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Camp Lester Fish Camp

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Camp Lester Fish Camp

Camp Lester is a mom & pop fish camp, small but big in so many ways! Leo & Joanne Cosce have owned Camp Lester since 1975. There is always fun to be had!

They offer cabins, RV spots, a boat ramp, a small store, campfire and many times a cookout!

06/12/2026

Reminder: Camp Lester does not sell anything online at this time.
If you see someone placing links for shirts, etc in comments to other posts we’ve made, those links are not us. We try to delete as quickly as we see them, but they are fast.
All official Camp Lester merchandise is available IN PERSON ONLY at camp.

06/07/2026

Great turnout for our Friday Nighter!!! 17 boats competed on a windy evening..

1st-Steve Coleman & Dee Hart: 11.40lbs
2nd-Steve & Sonya Dawson: 10.95
3rd-Walker Weeks & Hannah Adams 10.00lbs

BB: Steve & Sonya Dawson: 5.80lbs

Thanks to all who came out. Next Friday Nighter will be July 3rd!! Bring the fireworks 🎇

06/04/2026

‼️Any post you see from “Chris” is FAKE. ‼️
The real Chris does not have Facebook.
Apparently the hackers are still at it. We don’t have control of the account! They changed his profile pic to an old hunting pic yesterday (please stop and think! Why would he post a hunting pic in June? Why would we be celebrating an anniversary in May? It’s not real!!) Don’t interact with it and please please please don’t fall for anything they are trying to “sell”.
Here’s the pic they posted yesterday.

05/29/2026

One week from tonight, Friday, Jun 5th with be the 2nd leg of our Friday night bass tournaments. Take-off will be at 6pm with weigh-in taking place at camp at 9pm. Entry fee is $60 per boat which includes $10 towards big bass pot. 100% payback, with number of boats determining how many places are paid. No pre-registration, pay evening of event at camp. It will be a 3 fish limit with state regulations (only 1 bass per angler that is 16 inches or larger). Artificial baits only. This is a 2 person team event, but you can fish solo (though this puts you at a disadvantage due to state regulations). Please make sure your boat has working live wells and navigation/anchor lights prior to registration.

Hot Dogs will be served after weigh-in. Hope to see you next Friday!! Please help spread the word.

05/28/2026

Phone line is currently down at camp. Should be fixed tomorrow by noon. Sorry for any inconvenience.

05/02/2026

With 15 boats, we had a great turnout for our first Friday Nighter of the summer!!! 3 fish limit with state regulations.

1st place ($500): Brian and John Stahl
9.35lbs

2nd place ($180): Steve and Sonya Dawson 9.05lbs

3rd place ($70): Tanner and Brooke Pope
9.00lbs

Big Fish ($150): Steve and Sonya Dawson
6.40 lbs

Great job everyone and thank you to everyone who turned out to fish and came to weigh-in. Definitely a great evening all around.

Our next scheduled Friday Nighter will be on June 5th, but be on the lookout, we may add another Friday to May, since we have 4 more Fridays this month. We will keep you up to date on Facebook.

04/27/2026

Reminder: Our first Friday night tournament of the summer will be this Friday, May 1st. Take-off will be at 6pm with weigh-in taking place at camp at 9pm. Entry fee is $60 per boat which includes $10 towards big bass pot. 100% payback, with number of boats determining how many places are paid. No pre-registration, pay evening of event at camp. It will be a 3 fish limit with state regulations (only 1 bass per angler that is 16 inches or larger). Artificial baits only. This is a 2 person team event, but you can fish solo (though this puts you at a disadvantage due to state regulations). Please make sure your boat has working live wells and navigation/anchor lights prior to registration.

Hot Dogs will be served after weigh-in. Hope to see you this Friday!!

04/15/2026

We are bringing back our Summer Friday Nighter Bass tournaments starting in May.

Our first tournament will be Friday, May 1st. The tournaments will tentatively take place the first Friday evening of each month(though additional dates could be added). Takeoff will be at 6pm with weigh-in taking place at camp at 9pm. Entry fee is $60 per boat which includes $10 towards big bass pot. 100% payback, with number of boats determining how many places are paid. No pre-registration, pay evening of event at camp. It will be a 3 fish limit with state regulations (only 1 bass per angler that is 16 inches or larger). Artificial baits only. This is a 2 person team event, but you can fish solo (though this puts you at a disadvantage due to state regulations). Please make sure your boat has working live wells and navigation/anchor lights prior to registration.

Please like and share. This was a lot of fun last two summers and we are looking forward to a greater turnout this year.

03/20/2026

🔥 Burn Notice: The SFWMD plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 1,400 acres at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Management Area in Osceola County today, Friday, March 20, 2026.

The burn is located on Lake Kissimmee on Bird Island, Strum Island, and the northern shore of Lake Kissimmee.

Visit SFWMD.link/4sp1aX1 for details.

03/09/2026

Results from this weekend's Specktacular Saturday:

Mark Murphy and Jeremy Scarborough won with 8.25lbs and had big fish that was 1.25lbs. Great job guys!!!

It's been a great year with some impressive catches. Unfortunately due to the low turnout of the last 2 tournaments and the low turnout of the April tournament last year, we are cancelling the final tournament. We will pick back up next season in November.

Be on the lookout for information on our Friday night bass tournaments, which will start in May.

Address

14400 Reese Drive
Lake Wales, FL
33898

Telephone

+18636961123

Website

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