Lake Camile, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Camile falls in Morrison County, part of Minnesota. It stands 1,296 feet above sea level. It measures about 30 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Little Falls sits 15 miles from the bank. It is 101 miles to Minneapolis, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Camile

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Morrison County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and black crappie. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lake Camile the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 8°F at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lake Camile.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lake Leslie at 0.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lake Camile if anything is unclear.