The Toms River is a freestone river in New Jersey, listed as Special-regulation trout water by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Fish & Wildlife (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 2 guides and 7 shops nearby are listed here.
Toms River is a freestone river in New Jersey.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Toms River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Toms River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Toms River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 4 restrooms near Toms River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 4 restrooms near Toms River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseThe South Branch Raritan River at the Columbia Trail after rain, New Jersey. Photo: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New Jersey · about 46 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Stony BrookLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stony Brook.
New Jersey · about 34 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Passaic RiverThe Neversink River at Oakland Valley, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Passaic River.
New Jersey · about 52 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Round Valley ReservoirMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Round Valley Reservoir.
New Jersey · about 54 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Primrose BrookWillowemoc Creek east of Livingston Manor, New York. Photo: Donald B. Siano, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Primrose Brook.
New Jersey · about 55 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cold BrookA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cold Brook.
New Jersey · about 56 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Year Round Trout Conservation Areas (15-inch minimum, 1 trout, artificial lures and flies only; catch and release March 23 to opening day) list (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Fish & Wildlife (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
12.4 of 33.6 mi on public land
+6 smaller areas
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Barnegat, NJ · 17 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
Califon, NJ · 60 mi
Fly shop · Guided trips · Fly tying classes
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Toms River.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Toms River near Toms River NJ. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At Toms River near Toms River NJ (USGS 01408500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01408500 · NWS TMRN4
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT to Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST; ranging 95.1 to 115 ft³/s; latest 95.1 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST | 95.1 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 PM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM EST | 95.1 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM EST | 95.1 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM EST | 95.1 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM EST | 96.2 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM EST | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM EST | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM EST | 101 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM EST | 100 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM EST | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM EST | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM EST | 97.2 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM EST | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM EDT | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM EDT | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM EDT | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM EDT | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM EDT | 98.2 | 3.45 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM EDT | 99.2 | 3.46 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM EDT | 100 | 3.47 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM EDT | 101 | 3.48 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM EDT | 101 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM EDT | 101 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM EDT | 101 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM EDT | 102 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM EDT | 102 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM EDT | 102 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM EDT | 103 | 3.5 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM EDT | 103 | 3.5 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM EDT | 103 | 3.5 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM EDT | 104 | 3.51 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM EDT | 104 | 3.51 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM EDT | 104 | 3.51 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM EDT | 104 | 3.51 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM EDT | 105 | 3.52 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT | 105 | 3.52 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | 105 | 3.52 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM EDT | 106 | 3.53 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | 106 | 3.53 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | 107 | 3.54 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | 107 | 3.54 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM EDT | 108 | 3.55 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM EDT | 108 | 3.55 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM EDT | 109 | 3.56 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM EDT | 109 | 3.56 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM EDT | 111 | 3.57 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | 112 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | 112 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDT | 113 | 3.59 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDT | 114 | 3.6 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 115 | 3.61 |
Normal for Nov 5: 127–228 ft³/s (middle half of 98 years of record). Now: 95.1 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 95.1 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 98 years of record (1929–2026): 10th 106, 25th 127, median 164, 75th 228, 90th 269 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 63.4 ft³/s, highest 398 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (−2.2% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 3.42 ft stage, 95 ft³/s at Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST (NWS gauge TMRN4; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. New Jersey Fish and Wildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a New Jersey rule, with New Jersey Fish and Wildlife's own figure added: 68°F and 72°F.
This gauge is on our page for Toms River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 7:00 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseThe South Branch Raritan River at the Columbia Trail after rain, New Jersey. Photo: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Stony BrookLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stony Brook.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Passaic RiverThe Neversink River at Oakland Valley, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Passaic River.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Round Valley ReservoirMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Round Valley Reservoir.
New Jersey · about 54 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Primrose BrookWillowemoc Creek east of Livingston Manor, New York. Photo: Donald B. Siano, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Primrose Brook.
New Jersey · about 55 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cold BrookA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cold Brook.
New Jersey · about 56 mi
