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 +
Lake Powell Fishing December 2012
Lake Powell winter Florida Style Fishing for “hefty” Stripers Bait fishing is done. Fly, spin and trolling is now the ticket. Fly Fishing the tree line is best and boat placement wind and light is very important. Fly Rods recommend: 7-8 wt. medium fast action- 20′ medium sink line or full clear fluorocarbon 6′ leaders 20lb test (1x) 3″ chartreuse clausers. Spin: 6.5-7′ medium action spin/bait cast – 15 lb. fluorocarbon or fluocarbon leader attached. Reaction baits that will dive 10′ (chartreuse & white) and Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing 11-12-12
Lake Powell Elevation: 3617.83 Dear Anglers, Last week before cold front hit our Guests caught 10 very nice stripers. They were caught about 80′ down and using anchovy bait. This will be the typical pattern with cold fronts throughout winter. They will be up against the walls where the sun hits for best chance of catching. Remember, if you are booked with us and a storm is pending, we are happy to reschedule and you have 1 year from then to take your trip. Take Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report
Current water temps: 62 degrees Lake Powell Elevation: 3619.04 Still catching fish….see our Facebook Page (lakepowellfishing) for recent videos this week. Fish are moving deeper with cooler temps on the way. This weekend a storm will move in. Supposed to warm back up so will see what we can find. Often times, November will produce some very good fishing. Also Gift Certificates now available for Xmas for your Special Angler. Let us design a quality trip for you. Your gift will be good for 1 Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words
Photo caption: Bill McBurney, Page AZ, was chumming anchovies in Navajo Canyon to attract a striper school when this 13 pound striped bass hit his home made artificial striper fly. That’s a big fish to catch on a fly rod. Lake Powell Fish Report – October 17, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3620 Water Temperature 68-72 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Last week fishing success for black bass was as good as it gets in Fall. Striped bass fishing had been negatively affected by full moon Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 10-3-12 by Waynes Words
Lake Powell Fish Report – October 3, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3620 Water Temperature 73-76 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Fishing out of Wahweap is hot and cold. Fishing is super hot for the first hour of light in the morning. Toss a small profile surface lure like a Sammy or Sugoi splash toward the shoreline for fast action from smallmouth bass and juvenile striped bass. This morning one of the hottest spots was the Stateline ramp cove. A shad school moved under the courtesy dock Read More +
Go Deep with Climate Change 9-30-12
Fall weather’s in and outs with cooler nights and days being cool to warming can affect the bite and size on striped bass. Smaller fish closer to the surface will often turn on the “lunker” below at 40-50 ft. Capt. Bill
