Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Lake Powell Fishing Report 3-24-13
Iain from OH with a nice 5lb striper Lake Powell Elevation 3599.64 Water Temp – 45 in the morning and 54 in the afternoon Quality Stripers are in the muddy water and skinny fish are located at the dam. Large and smallmouth 15-25′ down over broken structure. Walleye are beginning to spawn and caught a nice 3lb. yesterday. You can find them on points in 15-22′ of water. Look for all to break loose for all species in 2-3 weeks!. Capt. Bill
Lake Powell Fishing Guide Report 3-18-13 by Wayne Gustavson
Photo caption: Steve Christensen, Orem UT, caught a 36-inch striper in Lake Powell’s Good Hope Bay while pre-fishing for a bass tournament. His boating partner, TJ Hiatt, is holding the striper in this picture. The fish was not weighed but a fish of this length usually weighs from 17-20 pounds. Stripers have spilled into the main channel. It is time for Mid March Madness, Lake Powell style. In early spring food for all Lake Powell predators is at the annual low point. Predator fish survive Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing by Wayne’s Words 3-14-13
Lake Powell Fish Report – March 13, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3600 Water Temperature 48-57 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com This weekend will be the very best time to visit Lake Powell so far in 2013 due to the wonderful warm weather that has finally arrived. It seems to have been a very long, cold winter but that is now changing. Lake surface temperature has now climbed above 50 degrees during the day, although it still cools to the high 40s at night. By next week Read More +
Lake Powell 3-10-13
Lake Powell is celebrating its 50th birthday and the timing for anglers couldn’t be better. Lake Powell fishing expert and fish biologist Wayne Gustaveson says the spring and summer of 2013 are shaping up to make for a banner year for catchers and consumers of Bass, Stripers, and Walleye. Gustaveson says the combination of a high water year at Lake Powell in 2011, followed by a relatively low level year with plenty of shad has set the stage for ample catches from both vessel and Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing 3-07-13
Lake Powell Fish Report – March 7, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3600 Water Temperature 46-52 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Declining lake level will have a huge impact on spring fishing. Current lake level is now at the projected low of 3600 and it will likely decline another foot before spring runoff reverses the lake level. That is great news for boaters using the southern lake as it will allow the construction crew currently deepening the Castle Rock Cut to remove one more foot of soil Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 3-4-13
Fishing in Chains at Lake Powell Predicted to be ‘Best in a Decade’ Anglers probably won’t want to ‘hold the anchovies’ when casting from the Chains Recreation Area this spring, unless it’s just for a moment before tossing them in the water as chum. Utah Division of Wildlife biologist and Lake Powell fishing expert Wayne Gustaveson is predicting the most stellar fishing in the Chains Area near Glen Canyon Dam and Wahweap in over a decade. Gustaveson says Lake Powell’s relatively low level means formerly Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report from Wayne Gustavson 2-1-13
Lake Elevation: 3604 Water Temperature 45-47 F By: Wayne Gustaveson It’s been a cold winter at Lake Powell. Water surface temperature bottomed out at 44 F and presently fluctuates between 45 at night and 47 during the ‘heat’ of the day. Water level continues to decrease resulting in the closure of the Castle Rock Cut and the primitive launch ramps at Hite. Luckily the last cold spell featured an increase in the snow pack in Colorado which means there will be some runoff this spring. Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report – Wayne Gustavson 1-23-12
Was sent today from Wayne today Big Striper Caught at Bullfrog. On January 20, 2013 a lucky 13-year-old from Denver CO was trolling with leaded line near Forgotten Canyon just upstream from Bullfrog Marina. We are still trying to talk with Jessie Pond to find out exactly what lure he was using and how he was holding his mouth, what he had for breakfast and other important details. Jessie and his Dad brought the big fish to Bullfrog Marina after hours and were able to Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 12-18-12
Winter striper fishing is on going even with 52 degrees water and 15 caught Fly Fishing in Warm Creek including this 12.5 lb. Striper
Lake Powell Winter Fishing 2013
Western water strategy for fresh water stripers conditions with water at 55 degrees and Fly Rod used 7 to 8 weight with a your line 20 feet with a sink tip. use a fluorocarbon leader 6 feet with a 17 pound 2x tippet. Your presentation for fly fishing for stripers, always fishing down wind from the drift. Always drift toward your target area and silence is golden when fly fishing for stripers. Use a fast full strip and scissor set the fly with 3 inch Read More +
