Fishing at Jones Lake Number Three, Tift County, Georgia

• Overview

  The Tift County end of Georgia holds Jones Lake Number Three. It lies 354 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Tifton, 8.8 miles out. Unionville is 9.8 miles and Ashburn 11 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake Number Three

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Nearby survey and observation records mention bluegill, dollar sunfish and largemouth bass. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. At Jones Lake Number Three the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 48°F in January to roughly 81°F in July. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Jones Lake Number Three that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Jones Lake Number Two sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Jones Lake Number Three should be assumed from this page alone.