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The Division of Fish and Wildlife supplies annually trout hatchlings to the lake and its tributaries. [6] Other species that can be caught include largemouth bass , northern pike , smallmouth bass , carp , hybrid striped bass , yellow perch , multiple different species of sunfish, and several types of catfish including channel catfish .
The lake is about 225 feet (69 m) deep, making it the deepest man-made lake in New Jersey. [6] The depth allows for lake trout to exist and other trout to exist year round. Merrill Creek Reservoir is one of two lakes in New Jersey where lake trout exist; the other is Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [7]
Ken Lockwood Gorge is best known as a trout fishing destination. The New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife has designated the area as a "Trout Conservation Area", in which a separate set of rules apply. The limits are different from most other sections of the Raritan River, and fishing with bait is prohibited. [4]
The fall run of striped bass appears to be underway as landings have increased along the New Jersey coast. ... Dry summer forces fall trout stocking delay on rivers ... The fish weighed 7.8 pounds ...
Nov. 12—While most anglers only think of trout stocking ahead of the popular spring trout fishing season, when more than 3 million trout are stocked statewide, the state Fish and Boat Commission ...
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[2] [3] Most of the trout are stocked by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, although the uppermost reaches of the river and some of its tributaries hold wild brown trout. These wild trout are threatened by increased residential use of lawn fertilizer which contributes to algae and weed growth.
[13] [38] The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife calls Swartswood Lake "one of the best walleye lakes in the State of New Jersey." The lake "are stocked with brown, rainbow and brook trout in the spring", and are also populated by channel catfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, perch and panfish.