Petenwell Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: May 6, 2025

Species

Walleye

Season

Spring (Current)

21 Fishing Reports

176 Followers

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Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
4
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Live Bait Rigs
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Fishing Reports

21 Reports on Petenwell Lake

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Aaron
Gold Ambassador
5/19/22
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  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.
Brad Novak
Gold Ambassador
5/14/20
- 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.
Aaron
Gold Ambassador
5/25/23
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Rip Rap
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  65°
Rapidly warming water temps had the walleyes in more of a summer pattern, biting primarily at dusk or later. The versatile swimbait caught various sizes of walleyes plus sturgeon and white bass. Great time of the season to take a kid fishing and watch their surprise not knowing what is attached to the end of their line. Shallow rock structure near drop-off edges was key as fish of all species cruised through the area. A little more aggressive retrieve with some pull-pauses worked in seemed to trigger strikes.