Whippany River (above Whitehead Rd.)
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May, heaviest in April. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
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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 23 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 250 | completed |
| Apr 23 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
| May 6 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 250 | completed |
When to fish Whippany River (above Whitehead Rd.)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:35-11:35 am and 9:57-11:57 pm | 3:51-4:51 am and 4:07-5:07 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am | 5:00-6:00 am and 4:31-5:31 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 6
- Water 56 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow near normal for the season
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. The gauge reads 56 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Burnham Park Ponds | 1.3 mi | May 6 |
| Speedwell Lake | 1.9 mi | Oct 20 |
| India Brook | 5.6 mi | May 20 |
| Rockaway River | 6.9 mi | Oct 15 |
| Passaic River | 8.8 mi | Oct 20 |
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