Camp Williamson Lake in Madison County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Camp Williamson Lake belongs to Madison County, Tennessee. The surface lies 446 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Madison County standards. For a base, Three Way sits 2.8 miles out. The big place round here is Memphis, 81 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Camp Williamson Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Madison County names bluegill, fringed darter and green sunfish. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Camp Williamson Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 79°F, the coldest about 36°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Camp Williamson Lake. Autumn feeding runs harder as the light drops away.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Dukes Lake sits 4.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Camp Williamson Lake for certain.