Swartswood Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April.

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last stocked Apr 30 176 days ago

best window 9:59-11:59 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

2,160 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	720	completed
Apr 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	720	completed
Apr 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	720	completed

When to fish Swartswood Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:36-11:36 am and 9:59-11:59 pm	3:52-4:52 am and 4:08-5:08 pm
Tomorrow	10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:46 pm-12:46 am	5:01-6:01 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 Apr 30

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 3 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
Little Swartswood Lake	1.4 mi	Oct 19
Pond Brook	1.6 mi	May 21
Paulins Kill	4.1 mi	Oct 13
Blue Mountain Lake	5.2 mi	May 1
Alms House Pond	5.5 mi	Apr 30

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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.