic River below Pompton Riv at Two Bridges NJ, 1 km away USGS site 01389005 · read 8:00 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| May 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| May 5 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| May 12 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
When to fish Pompton River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:34-11:34 am and 9:56-11:56 pm | 3:50-4:50 am and 4:06-5:06 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:20 am-12:20 pm and 10:44 pm-12:44 am | 4:59-5:59 am and 4:30-5:30 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 12
- Water 54 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
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, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wanaque River Lower | 3.0 mi | Oct 16 |
| Pequannock River TCA | 3.3 mi | May 29 |
| Potash Lake | 4.6 mi | Apr 30 |
| Oldham Pond | 5.0 mi | Apr 29 |
| Pequannock River | 5.2 mi | May 29 |
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