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Big Flat Brook is a public river in Sussex County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. You can fish it on a New Jersey freshwater fishing licence (plus a Trout Stamp for trout); bank access is at NJDEP boat ramps, Wildlife Management Area frontage and trout-stocking access points. New Jersey has no blanket streambed-access law; away from a public access point, wading or bank fishing may cross private property, so check current signage or ask permission. Public access confirmed via NJDEP special-regulation water.
New Jersey year-round Catch-and-Release / artificial-only area; trout-stocked with in-season closures.
It runs roughly 8 miles through the North Jersey (Skylands & Gateway) region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Stony Lake and Lake Ocquittunk.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, NJDEP Fish & Wildlife trout-stocking records and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in New Jersey on most waters; some park ponds and reservoirs have their own posted hours, and trout-stocked waters have specific in-season closures around stocking days (check the current stocking schedule).
Boats: Most New Jersey trout streams and Pine Barrens rivers are waded or floated by canoe or kayak; only the Delaware and the tidal lower reaches take larger boats.
Bank & bivvy camping: You can fish this water on a New Jersey freshwater fishing licence (plus a Trout Stamp for trout); bank and boat access is at NJDEP boat ramps, Wildlife Management Area frontage and trout-stocking access points — check current signage, as bank ownership and access rights vary by reach.
Tackle: A New Jersey Trout Stamp is required in addition to your fishing licence to fish for or possess trout here; trout water follows seasonal and in-season-closure rules, and several reaches are fly-fishing-only or catch-and-release — check the current NJ Freshwater Fishing Digest.
Camping: 4 sites mapped nearby — Steam Mill Camping Area, Lake Ocquittunk Camping Area, Haskin's Group Camping Area, Shotwell Camping Area.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 16 to 69 needs a New Jersey freshwater fishing licence — the resident annual is about $22.50, the non-resident annual about $34. A Trout Stamp (about $10.50 resident / $20 non-resident) is required in addition to fish for or possess trout. New Jersey residents 70 and older and anyone under 16 fish free. Buy from NJ Fish & Wildlife at nj.gov/dep/fgw. A New Jersey freshwater fishing licence (plus a Trout Stamp for trout) covers this water — it carries a NJDEP special fishing regulation (wild-trout, catch-and-release, conservation or trophy designation).
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