Trout on the move!
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Plenty of fishers love summer for its hordes of hungry fish and easy catches, but fall is turning into a great alternative for fishers who want to beat the heat and still land record trophies.

If you’re an angler, today’s AllCampgrounds is for you as we explore some of the best seasonal fishing opportunities at parks and camp grounds around the U.S.

For a quick, recent intro to fall fishing, visit this Press-Republican piece: Some of the Best Fish are Caught in Autumn.

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The News on Fall Fishing

Autumn Fishing is in Full Bloom declares the New York Post, and the northeast is ripe for some of the best bass fishing this season. If you’re headed west, Rory Aikens of Arizona’s state Fish and Game Department wants you to know that trout fishing will be abundant in Arizona’s Fossil Creek and Winter Creek areas throughout fall and deep into winter. If you’re in the southeast, Florida Sportsman raises the call to keep an eye out for migratory fish populations including cobia, Spanish mackerel, kingfish, wahoo, and sailfish, among others.

Great Fishing Spots for Tent Camping and RV Camping Alike

New York

Back Bay: Fishing and Camping on Black Lake: Located in the 1,000 Islands region of New York, Back Bay offers tent camping and cottages near the famous St. Lawrence River. With freshwater fishing on Black Lake, you can rent a boat from the camp or bring your own. Plus, all the attractions and natural wonders of Ottawa just an hour away. Big rig RVs are welcome at the camp, and many of the facilities are accessible to campers with disabilities. Definitely a good choice for serious anglers.

Arizona

Patagonia Lake: Patagonia Lake, just a touch south of Tucson, is the main attraction of Patagonia Lake State Park, and clocks in at a massive 265 acres. Though the lake is man-made, it’s extremely well-kept and always full to bursting with a selection of crappie, bass, bluegill, catfish, and more: in fact, the pond is re-stocked with trout every three weeks through the high season of October through March. It comes serviced by its own full-featured marina, and offers primitive camping for expert tent campers as well as sites with water and electric hookups. Note that water skiing is prohibited from May through September, but it’s one of the most popular activities during the season.

Florida

Indian Pass Campground and World Class Fishing: Situated right on the tip of pristine Apalachicola Bay, where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico, Indian Pass is a glimpse of Florida’s untouched past. It has some incredible white sand beaches and is renowned for its delicious oysters, which you can sample at the Indian Pass Raw Bar. The camp grounds are also well-known in the area for fishing, and you can even hire a fishing guide if it’s your first time around the local waterways. This is an especially great choice for RV campers, since it offers prime waterfront sites for rigs. Visitors also have their choice of cabins accommodating up to five people.

Autumn is another beautiful time for camping!
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The sweltering heat of the summer is over just about everywhere, but it’s not quite winter yet.

At AllCampgrounds that means it’s time to look at some of the best autumn camping opportunities.

Plus, this is the start of a new month, which means it’s also time for us to pop through the latest camping headlines and share the best in news for tent camping and RVing.

Let’s hit the trail and see what we can find this week.

Camping or Hiking? Stay Warm and Dry with the Right Stuff: Just as it’s important to stay hydrated and breathable in the hot weather, it’s equally important to keep warm and dry when it gets cooler out. This recent piece from the Edmonton Journal in Alberta, Canada, will help you get prepared for your outdoor adventures in the fall. Some of the brands may be a bit, well, foreign to Americans, but the basic tips are great. Stick with waterproof clothes, down lining, and lightweight, all-season tents for fall.

Rec and Roll: Autumn Camping: The Brighton Patch, an online publication out of Michigan, wants you to know that now is one of the best times of the whole year to enjoy the tent camping opportunities in the area. Bugs are on the downlow throughout this season, and cool morning temperatures mean less discomfort and a much lower likelihood of sunburn. Click through to find out about some of the great camp grounds Michigan has to offer, including spots all around the Brighton Recreation Area and local favorites like the Crooked Lake Rustic Campground in picturesque Pickney.

Bubble Hotel Offers High-Style Camping in France: If you’ve been perusing our posts lately, you probably caught the special feature from a few weeks ago where we discussed how great it can be to add some stargazing to your tent camping trip on a clear night. Well, the French have taken the idea a step further with the unique “bubble hotel” that allows campers – even those just outside Paris – to see the stars through the transparent roof of their “cocoon with a view.” Seeing is believing, so check out this Huffington Post article for a video and a taste of the most glamorous camping option France has to offer.

Michigan’s First Time Campers Program Makes it a Breeze: Back to Michigan for a peek at this great program that helps first-time campers see what they’re missing out in the great outdoors. It’s the third year of the program, which serves about 150 families per year participating in a mini-vacation: $20 holds your camp grounds for two nights, and the program supplies all your needs: tent, stove, lanterns, lights, firewood, an air mattress and a lawn chair. Thanks to the free gift certificate to Gardner Mountain Sports, the end cost to visitors is zero – so there’s nothing at all to lose. And you don’t even have to be a total newcomer to camping: anyone who hasn’t camped in Michigan qualifies.