Shaws Mill Pond

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to October, heaviest in April.

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last stocked Oct 22 yesterday

best window 10:00 pm-12:00 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,400 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 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	390	completed
Apr 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	390	completed
Apr 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	390	completed
Oct 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	230	completed

When to fish Shaws Mill Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am	3:53-4:53 am and 4:10-5:10 pm
Tomorrow	10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am	5:01-6:01 am and 4:35-5:35 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

Stocked yesterday

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.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth

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
Mary Elmer Lake	10 mi	Oct 20
South Vineland Park Pond	12 mi	Oct 22
Cohansey River	12 mi	May 14
Maurice River	13 mi	Oct 20
Giampietro Park Pond	15 mi	Oct 20

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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.