Franklin Lake
WI · Forest
- Stocked
- 840 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 7 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 840 acres
- Shoreline
- 7 miles of shoreline
- County
- Forest County
- Last stocked
- 2024
- Species
- WALLEYE
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALLEYE | 8394 | 7.7 | 2024 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blacktail Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Lamprey, Silver Redhorse, Southern Redbelly Dace, Western Blacknose Dace, Western Sand Darter
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.