Tag Archives: Lake Powell Fishing
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 +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustavson 3/26/14
Photo: Bill McBurney reported catching an 19 pound striped bass while fly fishing in the southern lake this past week. Striped bass are coming shallower in warming water making them easier to catch by trolling and casting. Lake Powell Fishing Report March 26, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3575 Water Temperature 52-60 F The weather is warming but the changes are subtle. On calm warm days surface temperature spikes from 50 up to 60 degrees or higher. The cold winter water is still below so warm Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 11-24-13
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Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustavson 8-7-13
Lake Powell Fish Report August 7, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3593 Water Temperature 77-81 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Lake surface temperature and lake level are declining. Cool monsoon weather patterns are adding much needed rain water to the lake but not enough to keep the lake from declining one foot per week. Fishing success for stripers on anchovy bait and smallmouth on plastic bait is still exceptional. Adult stripers are holding at about 30 feet where cooler temperatures make life more pleasant for these hungry Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustavson 7-23-13
Lake Powell Fish Report – July 23, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3595 Water Temperature 79-84 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Photo Caption: Ryan Mosley and Eric Axlund took all the kids fishing at Glen Canyon Dam and found great success catching lots of stripers on bait. Kids love to catch fix quickly with no down time and that is what is happening right now. Bait fishing is the best technique and striped bass and catfish are the two most active species. Lake Powell Fish Report – Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words 7-11-13
Photo Caption: Brayden Hansen, Mayfield UT, covered up to get out of the sun while fishing for boiling stripers in Bullfrog Bay. Brayden and family caught stripers on top each moring and evening. Stripers are boiling from the San Juan all the way to Good Hope Bay. The weather is hot but so is the fishing. Lake Powell Fish Report – July 10, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3598 Water Temperature 78-83 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Lake Powell fishing strategy is determined by shad size and abundance. Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words
Lake Powell Fish Report – June 26, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3600 Water Temperature 73-77 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Shad are taking a beating now as stripers have found the tiny hatchlings close to the surface. Unfortunately, surface feeding stripers are very easy to see but not as easy to catch. In the southern lake striper slurps are common but very subtle. Slurps are quick. Stripers may get done feeding before the boat is in casting range. If they come up a second time then a Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words June 4, 2013
Hall of fame baseball player Fred Lynn had a 3-day Lake Powell trip with major league fishing for largemouth (pictured), smallmouth bass, stripers and walleye. All fish were caught casting with hard baits and soft plastics between Good Hope Bay and Iceberg Canyon. Lake Powell Fish Report – June 4, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3599 Water Temperature 69-74 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Big Changes! Lake level is slowly rising but that is not as important as the rise in water temperature. During May the surface temperature Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing 6-10-13
Wounded Warriors Rob & Dillon June 8th…thanks for Coming guys! Lake Powell Elevation: 3621 Average Temp 98-103 Stripers continue to be strong on the bait bite in the Wahweap area and walleyes being caught in the Lone Rock arm in the evenings trolling …the shore lines. Look up lake around Rock Creek mouth for fatter fish as the shad schools are fairly large. Schoolies the “best eating” are starting to slurp and you will find the action when the wind calms down after mid morning. Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustavson 4-17-13
Photo:Josh, Matt, Mike and Luke Gross found hot and heavy striper fishing in Navajo Canyon.with many multiple hook-ups as they fished bait for hungry stripers along the canyon walls. Striper action remains hot as bass move into the shallows to spawn. Its a great time to be at Lake Powell. Lake Powell Fish Report – April 17, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3597 Water Temperature 53-63 F By: Wayne Gustaveson As this report is written the wind is howling keeping water temperature down in Read More +
