Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Fishing Report October 8, 2014 with Capt. Bill
Fly Fishing 10/8/14 with Richard Hargis from Utah The days scenario fishing Powell is a 50/50 possibility for Stripers. If you hit the schools on top then two people can bag 10 to 20 fish in and hour fishing conventional. Fly fisherman can cut that equation in half. The fish are fat and strong with 1 1/2 inch fillets for the table. The rest of the day would be looking for small mouth unless where presented with another boil of course the hopefully Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing by Wayne Gustaveson 10-8-14
Photo: Striped bass caught now are as healthy as they have ever been due to a bumper crop of shad. Stripers are selecting threadfin shad in the main channel and saving gizzard shad next to shore until later in the year. Fishing is challenging in these high forage conditions but very rewarding when catching these beautiful prime young fish. Lake Powell Fishing Report October 8, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3606 Water Temperature 72-74 F By: Wayne Gustaveson October is hunting season. It’s time to put on Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report September 30, 2014 by Wayne Gustaveson
Caption: Raquel Dibble, Perry UT, displays some very healthy stripers caught this week from boils. Cooler temperatures allow stripers to come to the surface to feed on shad that have been hiding in the warm surface waters. Boil fishing should be good through October. Lake Powell Fishing Report September 30, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3605 Water Temperature 73-77 F Just blew the hot water lid off of Lake Powell. The long hot summer kept the surface temperature above 80 degrees until the rainy cold front arrived Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Capt. Bill & Wayne Gustaveson
It’s that time of year already. Looking for the special gift for your special angler for Christmas. Give them a Gift Certificate for fishing Lake Powell. You can purchase the G/C and give it to them and let them pick their dates. All Gift Certificates are good for 1 year from purchase date. Give them a Memory that will last a lifetime fishing Lake Powell. From 9-19-14 through 12-15-14 receive $25.00 off any G/C purchased. Our way of thanking of our Customers. Notes Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report September 10, 2014 Wayne Gustaveson
Photo Caption: Lake Powell stripers are in prime condition. These fat stripers were caught in surface boils this week that are occurring daily from dawn until 7:30 AM and them again during the last hour of daylight.Lake Powell Fishing Report September 10, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3605 Water Temperature 75-79 F Striper fishing has settled into a predictable pattern over the length of Lake Powell. Each morning striper schools come to the surface chasing shad schools. The trigger is first light which makes shad form into Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 9-6-14
Photo caption: Dallin Trotter, Cedar City UT, caught some nice fat stripers in early morning striper boils in the main channel near Navajo Canyon. Striper boils are getting bigger and mor…e numerous as the lake surface temperature cools. Navajo Canyon continues to be the best spot for striper boils in the southern lake. Lacking any other reports we headed back to Navajo to glean additional information for this week’s report. No surface action was seen in Wahweap or Warm Creek but as soon as Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 8-27-14
Photo Caption: Carl Lind, Wittmann AZ, caught this 3-pound striped bass in Last Chance Bay trolling a shad rap. Striper fishing is much better this week as stripers are chasing shad to the surface each morning and evening. Stripers are FAT after gorging on a bumper crop of shad. They are very strong fighters and are willing to hit surface lures. August 27, 2014 Lake Elevation: 3606 Water Temperature 77-80 F Reports of stripers feeding on the surface really had me invigorated this morning. We 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 Report by Capt. Bill McBurney & Wayne Gustaveson (Wayne’s Words)
The fishing window if on the right spot is 5 a.m. till 8:30 a.m. with this heat we are having. It can be longer if a cloudy monsoon morning day. September and October are shaping up for some big fish 2-3 lbs on the “fly rod” as well as conventional (use storm deep divers on the troll). Trolling is the best producer right now early for juvenile stripers. Capt. Bill Jeannie from Austin, TX a great 3days with these customers July 16, 2014 Lake Elevation: Read More +
