Franks Dam is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Union County.
Franks Dam is a reservoir in Union County, New Mexico, and covers about 3.7 acres, reaches about 4.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 10 acre-feet.
Franks Dam is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Franks Dam, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Franks Dam include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
While looking for bluegill on Franks Dam, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For channel catfish on Franks Dam, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
On Franks Dam, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
One way to read Franks Dam is this: spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
While fishing Franks Dam, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
When the bite is slow on Franks Dam, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.