Trout season will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, with more than 180,000 rainbow trout and larger broodstock ready for anglers in waterways across New Jersey. Trout season is one of the most ...

Spring trout season begins Tuesday, April 1, with excellent angling opportunities thanks to DEC's annual stocking program and wild trout fisheries, according to ...

The State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton has announced the April 1 start of the ...

Opening day trout season begins in New Jersey on Saturday, April 5.

It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species ... though I’ve whacked some chunky trout on the rainbow pattern. In my opinion, the Rebel Hellgrammite is one of those lures ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently announced the April ...

Steelhead are a unique form of rainbow trout. Like salmon, they spent most of their adult lives in the ocean, but spawn in freshwater streams and rivers. Southern steelhead are survivors, adapted to ...

However, some ponds will get surplus brown and rainbow trout to offset this loss. The 2025 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide from the DEC is available on its website and hard copies are ...