Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 9-30-15
A nice catch and great fishing day Sept. 26, 2015 fishing with Capt. Bill and Ambassador Guides & Outfitters, Inc. Fishing Report by Capt. Bill – early starts are best and full day if possible and get out to the cooler waters. Water temps should start to cool down and we should be in for some awesome fishing. Today we fished early and had a great catch – lots of fish and good sizes. Photo caption: Matt Redfield found great striper fishing after Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson 9-8-15
Caption: Fall striper fishing is excellent in Lake Powell. Travis Sanders helped daughter Aubrey catch her first big striper and now thinks she is hooked for life. Lake Powell Fish Report – September 8, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3608 Water Temperature 78-81 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Stripers are changing habits again with long absent boils occurring in the southern lake. For the past week early morning and late evening boils are blowing up in the main channel from Antelope Point Marina to Padre Bay. Morning boils Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne Gustaveson April 25, 2015
Ethan from Durango Colorado enjoyed catching big stripers in a “boil” near Rock Creek. Those big fish are still there but were better caught this week on spoons. Find small fish boiling on top and then fish under the boil with spoons to catch larger stripers Lake Powell Fish Report – August 21, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3610 Water Temperature 80-85 F By Wayne Gustaeson Stripers are changing their schedule and location. As soon as we get them figured out they do something else. The Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report June 24, 2015 by Wayne Gustaveson
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 – June 24, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3611 Water Temperature 78 – 83 F Slurps, Slurps, Slurps! Fishing is very exciting now with striped bass popping to the top over the length of the lake. Catching is sometimes a Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report June 10, 2015 by Wayne Gustaveson
Matt P. from AZ fishing with Ambassador Guides & Outfitters 6-8-15 1 of 14 fish caught Lake Powell Fish Report – June 10, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3602 Water Temperature 71 – 75 F The unusual year of fisheries expectations continues. The big news is that striped bass females caught yesterday still have not spawned. That should not be too surprising since the daytime temperatures and weather resemble late April more than early June. It is raining and cool today as this report is written. Female stripers need Read More +
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 27, 2015
Lake Powell Fish Report – May 26, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3595 Water Temperature 63 – 70 F Lake Powell is rising. The weather forecast is for rapid warming. Fish behavior is changing as a result of the changing conditions. Here is how to keep up with the new reality in the fish world at Lake Powell. Runoff is now busting downstream allowing the lake water level to increase each day. All that water makes the upper lake muddy, reduces visibility, and points anglers downstream 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 Wayne Gustaveson May 6, 2015
Shane Spravzoff, Flagstaff AZ, caught all different kinds and sizes of fish in Lake Powell during the first weekend of May. Fishing will continue to be great for the whole month in this magical year for catching healthy, large fish in the most beautiful lake in the world. Lake Powell Fish Report – May 6, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3589.8 Water Temperature 62- 70 F Fish reports from the first weekend in May are rolling in and all agree that last weekend was the very Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing report by Wayne Gustaveson April 29, 2015
There are three photos today. One shows Wayne Gustaveson holding a few of the walleye caught yesterday. The next shows a green tube jig tipped with a piece of night crawler. Walleye like the taste of live worm and it helps to have a worm on the hook to get the bite. The last picture shows a close up of a walleye being landed with that green tube in its mouth. Lake Powell Fish Report – April 29, 2015 Lake Elevation: 3590.2 Read More +
