Lake Powell Fishing 9-16-10

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This past week with my guests was the best Lake Powell has to offer.  My guests for 3 days fished a total of 12 hours and caught 95 fish.  They caught the 16lb that is featured on Waynes Words and their average catch was between 2-7 lbs.  For all you bait fishermen from now till it cools down is the time to get to Lake Powell and get your catch for the Winter Dinners.  I sent home a huge cooler of fish for my guests.  Bring cooler and I will filet and put on ice if you are here more than a day.  The weather is great right now and crowds are thinning out.  If you have questions, feel free to call me and remember, we provide the rods…if you choose not to bring.  Fish On Capt. Bill

Lake Powell 9-13-10

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Bob & Don Tucson 9-13-10 ~ 16 lB Striper

Guest caught this 16 lb and a 7 lb on anchovies today.  Their  4 hr take was 25  fish all robust Healthy Stripers.   Bait fishing will be “the best” you can expect this Fall.  I am currently seeing average 2-7 lb fish but then we are seeing some of the “big daddy’s”.  I expect this to keep up.  If you want fish for the Winter ~ You need to get up and get some fishing in and remember we will  clean your fish and pack on ice for you and send home.  Weather is beautiful right now with temps in the 80′s and providing better fishing experiences without the very high water temps. 

Capt. Bill

Lake Powell Photos from our Clients who fished 7-15-10

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Bill & Judy

The 3 of us certainly enjoyed our time on Lake Powell with Bill it was a special experience for us Definitely the most fish Tommy and I have ever caught. Just as importantly, it was definitely the most fun the 3 of us have had together in a long time.   Enjoy the photos

Regards

Tom, Lee Ann and Tommy

Capt. Bill

Lake Powell 9-03-10

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The best fishing is currently up Lake about 40 miles.  We are seeing sizable fish and good action.  I am recommending a 1/2 day trip 5 hours dock to dock.  Full days currently are not very productive as you will see the bite go down after 4 hours and that can be frustrating for the avid angler.  Here are some recent photos of this week and last week. 

Lake Powell Fishing Report -09-01-10

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Two distinct patterns are now in place making it much easier for anglers to find stripers. Striped bass adults are hungry for shad that hide in the backs of coves and canyons.  Shad are shallow and stripers are deep, guarding the migration route leading to the shad sanctuary.  Stripers are found by graphing the submerged creek channel leading to the back of most short coves. Consistent holding depth for striper schools is 40-60 feet.
 
My search pattern involves graphing the breaking edge of the submerged channel. I like to look at the bottom from 45-50 feet very near the edge leading to shallower water.   Lately most fish traces graphed in this zone have been striped bass. Shad, both gizzard and threadfin, are shallow. Bass are in the brush. So any traces in deeper water are likely stripers. 
 
To confirm fish identity drop a spoon straight down, let it hit bottom and then jig it two  feet off bottom and let it fall back a couple of times. If no takers speed reel quickly in 15 foot bursts, then jig the spoon once more art mid depth. This gets the attention of resting stripers who then may show interest as the spoon descends to the bottom once more.  A combination of speed reeling and rapidly descending spoons usually gets a striper school going within 5 minutes early in the morning. 
 
Second Pattern: Stripers are more often found on steep canyon walls after 9 AM. Cut bait, first chummed and then hooked on a short shank, lightweight jig head is an unbeatable combination right now.  Look for a cliff wall than ends near a rocky flat or rockslide where resting stripers have a close venue to forage on crayfish. Chum excites the resting school. Once started, the school feeds for about an hour before shutting down once more. Catches of 25-50 three-pound fish are common right now.
 
You will find striper school composition with larger fish resting on the bottom (50-60 feet) with mid-sized fish in the middle and small young of year stripers near the surface.  Once the school starts feeding the size classes mix and any size fish can be caught. Often a few fish will hit the surface but we have found surface action includes only the small and mid size stripers. Bigger fish are usually deeper. 
 
Regular boils with adult stripers still happen morning and evening near the inflowing water of the Colorado and San Juan. 
 
By: Wayne Gustaveson                         September 1, 2010
Lake Elevation: 3634                           Water Temperature 75-78 F

Bass fishing is steady for those using drop shot rigs and fishing the ends of rocky points leading into the main channel or the submerged creek channels leading to shad sanctuaries.
 
Fishing is great!  Expect to catch lots of stripers. Lake water is still warm so put fish in a cooler on ice. Don’t put them on a stringer in the warm water where decomposition will be accelerated