Ramapo River

Rainbow trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record.

Water right now 0.97 ft gage height water temp 77 °F USGS gauge 01388100 (Ramapo River at Dawes Highway at Pompton NJ) · 2026-08-28 17:50

7 stockings 2026

May 28 last stocked

11,410 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 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,010	completed
Apr 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,790	completed
Apr 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,790	completed
May 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,790	completed
May 14	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,790	completed
May 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,120	completed
May 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,120	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 77 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)

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
Pond Brook	4.7 mi	May 21
Pompton River	5.1 mi	May 12
Rockaway River	8.8 mi	May 18
Whippany River (above Whitehead Rd.)	9.2 mi	May 6
Hohokus Brook	9.5 mi	May 14

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.