Audubon Lake Fishing near Audubon Park, New Jersey

• Overview

  Set in Camden County, New Jersey, this is Audubon Lake. What surrounds it is farm and woodlot. Small at around 17 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ground here is low by New Jersey standards. Audubon Park is the closest town at 0.6 miles. For a city, Philadelphia is 5.6 miles off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Audubon Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Across Camden County, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass and redbreast sunfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Audubon Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 32°F in January up to 77°F in July. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. That is the shape of the year on Audubon Lake. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Haddon Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Audubon Lake is worth confirming on the day.