FISH AND WILDLIFE HOSTS PEQUEST TROUT HATCHERY FREE OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND

OPENING DAY OF TROUT SEASON IS APRIL 4

(15/P28) TRENTON -With trout season just around the corner, the Department of Environmental Protection\’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is hosting its annual free Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center Open House this weekend, March 28 and 29. 

The Pequest Open House is one of the Division of Fish and Wildlife\’s premier events, held every year the weekend prior to the opening of trout season to spotlight trout fishing and New Jersey\’s natural resources. An estimated 100,000 anglers are expected to take part as trout season begins on April 4 at 8 a.m.