Alloway Lake is a reservoir in New Jersey, near Salem County.
Alloway Lake covers 128.75 acres in Salem County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Alloway Lake, so those measurements should not be guessed.
The 128.75 acres at Alloway Lake provide room for several patterns, so it pays to compare the upper end, mid-lake points and the dam side.
On Alloway Lake, choose a repeatable feature such as a point, channel turn, wood line or weed edge and test several examples before changing lures. Before leaving a productive-looking section of Alloway Lake, change retrieve speed or depth once so location and presentation are not changed at the same time.
Fish reported from Alloway Lake include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.
A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Alloway Lake.
For Alloway Lake crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Alloway Lake are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Alloway Lake are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.
A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Alloway Lake.
After dark, try a nightcrawler or cut bait near a channel turn when fishing Alloway Lake for channel catfish. Use a nightcrawler on a light bottom rig for Alloway Lake bullheads, especially in quiet water after sunset. Common carp in Alloway Lake can be targeted with corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig.
On Alloway Lake, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. Summer fishing on Alloway Lake is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. During fall at Alloway Lake, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
Fish one section carefully enough to learn the productive depth before moving to a different part of the water on Alloway Lake. Then compare the incoming-water end of Alloway Lake with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on Alloway Lake. A medium-heavy rod with 12- to 15-pound line covers spinnerbaits, bass jigs and bottom rigs on Alloway Lake without making the lighter fishing awkward.
The verified boundary measurement covers 128.75 acres.
At Alloway Lake, compare the incoming-water end, a middle section and the dam or basin side, then stay with the area showing the best cover and bait.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.