Fishing at Jones Lake, Monroe County, Georgia

• Overview

  In Georgia, Jones Lake falls inside Monroe County. The bank is 587 feet above sea level. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Forsyth is the closest town at 4.7 miles. Barnesville is 8.2 miles away, with Indian Springs at 16 miles. Others close at hand: Fred Vaughn Lake about 1.6 miles, Sanders Lake out at 2.4 miles, Persons Lake about 2.7 miles, Davis Lake out at 4.1 miles and Childs Pond about 5.3 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include redbreast sunfish, redeye bass and snail bullhead. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. Work Jones Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 44°F and July at about 79°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Jones Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Fred Vaughn Lake, 1.6 miles away. Ask locally about Jones Lake if anything is unclear.