Salem Canal is a lake in Salem County, New Jersey.
Salem Canal covers 230.04 acres in Salem County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Salem Canal, so those measurements should not be guessed.
The 230.04 acres at Salem Canal provide room for several patterns, so it pays to compare the upper end, mid-lake points and the dam side.
On Salem Canal, 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 Salem Canal, change retrieve speed or depth once so location and presentation are not changed at the same time.
Fish reported from Salem Canal include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.
When largemouth bass hold tight to cover on Salem Canal, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.
Crappie at Salem Canal respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Salem Canal for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Salem Canal.
For Salem Canal pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
For Salem Canal channel cats, place cut bait or a nightcrawler along the creek channel and give the bait time to work. Bullheads at Salem Canal will take worms and small pieces of cut bait presented close to soft bottom. Common carp in Salem Canal can be targeted with corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig.
Spring at Salem Canal favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Salem Canal, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Salem Canal become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
Start with an easy-to-repeat feature, such as a point, creek turn or outside weed edge on Salem Canal. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and changes from soft to firm bottom around Salem Canal before searching open water.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on Salem Canal. A medium-heavy rod with 12- to 15-pound line covers spinnerbaits, bass jigs and bottom rigs on Salem Canal without making the lighter fishing awkward.
The verified boundary measurement covers 230.04 acres.
At Salem Canal, 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.