Pequest Open HouseAnd

Sportsman’s Flea MarketMarch 29-30, 2014

Open 10 am - 4 pm daily

Celebrating 31 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 theyremain for three months. After that, thefingerlings 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 4-8) - equipmentprovided

Fisheries and wildlife managementdemonstrations and exhibits

Fly tying demonstrations

Giant mobile aquarium

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!