N.J. Admin. Code § 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.
Notes
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