Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Lake Powell Fall Lineup – Capt. Bill McBurney
This Fishing Report shows Lake Powell is shaping up for an outstanding season, with excellent bass fishing, plentiful stripers, topwater action, and the potential for trophy fish.
Spring Fishing Lake Powell with Capt. Bill
Lake Powell Elevation: 3536.40 Water Temp: 66 degrees Water Level: https://lakepowell.water-data.com/ Howdy Anglers, Stripers om bait at the dam is very good most morning but can get crowded. Uplake the bite is sporadic with some days better then others. Lots of school fish are in good condition but some are just “ok” so you need to move around somedays. Smallmouth bite is KING. Fishingg just about any structures including slick rock canyons, the double tail grubs is medium to dar colors working the best. Read More +
Lake Powell Winter Fishing Report – Captain Bill McBurney
Happy 2026 Fishing Lake Powell in the winter time is special for us because there are very few if any crowds you do not have wave-runners, no wakeboards and no houseboats! Catching has it’s challenges with the best warm sunny days of the week during the winter storm cycles. It is fishing with a few fish to a dozen on a half-day charter. We do a late start to let Lake Powell wake up! The winter striper yearling is 1-3 lb. fish are delicious being Read More +
December 2025 Fishing Report – Capt. Bill McBurney
Lake Powell Elevation: 3542.56 Lake Powell Fly & Conventional Fishing Update Fly fishing and conventional fishing are still going strong at Lake Powell. Water temps are holding in the 60s, keeping the bite zone active. On sunny days, focus on the many islands and sand bars where Stripers and Smallmouth push baitfish up—prime spots to find fish feeding. Your best window has been 10 AM to 3 PM. It’s Clouser time, but honestly, anything will work when the fish are on shad. Watch for birds Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Forecast – July 20, 2025 – Capt. Bill
Lake Powell Elevation: 3557.81 Fall Fishing Outlook — Captain Bill’s Update Fall fishing should be excellent this year! We’re now booking trips all the way through January 1, 2026, thanks to continued lower runoff levels. The algae bloom and expected water temps are all tracking back to the lower pool levels we saw three years ago—setting us up for some of the best late-season fishing in recent memory. Each canyon bay will fish differently—some good, some fair, some tough—depending on water temps, sun exposure, and wind Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report June 1, 2025 Capt. Bill McBurney
Lake Powell Elevation: 3558.98 feet Smallmouth and largemouth bass have slided deeper and we are still catching the 1-2 lb. smallmouth in 10-30′ of water trolling and tubing as well. The better reports of largemouth have been from the San Juan Arm. For us an overcast morning on zara spooks has been very good. Walleye? I don’t usually talk walleye but more reports this year from anglers is good and we have caught a few as well as we usually stumble on to a few Read More +
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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 +
