Lake Washington is a lake in Minnesota, near Le Sueur County.
Lake Washington near 44.2510, -93.8611 is a lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Lake Washington covers about 1,519 acres, reaches a recorded 41 feet and holds about 16,896 acre-feet.
Lake Washington 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 Washington include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, freshwater drum, golden shiner, highfin carpsucker, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, spottail shiner, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Lake Washington, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Lake Washington, 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 Lake Washington, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Lake Washington, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Lake Washington, 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 Washington include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum, and work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Lake Washington 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 Washington can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Lake Washington, 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 Washington, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Lake Washington, 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 Washington is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Lake Washington, 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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