Petenwell Lake
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Species
Walleye6Season
Petenwell Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Walleye + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)4
- Lipless Crankbaits1
- Live Bait Rigs1
- Walleye6 Reports
Northern Pike2 Reports
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Most Reported Baits for Walleye + Spring
Golden Eye Swimmer Head 1/4 oz / Green Pumpkin / 4/0
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Smart Mouth Plus Fish Head Jig 1/4 oz / Shad / 4/0
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Fusion19 Swimbait Jighead - EOL 1/8 oz / Chartreuse / 2/0
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Quake Lipless Crankbait Shad Scales / 2 3/4"
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Reported for Lipless Crankbaits
PowerBait Power Swimmer Swimbait - EOL Sungill / 3 3/4"
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Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
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Petenwell Lake Fishing Reports
19 Reports on Petenwell Lake
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
45°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
55°
Found a really good post-spawn evening walleye bite casting small swimbaits in about 5ft of water near rocky drop-offs and river current edges. Water temps warmed significantly to mid-50's following the recent summer-like temps. Fish were aggressive for a short period of time just before dark. Best action was near areas with noticeable rough fish surfacing activity. Long casts, slow and steady retrieves were key. A couple feisty smallies mixed in as well.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
The water was around 55 degrees and the walleye's were staged just off the deep parts of ledges that are next to shallow flats where they spawn. Dragging a small 3" soft tail swimbait on a 1/4oz head did the trick. I made long casts and waited for the bait to hit the bottom. Then I would reel slowly to keep the bait low with added pauses to make sure I was keeping contact with the bottom.
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