Lake Jones Fishing in Ramsey County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Lake Jones belongs to Ramsey County, Minnesota. The bank is 879 feet above sea level. Small at around 7 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Ramsey County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, New Brighton sits 1.4 miles out. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 5.6 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Jones

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Ramsey County: bluegill, common carp and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lake Jones is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 13°F and July at about 73°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Lake Jones the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Poplar Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lake Jones locally before you travel.