Wonderer67
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There’s some technical difference, I don’t know which. We have yet a third stream on our property that is classified as a class one trout stream, and it doesn’t even run in the summertime.I’’m waaaay too lazy to look it up, but what is the difference between Class 1 / Class 3 streams? The flow? I’ve heard classes ascribed to rafting/kayaking but not fishing?![]()
Government overreach.
But the big thing is that they all run into the class one stream at the foot of our farm, which is one of the headwaters of the Raritan River.
I get it that you wanna keep those waters clean, and let natural trout thrive there, but as a landowner it’s a pain in the ass.
The confusion between "class one/two/three" and the NJDEP's system likely stems from other states or local ordinances that use a numerical stream-ordering system. New Jersey's system is based on water quality and environmental value, not on the physical size or position of a stream within a watershed.