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Pequest Open HouseAnd
Sportsman’s Flea MarketMarch 28-29, 2015
Open 10 am - 4 pm daily
Celebrating 32 years of trout production!
Visit our website at for information.Our main entrance is located on Route 46 in Oxford, NJ - 9 miles
west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren County. For GPS directions,our address is 605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ.
www.njfishandwildlife.com
The History of the
Pequest Trout Hatchery
The Pequest Trout Hatchery is NJ’s premiertrout production facility. Located in thePequest Valley, it sits above an aquifer ofcold, clean water making it the perfect sitefor raising trout.
Construction on the hatchery began in1980 and was completed in 1982.
More than one million brook, brownand rainbow trout eggs from
hatcheries in West Virginia andMassachusetts were originallyused to get things started. Fishwere hand-selected to serve
as broodstock, and this processstill continues today.
In the fall, eggs from adult trout arefertilized and placed in incubators where theyremain until they hatch. Upon hatching, thesac-fry are moved from the incubators totanks in the nursery building where they
remain for five months. After that, the
fingerlings are then moved outside to theraceways where they remain for anotheryear.
By mid-March the hatchery trucks are busystocking more than 600,000 trout in over 200lakes, streams, and rivers statewide.Pequest also provides anglers with fall andwinter stocking programs, as well as a searun brown trout program.
Things to Do
At the Event
Kids’ Trout Fishing (ages 8-16) in ourFishing Education Pond - all equipmentprovided - register the day of the event
Kiddie Trout Tank (ages 4-7) - equipmentprovided
Fisheries and wildlife managementdemonstrations and exhibits
Fly tying demonstrations
Self-guided hatchery tours
Wildlife artists, taxidermists and carvers
Kids crafts and hands-on activities
Fishing and wildlife guides and outfitters
Displays and demonstrations byconservation groups
Beginners archery range (ages 10 and up)- all equipment provided
Shotgun and archery hunter educationclasses - must register online to participate
And more!
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