Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 5-22-14
Photo: Briann Reeves, caught a 9-pound striped bass fishing with bait in the main channel near Buoy 3. Bait fishing is still working lake wide for striped bass while walleye and bass fishing success is steadily improving each day. Lake Elevation: 3583 Water Temperature 62-65 F Lake Powell is rising. The lake looks refreshed as water is now covering vegetation that has grown along the shoreline. The rejuvenation is needed as low water over the past two years has changed how fish do Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 5-17-14
8 LB Striper with Bralley Group 5-17-14 Another nice Striper 5-17-14 30 Fish day nothing under 3 lbs.! Lake Powell Elevation: 3582.50 Water Temp: 61 -64 degrees The Great news is Castle Rock Cut is at 30′ today and rising 6″ a day. We have moved to the interiors away of pressure and an abundant of bigger fish (stripers). Fly Fishing Florida type is coming on as weather temperatures rise. That means bait and conventional fishing will get stronger for the next few weeks. I Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 5-13-14
Photo: Sharon Hunt, Spring Valley AZ, spend a week fishing Lake Powell and caught a mixed bag of walleye, stripers, bass and crappie. May is the best time to catch a variety of fish.Cool spring temperatures have delayed the best fishing which will now occur the last two weeks of May. Lake Elevation: 3580 Water Temperature 57-65 F The good news is that lake elevation is now high enough to wet the Castle Rock Cut. Water is not yet deep enough to allow boats to Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 5-06-14
Photo caption: Dan Kennedy, Spanish Fork UT, found good crappie fishing near Bullfrog by searching the floating tumbleweeds in the backs of canyons. Brush is out of the water until the lake comes up more so for now look for floating cover to find both crappie and largemouth bass. Finding fish in Lake Powell is always an incredible adventure. Lake Elevation: 3578 Water Temperature 59-69 F May is here and water temperature is in the 60s which means spring fishing is at its best. Cold Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 4-30-14
Photo: Vikki Berrera, Phoenix AZ, displays a nice walleye caught near Moki Canyon in April. Walleye fishing will get even better in May Tip the plastic jig with a live worm to target walleye Lake Elevation: 3577 Water Temperature 56-60 F Great News! The cold wind that has been blowing non-stop is going to soon be gone. Lake temperature has dropped back down to 56 degrees in the mornings but it rises to 60 by evening. That has slowed bass and crappie spawning. Looks like Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 4-22-14
Photo Caption: Alex Lafage, Mont de Marsan, France, caught a huge largemouth bass in Wahweap Bay on his first fishing trip to Lake Powell. He caught the bass casting a Sebille Flatt Shad near Wahweap marina. Lake Elevation: 3575 Water Temperature 59-64 F Lake Powell water level continues to increase. Water temperature is climbing as well. As this report is written water temperature is at 60 degrees in the morning and climbs during the day unless a strong wind mixes the shallow surface water Read More +
Important Info for Lake Powell 2014
New information for you. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: “Brindle, Todd” <todd_brindle@nps.gov> Date: Apr 24, 2014 7:21 AM Subject: Quagga mussel update To: “NPS GLCA All Employees” <glca_all_employees@nps.gov> Cc: Now that quagga mussels have been detected in Lake Powell, we are developing an Extended Response Strategy that will shift our focus from keeping mussels out (prevention) to trying to keep mussels from leaving the lake (containment) and infesting other bodies of water. This strategy is supported by the Western states. We hope to implement this Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 4-19-14
April Catching! Just some of our Anglers Water level has begun to hold with n0 drop down so the new Channel (The Cut) should be open by May 30, 2014 or sooner. The Striper bait bite is on and will remain steady for the season. Fish points and deep water ledges is the key with lots of chumming. Bigger females are near by so Fly Rodding or Conventional opportunities exist with patience and lots of casting. Water is currently running 60 degrees with slight Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 4-15-14
Lake Elevation: 3574 Water Temperature 54-62 F Lake Powell water level increased a fraction of an inch this week. It wasn’t much but it is a step in the right direction. Combine that with warming temperatures and increasing day length and the ingredients are in place for good fishing. Now the final ingredient is to plan your trip when weather is warm and calm. Try to avoid a cold front with wind if possible. Warming water may even overpower the full moon effect which will Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 4-8-14
Lake Powell Fishing Report Lake Elevation: 3574 Water Temperature 52-60 F Lake level remains fairly constant with a slight drop to 3574 MSL. We hope spring runoff holds off for another 3 weeks as the Castle Rock Cut deepening project will continue until the last week of April. The best news is that the Cut will be deepened down to 3575 MSL meaning that the lake only has to come up 5 feet or so from the present level to allow boats to take the Read More +
