Pequest River TCA
Pequest River TCA is a stocked trout stream in Warren County, New Jersey, around White Township. 1.4 of its 1.4 miles (100%) run through mapped public land. New Jersey allocated 3,850 trout to it for spring 2026.
- Public water
- 1.4 of 1.4 mi
- Stocked, spring 2026
- 3,850 trout
- Public parking
- 5 sites
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Bold where the stream crosses public land; faint and dashed across private land. Gauges are measurement stations; a nearby gauge may be on a different stream.
Stream types · New Jersey
- Stocked
- Wild trout
- Holdover
- Public land
Bold where the stream crosses public land
Legend & map details
Public access and parking
All 5 mapped parking areas and access points along the stream are on public land, from Pequest Wildlife Management Area to Pequest Wildlife Management Area. Distances are to the nearest bank.
- Pequest Wildlife Management AreaParking · 198 m from the waterDirections
- Pequest Wildlife Management AreaUnpaved Parking · 117 m from the waterDirections
- Pequest Wildlife Management AreaParking · 56 m from the waterDirections
- Pequest Wildlife Management AreaUnpaved Parking · 176 m from the waterDirections
- Pequest Wildlife Management AreaUnpaved Parking · 235 m from the waterDirections
Stocking
3,850 trout stocked spring 2026. In-season stocking dates are on the state's schedule. Source: NJDEP Fish & Wildlife, 2026 Spring Trout Allocations, checked Oct 12, 2026.
Regulations
Seasonal Trout Conservation Area: Conrail bridge upstream of the Pequest Trout Hatchery access road downstream to the Rt. 625 (Pequest Furnace Rd.) bridge (about 1.4 miles). Digest p. 19
Other sections of this water have their own pages: Pequest River.
Rules: 2026 New Jersey Freshwater Fishing Digest, pages 16-21.
Current flow and water temperature
The USGS gauge on this stream is Pequest River at Pequest, NJ. Its current reading appears here and on the state map.
Nearby
- Musconetcong RiverAbout 5 miles away · Hackettstown to Bloomsbury, New Jersey
- South Branch Raritan RiverAbout 10 miles away · Califon and Ken Lockwood Gorge to High Bridge, New Jersey
- Big Flat BrookAbout 26 miles away · Stokes State Forest to Walpack, New Jersey
Other streams in Warren County: Musconetcong River · Paulins Kill · Pohatcong Creek (below Rt. 31) · Beaver Brook (Warren) · Musconetcong River TCA · Buckhorn Creek · Honey Run · Jacksonburg Creek
Check before you fish. Access, stocking and rules come from New Jersey's own data and can be out of date. Posted signs and landowners' wishes come first, and private land needs permission. You need a valid fishing license.