Camps Lake in Blount County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Blount County, Alabama. It sits in open plain country. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Blountsville, 1.7 miles away. The nearest city of size is Birmingham, 40 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Camps Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover blackfin darter, warrior darter and blackbanded darter. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. On Camps Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 78°F; the cold one sits at 40°F. The surface stays open the year round. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. That shapes the year on Camps Lake. Spring fish sit shallower than most people expect.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Forest Ingram Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Camps Lake if anything is unclear.