Cranes Lake is a reservoir in New Jersey, near Gloucester County.
Cranes Lake is a reservoir in Gloucester County, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Cranes Lake, so those measurements should not be guessed.
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Cranes Lake, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.
Fish reported from Cranes Lake include black crappie, bluegill, chain pickerel, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.
Largemouth bass in Cranes Lake can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.
A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Cranes Lake. For sunfish on Cranes Lake, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Cranes Lake yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.
Chain pickerel in Cranes Lake can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
Fish one section carefully enough to learn the productive depth before moving to a different part of the water on Cranes Lake. Then compare the incoming-water end of Cranes Lake with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.
On Cranes Lake, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. Summer fishing on Cranes Lake is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. During fall at Cranes Lake, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.