Jefferson Club Lake Fishing Guide, Guilford County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Set in Guilford County, Jefferson Club Lake is a North Carolina water. Beyond the shoreline you have open plain. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Guilford County list. Head to Summerfield, 5.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Greensboro lies 6.5 miles off, Oak Ridge another 6.8 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Jefferson Club Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Guilford County records list bluegill, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Jefferson Club Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 78°F on average, January about 38°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Jefferson Club Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Carlson Farms Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Jefferson Club Lake should be assumed from this page alone.