Camp Lake Fishing in Hillsborough County, Florida

• Overview

  Camp Lake belongs to Hillsborough County, Florida. Height above sea level is 79 feet. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Start from Cheval, 2.8 miles down the road. Further out sit Lutz (2.9 miles) and Land O' Lakes (3.2 miles). Nearest other option: Long Sun Lake within 0.6 miles, Moss Lake near enough 0.8 miles, Lake Linda within 0.9 miles, Como Lake near enough 1 mile and Browns Lake within 1.1 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Camp Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Nearby survey and observation records mention largemouth bass, bluegill, bowfin and Florida gar. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Treat Camp Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 82°F, the coldest about 59°F. There is no cold season worth the name. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Camp Lake regularly works to that calendar. Spring warms the shallows first, so start there.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Long Sun Lake, 0.6 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Camp Lake.