Additional Salmon Stocked in Two North Jersey Lakes

Nearly 800 landlocked salmon, averaging more than 14 inches in length, were recently stocked in two Sussex County lakes by the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. The stocking is in addition to 1,000 salmon stocked earlier this year and continues a program begun in 2006.

Wawayanda Lake was float-stocked with 550 salmon, and Lake Aeroflex was float-stocked with 225 salmon. In late May, 2013, salmon averaging 8.5 inches in length were stocked with Waywayanda Lake receiving 720 salmon, and Lake Aeroflex getting 280.

In addition, another 200 salmon remain at the Hackettstown Hatchery for a future first time stocking at Tilcon Lake (Morris County). The lake will be designated a Holdover Trout Lake in 2014 to provide a trophy-class salmon fishery there.

For more details on the recent stocking, including photos of the salmon, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2013/salmon_stock13.htm ; for more information on landlocked salmon in New Jersey, visit www.njfishandwildlife.com/salmon.htm .

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

The N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife is a professional environmental agency dedicated to the protection, management and wise use of New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources. The Division is part of the Natural and Historic Resources Group in the NJ Department of Environmental Protection under the direction of Assistant Commissioner Richard Boornazian.