Petenwell Lake
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Northern PikeTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDamSlow rolling the smaller swimmer along current seams was key for nice pike. Weighting the swimmer with 1/4 oz of more was also important to keep the bait down in the water column. Less current the better or even retrieve the bait with the current rather than against it. Take a kid fishing!
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WalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureRiver ChannelsI like to focus my time on the steepest drop offs along the sides of the main river channel. Anywhere there is a bend tends to be a great places to start. Bright colored jigs with a leech tend to work best for me. I let the jig fall all the way to the floor then reel up so my bait is hovering anywhere from 6 to 10 inches off the bottom.
SpeciesNorthern PikeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureHumpsOrange whistler jigs with minnows
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Caught a few walleye on jigs with live minnows. Walleye still pretty passive. Fishing the Wisconsin River above Petenwell. Launche the boat from Nekoosa.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRip Rap
High water levels and cooling water temps led to slow fishing conditions. Slowly working smaller swimbaits in about 5 ft of water around rocky shorelines proved to be most productive. Peak bite occurred just before dark.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Fished some open water in nearby channel, found some walleye using garmen side image. Used the 6th sense quake and pulled a few out. Recent snow probably bogged the landing down. Ice is dangerous be very careful. I used the boat, very hard to maneuver with lots of floating ice.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueIce Fishing SpoonsSeasonIceStructureHumps
Walleye were on mud humps. Caught them on tipups as well as jigging spoons. Fish were finnicky and really had to finesse them while jigging in order to get them to bite. Definitely a hard bite window.
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueIce Fishing SpoonsSeasonIceStructureRiver Channels
Prior to noon the walleye were up shallow between 8-10 ft and then moved into the 18-22 ft depth in the afternoon. Both dead stick and jigging was effective. Lots of great eater size came through.
