Fishing Report for Walleye using Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) in Spring (Post-Spawn)

Item: Petenwell Lake
Author: Brad Novak

Brad Novak

Blue Ambassador

5/14/20

Petenwell Lake

Species
Walleye
Season
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.