Lake Powell Winter Fishing 2013
Western water strategy for fresh water stripers conditions with water at 55 degrees and Fly Rod used 7 to 8 weight with a your line 20 feet with a sink tip. use a fluorocarbon leader 6 feet with a 17 pound 2x tippet. Your presentation for fly fishing for stripers, always fishing down wind from the drift. Always drift toward your target area and silence is golden when fly fishing for stripers. Use a fast full strip and scissor set the fly with 3 inch Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing December 2012
Lake Powell winter Florida Style Fishing for “hefty” Stripers Bait fishing is done. Fly, spin and trolling is now the ticket. Fly Fishing the tree line is best and boat placement wind and light is very important. Fly Rods recommend: 7-8 wt. medium fast action- 20′ medium sink line or full clear fluorocarbon 6′ leaders 20lb test (1x) 3″ chartreuse clausers. Spin: 6.5-7′ medium action spin/bait cast – 15 lb. fluorocarbon or fluocarbon leader attached. Reaction baits that will dive 10′ (chartreuse & white) and Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing 11-12-12
Lake Powell Elevation: 3617.83 Dear Anglers, Last week before cold front hit our Guests caught 10 very nice stripers. They were caught about 80′ down and using anchovy bait. This will be the typical pattern with cold fronts throughout winter. They will be up against the walls where the sun hits for best chance of catching. Remember, if you are booked with us and a storm is pending, we are happy to reschedule and you have 1 year from then to take your trip. Take Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report
Current water temps: 62 degrees Lake Powell Elevation: 3619.04 Still catching fish….see our Facebook Page (lakepowellfishing) for recent videos this week. Fish are moving deeper with cooler temps on the way. This weekend a storm will move in. Supposed to warm back up so will see what we can find. Often times, November will produce some very good fishing. Also Gift Certificates now available for Xmas for your Special Angler. Let us design a quality trip for you. Your gift will be good for 1 Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words
Photo caption: Bill McBurney, Page AZ, was chumming anchovies in Navajo Canyon to attract a striper school when this 13 pound striped bass hit his home made artificial striper fly. That’s a big fish to catch on a fly rod. Lake Powell Fish Report – October 17, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3620 Water Temperature 68-72 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Last week fishing success for black bass was as good as it gets in Fall. Striped bass fishing had been negatively affected by full moon Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report 10-3-12 by Waynes Words
Lake Powell Fish Report – October 3, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3620 Water Temperature 73-76 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Fishing out of Wahweap is hot and cold. Fishing is super hot for the first hour of light in the morning. Toss a small profile surface lure like a Sammy or Sugoi splash toward the shoreline for fast action from smallmouth bass and juvenile striped bass. This morning one of the hottest spots was the Stateline ramp cove. A shad school moved under the courtesy dock Read More +
Go Deep with Climate Change 9-30-12
Fall weather’s in and outs with cooler nights and days being cool to warming can affect the bite and size on striped bass. Smaller fish closer to the surface will often turn on the “lunker” below at 40-50 ft. Capt. Bill
Lake Powell Fishing 9-30-12
Leanne from CO 9-27-12 Lake Powell Elevation: 3621.62 Water Temp: 72 in a.m. and high of 76 in p.m. Fly Fishing chumming Florida Style for the fly fisherman is excellent right now for small stripers 1-3 lbs. A few lunkers on the 250-300 grain sink tip in the 30ft. range if y ou can get by the “smallies”. If you are an avid fly fishermen right now is the time to get to Lake Powell. Yesterday’s angler caught some excellent fish on the fly rod. Conventional Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing Report by “Wayne’s Words”
Lake Powell Fish Report – September 27, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3621 Water Temperature 73-77 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Surface water temperature is now in a slow downward spiral. Nights are enjoyably cool with warm temperatures during the day. A weather front and temperature drop disrupted fishing success for a couple of days this week but it was mostly a readjustment in timing. Some areas that had enjoyed a good morning bite now had better fishing in the evening. Fishing is still good but it Read More +
Lake Powell Fishing 9-21-12 by Wayne Gustevson (Wayne’s Words)
Lake Powell Fish Report – September 21, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3622 Water Temperature 75-78 F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Lake level decline has slowed and weather is similar to that imagined for a dream vacation to a tropical island. It’s warm in the day time and delightfully cool at night with only a gentle breeze occasionally breaking up the flat calm reflecting pool of Lake Powell. Yes it’s really nice down here right now. Fishing patterns are essentially the same with some subtle differences Read More +
