Lake Francis is a lake in Minnesota, near Meeker County.
Lake Francis near 45.2227, -94.2575 is a lake in Meeker County, Minnesota. Lake Francis covers about 1,021 acres, reaches a recorded 17 feet and holds about 8,167 acre-feet.
Lake Francis is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Lake Francis include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, common carp, fathead minnow, green sunfish, iowa darter, largemouth bass, least darter, northern pike, pumpkinseed, shorthead redhorse, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Lake Francis, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Lake Francis, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Lake Francis, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Lake Francis, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Lake Francis, 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 Lake Francis include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Lake Francis 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 Lake Francis can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Lake Francis, 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.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Lake Francis, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Lake Francis, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Lake Francis is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Lake Francis, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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