Jones Lake Fishing near Oconto Falls, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Oconto County, Jones Lake is a Wisconsin water. It sits at 715 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 45 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 0.9 miles of margin, front to back. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. For supplies, Oconto Falls is 13 miles out. Beyond it, Gillett at 15 miles and Oconto at 17 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Jones Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Oconto County include brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Jones Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 14°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Jones Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Montana Lake is 1 mile distant. Nothing on Jones Lake should be assumed from this page alone.