Jones Lake Fishing near Montrose, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Jones Lake is one of the Susquehanna County waters in Pennsylvania. The water sits 1,352 feet up. It covers about 23 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Montrose, 6.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Allentown, 81 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Susquehanna County include brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Jones Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Jones Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Beaver Meadow Pond at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Jones Lake may have changed since it was mapped.