Camelia Lake Fishing near Huntsville, Texas

• Overview

  Camelia Lake stands in Walker County, Texas. This is scrub and brush ground. About 16 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Huntsville lies 5.2 miles from the water. After that come New Waverly at 8.5 miles and Willis at 16 miles. Near neighbours: Azalea Lake some 0.3 miles off, Elkins Lake 1.1 miles away, Baldwin Lake some 2.1 miles off, Lake Raven 2.5 miles away and Mallery Lake some 3.9 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Camelia Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, channel catfish, redear sunfish, black crappie and Florida largemouth bass. Treat it as evidence of what swims in the area. Camelia Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 83°F, with January the cold end at about 48°F. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On Camelia Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Azalea Lake is 0.3 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Camelia Lake.