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

• Overview

  Jones Lake is listed under Gloucester County, New Jersey. Land around it is farm and woodlot. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Gloucester County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Turnersville, 2.7 miles away. For a city, Philadelphia is 16 miles off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Gloucester County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, redbreast sunfish and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Jones Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 76°F and January near 32°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Jones Lake fishes to that pattern most years. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Irvin Lake, 1.9 miles out. For Jones Lake in particular, ask before you travel.