N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:25-6.8 - Special regulation trout fishing areas-Trophy Trout Lakes

(a) The following lakes are designated as Trophy Trout Lakes:

1. Round Valley Reservoir; and

2. Merrill Creek Reservoir.

(b) The following regulations shall apply to the Trophy Trout Lakes designated in (a) above:

1. The minimum size of Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic (landlocked) Salmon and all hybrids and strains thereof shall be 15 inches. Daily bag and possession limit for Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic (landlocked) salmon shall be two in total.

2. There shall be no closed season for Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic (landlocked) salmon and all hybrids and strains thereof.

3. The minimum size for Lake Trout shall be 15 inches at Merrill Creek Reservoir with a daily creel and possession limit of two. The daily creel and possession limit shall be six fish, 15 inches to less than 24 inches in length, and one additional fish, 24 inches or greater, for a total of seven Lake Trout at Round Valley Reservoir.

4. During the period from midnight September 15 to December 1, the possession of Lake Trout is prohibited and all Lake Trout caught shall be immediately returned to the water unharmed.

5. A person shall not have in possession, while on the waters or adjacent lands of any designated Trophy Trout Lake, any fish, or any part thereof, which has been mutilated so that its size at capture cannot be determined, or so that it is unidentifiable as to species, except that this restriction shall not apply to fish which are being prepared for immediate on-site consumption.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.8

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 801(b), effective 2/5/2018