Jones Pond Fishing near Riviere-Bleue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Jones Pond in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. It measures about 24 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 2.0 km keeps the choices simple. Most waters listed here for Bas-Saint-Laurent are larger. For supplies, Riviere-Bleue is 9.7 km out. For a city, Lévis is 167 km off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Jones Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Bas-Saint-Laurent include brook trout, creek chub and common shiner. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Jones Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Jones Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Yankeetuladi Pond is 3.6 km distant. Treat access at Jones Pond as something to verify.