Tag Archives: stripers

June 2015 catches

Some of my recent trips and successful “striper catching”.  Capt. Bill Mitch B. our frequent angler from Arizona June 2015   Our Cortez family returns this year for another successful trip June 2015   Glen & Wife June 20, 2015 June 20, 2015 Caught 24 take home 10 Matt lands a nice one – June 2015 Our frequent Angler Paul B. from Surprise, AZ June 2015

Lake Powell Fishing Report June 2, 2015 by Wayne Gustaveson

    Bransen Jackson, Kanab UT, was given the enviable task of catching striped bass with his fly rod. Bransen is a college student who works for UDWR this summer and was instrumental in collecting the needed fish for a sample when fly fishing was the best collection option.  Thanks Bransen!     Lake Powell Fish Report – June 2, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3597.6 Water Temperature 71 – 75 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Slurps! The fishing report trip this week got off to a weird Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson May 19, 2015

Dave Sellers, expert fly fishermen from California, found stripers using flies while anglers using conventional tackle struggled. The technique that all can use is tying a fly on a spinning rod and trolling it along the surface to catch plankton eating stripers.  Lake Powell Fish Report – May 19, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3592 Water Temperature 64 – 70 F By: Wayne Gustaveson LOST STRIPERS ARE FOUND! Striper fishing has been difficult in May since most are accustomed to fishing with bait for big schools of Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report by Capt. Bill April 11, 2015

Another #hookedonsmiles Rock Springs, WY Some Walleye are being picked off in the mud lines usually fishing for Smallmouth. Smallies are spawning now and it’s a good chance of landing some hefty fish and a good rule of thumb for us is to just keep the deep hooked fish that end up bleeding but return the rest. That’s 6000 fish your killing just to satisfy our palate !””. Stripers confused in some places but some are moving to main channel to spawn but not a Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report April 7, 2015 by Wayne Gustaveson

  Carl Lind, Peoria AZ, caught some nice fat stripers while trolling in the back of Last Chance Bay in Lake Powell. All fish species are heating up and becoming more catchable with the warm weather. The quality of fish caught this spring is unsurpassed Lake Powell Fish Report – April 7, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3590 Water Temperature 56 – 62 F By Wayne Words The unseasonably warm water experienced during the past week has now turned seasonably cooler. The cold front chased bass off Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report April 4, 2015 – Capt. Bill McBurney

  Tiffany , WY 4-3-15 One of our #hookedonsmiles Stripers are spotty with Spring weather as water temps fluctuate5-7 degrees depending on winds and cooler nights and days.  If you are spot on any given day, fish can be caught.  I do not expect them to move out toward open water until May.  Time and anchovie fishing will be a wait and see. Smallmouth will be the “go to fish” with any regularity and they have come through the winter adding some weight as well. Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report 3-28-15 by Capt. Bill McBurney

Lake Powell Elevation:  3591.04 Water temps will be staying in the 60’s this coming week and by mid April smallmouth and largemouth will be on the nest.  Stripers are wanting to move but the report out of Utah officials has them staying in the backs of Canyons all year at Lake Powell.  I believe some will but the triggering effect to spawn which means out in the Colorado Channel and better bait fishing by May hopefully.  Get your booking in for some great fishing coming Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 8-20-14

For some unknown reason on certain days one lure will work better than another. On this trip the Bomber Flat A in shad color worked the best. This lure is pictured here so you can see the colors,,,,and the fish. Lake Powell Fishing Report August 20, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3607 Water Temperature 78-83 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Lake Powell fish are getting fatter. That is a good thing coming off a difficult year with low water and very little brushy habitat. Our studies show that Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson

    Lake Powell Fishing Report July 23, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3608 Water Temperature 77-85 F Photo: Jaxson Jones, Phoenix AZ, helped his dad manhandle this big striper caught trolling in Padre Bay. Stripers are boiling in the northern lake but trolling 20-25 feet deep works better on the south end. Big news began pouring in on July 25th.  Stripers were boiling in the northern Lake from Good Hope Bay to White Canyon.  As the week progressed more reports followed.  Stripers were seen feeding on Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing by Wayne Gustaveson July 9, 2014

Photo caption: Weston Gleave from Bountiful UT, enjoyed a striper fishing trip with his father to Lake Powell. shortly after returning from military service. Memories from successful fishing trips where parents share these experiences wit…h their children will never be forgotten. It is time to take a kid fishing. July 9, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3609 Water Temperature 75-80 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Lake Powell has topped out at 3609 MSL after rising 35 feet this year. That means Castle Rock Cut is 27 feet deep Read More +