Camp Lake Fishing Guide, Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Camp Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,417 feet. This is a pocket water of some 21 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Hubbard County are larger. For a base, Bemidji sits 14 miles out. After that come Bagley at 22 miles and Park Rapids at 27 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Camp Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Hubbard County cover walleye, northern pike, black crappie and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Camp Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 4°F at the bottom of winter. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Camp Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lake Emma is 0.7 miles off. Rules at Camp Lake are worth checking on the day.