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Lake Powell Fish Report – June 28, 2016

Lake Powell Tagged Walleye contest begins July 1st. Catch a tagged walleye and win prizes. Lake Elevation: 3619 Water Temperature: 79F – 83F By: Wayne Gustaveson http://www.wayneswords.com Lake Powell came up another 3 feet since the last report. All fish seem to like the rising water but changing conditions are making fishing better at some locations and not as good at others. Here is the most recent fishing schedule for midlake Bullfrog / Halls and upstream: From first light until the sun hits the water Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report by Wayne’s Words 7-11-13

Photo Caption:  Brayden Hansen, Mayfield UT, covered up to get out of the sun while fishing for boiling stripers in Bullfrog Bay. Brayden and family caught  stripers on top each moring and evening. Stripers are boiling from the San Juan all the way to Good Hope Bay. The weather is hot but so is the fishing. Lake Powell Fish Report – July 10, 2013 Lake Elevation: 3598 Water Temperature 78-83 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Lake Powell fishing strategy is determined by shad size and abundance.  Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report 4-14-13

  Fishing remains good this past weekend. Bigger stripers are on the feed and you can graph schools of bait fish close by when stripers are fat.  5-6 lb fish are the norm and fly fishing over chum is promising in the Main Channel on Lake Powell holding fish on points and shelves bordering deep water 300-400 ft. plus. Key to getting the bigger fish is to keep one line down below the feeding fish school for that possible “big strike for a 10lb plus”.    Wind will be Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report – Wayne Gustavson 1-23-12

Was sent today from Wayne today   Big Striper Caught at Bullfrog. On January 20, 2013 a lucky 13-year-old from Denver CO was trolling with leaded line near Forgotten Canyon just upstream from Bullfrog Marina. We are still trying to talk with Jessie Pond to find out exactly what lure he was using and how he was holding his mouth, what he had for breakfast and other important details. Jessie and his Dad brought the big fish to Bullfrog Marina after hours and were able to Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report 5-15-12

Photo:  Ryan Mosley and Lowell Marthe, Dutch John UT, caught a mixed bag of species while fishing Lake Powell.  Here they hold stripers and walleye but they also caught crappie and smallmouth in abundance. It has been that kind of year at the lake and fishing continues to be excellent for all species.  In addition, striper fishing has just improved dramatically this past week.   Lake Powell Fish Report – May 15, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3636 Water Temperature 65-72 F By: Wayne Gustaveson   Forgive Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report April 18, 2012 – Wayne Gustavson

Photo Caption: Autumn and dad Dave McQuitty caught a 5-lb Striper trolling with a deep diving white bomber near mud line at Hite. Stripers are fat and healthy but the big news is about large and smallmouth bass moving into the shallows to spawn.   Lake Powell Fish Report – April 18, 2012 Lake Elevation: 3635 Water Temperature 55-65 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Bass Return to Beds It is the third week of April and true to form bass are returning to the shallows to Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report – by Wayne Gustaveson 4-11-12

Photo caption: Wayne and Mark Gustaveson had a fun day fishing for bass. Water is warming allowing bass to move into shallow water  to spawn. The fish can be readily seen and caught.  Bass Fishing will be great for spawning bass for the next 3 weeks   Lake Powell Fish Report – Lake Elevation: 3635 Water Temperature 52-60 F By: Wayne Gustaveson Fishing is fantastic as long as you are fishing for bass in the afternoon.  Bass spawning is imminent.  It may take another week Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report 8-17-11

Lake Elevation: 3658    Water Temperature 78-83 F Fishing on the southern end of the lake will not improve until temperatures get cooler in the evenings to cool the water down. Anglers are backed up as well as guides waiting for September and October for this event and hopefully wont experience a prolonged heat spell like the one that hit us in 1993. Our best advice is to stay tuned to the fishing reports that we put out as we are one of the few Read More +

Lake Powell Fishing Report 6-8-2011

This is Jerry from Cortez, Colorado with his 8.5 lb striper which gave us a solid 6 minute battle on 6 lb test line. This is 1 of 3 big fish that my customers and I have caught this week. Smallmouth were doing excellent in the early part of the day, we moved on to stripers in the afternoon. We were 40 miles up the lake. Check out the video The fishing on Lake Powell right now is excellent, a great time to be here! Read More +