Jones Lake Fishing in Pickens County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Jones Lake lies within the bounds of Pickens County, South Carolina. It stands 1,148 feet above sea level. By elevation it is in the upper part of our South Carolina listings. Start from Pickens, 6.5 miles down the road. Further out sit Arial (7.9 miles) and Easley (9.3 miles). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Pickens County names bluegill, redbreast sunfish and seagreen darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Jones Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 77°F; the cold one sits at 40°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Jones Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Cox Mini Farms Pond sits 2.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Jones Lake for certain.