Fishing at Jones Lake, Alger County, Michigan

• Overview

  Jones Lake lies in Alger County, Michigan. It lies 797 feet above sea level. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Alger County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 19 miles away sits Munising, the nearest settlement. Green Bay is the closest city, 128 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Alger County include yellow perch, rainbow smelt, northern pike and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Jones Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 65°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Jones Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Jones Lake for certain.