From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife:

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is informing anglers that Lehighvalleylive.com includes a featured article on the great lake trout fishing in Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren County.

The article highlights the impressive size of the lakers, which are now naturally reproducing in the reservoir.

The division began stocking the trout, raised at the Hackettstown Hatchery, into the 650-acre reservoir the year it was built, 1988.

The article also contains a report on the population of lake trout in Round Valley Reservoir.

The current state record laker was caught in Round Valley in 2002.

Click here to read about the opportunities to catch a trophy-size laker.

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