Petenwell Flowage, Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Juneau / Wood County • Central Wisconsin

Fishing Petenwell Flowage, Wisconsin

A massive Wisconsin River flowage — the second-largest inland body of water in the state. Known for trophy flathead catfish, musky, walleye, and bass along its flooded timber and river channels. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Petenwell Flowage home.

23,173 acres Max depth 44 ft Juneau / Wood County

About Petenwell Flowage

A massive Wisconsin River flowage — the second-largest inland body of water in the state. Known for trophy flathead catfish, musky, walleye, and bass along its flooded timber and river channels.

Petenwell Flowage is located in Juneau / Wood County in Central Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Petenwell Flowage target Walleye, Musky, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish and Crappie throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Petenwell Flowage offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.

Fish Species in Petenwell Flowage

Walleye Musky Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Catfish Crappie

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Best Baits for Petenwell Flowage

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Petenwell Flowage in Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail for fishing Petenwell Flowage, Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin

$5.75

Swim & thump

4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail

A slim-profile 4-inch paddle tail that swims with a seductive kick on a steady retrieve. Perfect for swim jigs, spinnerbait trailers, or a weighted swimbait hook through grass and around docks.

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5 Inch Fluke for fishing Petenwell Flowage, Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin

$4.95

Weightless wild action

5 Inch Fluke

Our 5-inch fluke dances with an erratic, darting action on a weightless Texas rig. The soft, slim body glides and slashes through the water column, imitating a fleeing baitfish that bass simply cannot resist.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Petenwell Flowage, Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin

$6.25

Flip, pitch & punch

4 Inch Craw

A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Petenwell Flowage, Juneau / Wood County, Wisconsin

$6.50

Slab crappie magnet

1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer

Our 1.2-inch Crappie Slayer is a micro tube designed specifically for slab crappie. The tiny ribbed body and flowing tail seduce panfish into biting when the bite is tough. Rig it on a small jig head under a float or tight-line it vertically. It's also a deadly ice fishing bait — drop it through the ice to suspended crappie and bluegill all winter long.

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