Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Lake Powell Fishing Report April 30, 2025 by Captain Bill McBurney
Lake Powell Elevation: 3557.96 All bass species are “spring time good”. Lots of low quality stripers so you have to hunt the fat fish that have bait fish to feed on. Some days are better than others. Our best is on the FlyRod and Soft Shad Swim Baits Here are some recent photos this past week Capt. Bill
Spring Fishing Lake Powell Report April 11, 2025 by Capt. Bill
Lake Powell Elevation: 35,677 Water Temp: 55 degrees April – May Fly, spin or trolling the game is on for striped bass, smallmouth and largemouth bass. You will have to hunt for quality fish as there are a lot of dormant schools that are a mix of poor, fair and quality. Those fish schooled up deep in winter lunch’s and there are thinner fish that staged closer to winter bait schools in side canyons We do our best to hunt the bait schools Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 8-26-2024 by Capt. Bill McBurney
Our Fall Get Ready Report Dear Anglers, This summer was spent getting my knee that was done in December cleaned out of scar tissue so my time on Lake Powell was not possible. I am now recovered and will be back in business beginning September. I am currently taking bookings. This year, I am scaling back and only offering 2-3 anglers maximum only and 1/2 days or 6 hours only. My rates are the same: 1-2 Anglers $575.00 and additional $50 and 6 hours Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report – June 9, 2024 – Capt. Bill McBurney
Fishing Report – Lake Powell June 9, 2024 Ambassador Guides & Outfitters Lake Powell Elevation: 3573.75 The moon phases play a big part normally to top water feeding times. There is a lot of activity due to colder runoff coming into Lake Powell as well and there is spawning stripers in the mix that are best trolled for. Early morning hunt for surface fish until they do down from slurping micro shad schools. It’s a game, positioning the boat in time for anglers to cast Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report May 2024 by Capt. Bill McBurney
Spring Fishing at Lake Powell Here is Bill’s first client for the season after my knee surgery this December and as you can see? The Action is definitely on! Lake Powell Elevation: 3559.19 Water Temp: 60 in the Channel and 65 degrees in the back of canyons. . Dear Anglers,Spring Actions is here especially for smallmouth trolling and casting tubes. Stripers are starting to stage on their ambush points for all types of fishing be it trolling, casting and fly fishing too for the somewhat Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report September 2023
This week with full moon phase , expect your top water action to be spotty at best. We have had good catching of smallmouth and stripers trolling points to main channel and in the 40-70 ft. Range in canyons holding bait. Use Zara Spooks and Fly Fishing poppers. Expect fishing to improve after this moon! Capt. Bill Some photos from last 2 days:
Lake Powell Fall Update by Capt. Bill McBurney 9-17-23
Lake Powell Elevation 3573.64 The stripers are in the best condition in decades due to the huge shad bloom in decades. With 77 degree water, it has put the schools in gear and you just have to go find them. top water Zara spooks and deep diving shad crank baits for trolling. This is good for the fly rod enthusiast as well as you can be versatile to do what’s working with conventional but always ready to to switch when there on top busting Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report June 9, 2023 – Capt Bill
Lake Powell Fishing Report – June 9, 2023 – Capt. Bill Lake Powell Elevation: 3569.07 Lake has risen approx. 33’ Baite fishing that usually last through the summer could be tapering off early due to the great runoff that is coming to Lake Powell. Slurping stripers are being observed in the main channel and Padre Bay already. That would normally occur late August early September and artificial from there through November then the stripers will entitle down again the side Canyon to bait fish again, Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report October 9, 2022 by Capt. Bill McBurney
Lake Powell Elevation: 3530.32 Water Temp: 78 Degrees Dear Anglers It is feast or famine but the best is “it’s still fishing” on beautiful Lake Powell. Last two weeks before the full moon, the early morning top water bite on popper, zara spoks and fly’s from 5:30 a.m. to 7’ish has been excellent with little exceptions being just not fortunate to locate the action. There in lies the key of observing the bird activity, the sun and shaded areas and then the Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report – Capt. Bill McBurney 8-28-22
Lake Powell Elevation: 3532.41 Water Temperatures: 80 degrees Lake Powell water temperatures have slowed the bait bite and best time to hit the water is at sunrise. Scan and search the shorelines for little surface stripers feeding for your mornings top water and “fly fishing”. For top water spin or bait cast, I recommend the zaraspook medium! For fly fishing, a 7-8 wt. rod floating line and poppers white and black or large clauser minnows blue and white, chartreuse and white. Read More +
