Irvin Lake in Gloucester County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Irvin Lake is listed under Gloucester County, New Jersey. The water sits 154 feet up. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Turnersville, 2.9 miles out. Beyond it, Glassboro at 3.7 miles and Pitman at 4.1 miles. Within a short run: Bells Lake 1.2 miles off, Kandle Lake within 1.6 miles, Jones Lake 1.9 miles off, Spring Lake within 2 miles and Ward Lake 2.2 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Irvin Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Irvin Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 76°F and January near 32°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Irvin Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Bells Lake is 1.2 miles off. What applies at Irvin Lake may have changed since it was mapped.