Hennessy Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Todd County.
Hennessy Lake is a lake in Todd County, Minnesota. Hennessy Lake covers about 51.7 acres, reaches a recorded 29 feet and holds about 584 acre-feet.
Hennessy Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Hennessy Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Hennessy, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Hennessy, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Hennessy, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Hennessy, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Hennessy, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at Hennessy include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
On a first trip to Hennessy, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Hennessy is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Hennessy can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.