From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife:

Trout season opened Saturday, April 7, at 8 a.m. All trout waters were stocked with more than 181,000 fish from the Pequest Hatchery. Stocking continues until May 25, with many waters receiving fish weekly. More than 570,000 brook, brown, and rainbow trout will be stocked by season's end - and that doesn't include the large trout leftover from the fall stocking that are still out there. These fish measured 14-16 inches over five months ago!

Biologist Pat Hamilton provided a Trout Fishing Outlook for 2007, highlighting some of the state's hot spots, as well as changes for this year. Visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/arttrtout07.htm for all the details.

For general information on the spring season, including links to the weekly stocking schedules trout allocations for each water with the days stocked, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/trtinfo_spr07.htm .

Anglers are reminded that a trout stamp is required in addition to a 2007 fishing license. Licenses are available at agents (http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/agentlst.htm ) and online at http://www.wildlifelicense.com/nj/ - licenses purchased online are printed on your home computer system. License information is found at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/fishneed.htm .

Get outside this weekend and enjoy some of the best trout fishing found anywhere!  And with a number of schools closed next week, families will have even have more opportunities to go fishing !

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