Dry Dock and Dropping Levels: Fishing Lake Powell's Resilient Bite

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Powell fishing report for Wednesday, August 27, 2025. First light clipped the horizon at 6:32 AM, with sunset scheduled for 7:59 PM, offering anglers a solid window to take advantage of prime morning bite.

Weather is warm and dry as NOAA anticipated—expect highs in the low 90s and light southwest breezes on the water. The drought continues to hold water levels well below average, with Lake Powell standing about 48 feet above minimum power pool. The reservoir’s 75% fullness is keeping launch ramps operational but shorelines look stark, so plan extra time to get off the lake as levels shift. No tidal movement here—it’s a reservoir—but levels have been dropping steadily since July[10].

With the persistent drought and a lackluster monsoon, lake temps have hovered near seasonal highs, pushing fish deeper and into coves or faster moving water when available. This week, action on *striped bass* and *smallmouth bass* continues to lead the pack. Stripers are most active at dawn, herding shad into rocky pockets and deeper washes—bait balls are visible by echo sounder near the mouth of Navajo Canyon and up by the dam.

Smallmouth are still biting best on chunk rock points, especially around Antelope and Warm Creek bays. Midday, they’re tight to cover, but as the sun warms up, they move into shallow, faster riffled areas—so don’t skip the shorelines when skies are clear and the wind picks up[4].

Recent catches have been solid: Stripers running up to six pounds landed on swim baits and anchovy chunks; smallmouth bass in the 1-2 pound range coming up on soft plastic tubes and Ned rigs. Catfish were caught after sunset on cut bait near Wahweap Marina. There’s been a scattering of walleye, but numbers are low—most turning up deep trolling.

Top baits: For stripers, fresh anchovy is king—rig half an anchovy on a Carolina rig for the deepest cuts, or cast a shad-style swimbait into boils at daybreak. Jerkbaits in white or chartreuse also drew hits near the dam. Smallies are slamming green pumpkin tubes and finesse worms on 1/8 oz jigheads; don’t shy away from crayfish imitations. For catfish, stick with stink bait or chicken liver.

Hot spots to try today:
- **Navajo Canyon:** Stripers are crashing schools at sun-up—get there early, watch for boils, cast fast.
- **Antelope Bay:** Smallmouth concentrated on rock drop-offs and flooded timber, especially around midday.
- **Warm Creek:** Bass and the occasional walleye found in 15–30 feet near structure.

Water clarity is mixed; expect stained conditions after boat traffic near marinas and clearer water up-lake. With dwindling inflows and plenty of boaters, steer clear of crowded ramps later in the day.

From local marina reports and shore anglers alike, the bite is best from first light until about 10 AM, then after 7 PM as fish come up again to chase bait in the cooling evening surface.

Before you hit the water, double-check safety—conditions can change quickly in low water. Hydrate, pack plenty of shade, and keep a tackle box organized for quick swaps. If you want to show off your fishing spirit on the dock, check out those tackle box AirPods cases some folks are sporting this week—gear’s getting more stylish every season.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure. Here with your Lake Powder Fishing report for Wednesday,
August twenty seventh, twenty twenty five. First light clip the
horizon at six thirty two am with sunset scheduled for
seven point fifty nine pm, offering anglers a solid window
to take advantage of prime morning bite. Weather is warm
and dry as Noah anticipated. Expect highs in the low

(00:20):
nineties and light southwest breezes on the water. The drought
continues to hold water levels well below average, with lake
powells standing about forty eight feet above minimum power pool.
The reservoir's seventy five percent fullness is keeping launch ramps operational,
but shorelines look stark, so plan extra time to get
off the lake. As level shift NOE title movement here.

(00:42):
It's a reservoir, but levels had been dropping steadily since
July tenth. With the persistent drought and a lackluster monsoon,
lake temps have hovered near seasonal highs, pushing fish deeper
and into coves or faster moving water when availed. This week,
action on star strip bass and star our smallmouth bass
continues to lead the pack. Strippers are most active at

(01:04):
dawn herding shadd into rocky pockets and deeper washes. Bait
balls are visible by echo sounder near the mouth of
Navajo Canyon and up by the Dan. Smallmouth are still
biting best on chunk rock points, especially around Antelope and
Warm Creek bays. Midday they're tight to cover, but as
the sun warms up they move into shallow, faster riffled areas,

(01:24):
so don't skip the shorelines when skies are clear and
the wind picks up. Four recent catches have been solid
stripers running up to six pounds landed on swim baits
and anchovy chunks, smallmouth bass and the one to two
pound range coming up on soft plastic tubes and med rigs.
Catfish were caught after sunset on cut bait near Wawee
Up Marina. There's been a scattering of walleye, but numbers

(01:47):
are low, most turning up deep trolling top dates for stripers.
Fresh anchovy is king rig half an anchovy on a
carolina rig for the deepest cuts, or cast a shad
style swim bait into oils at daybreak. Jerk baits and
white or chartrews also drew hits near the dam. Smallies
are slamming green pumpkin tubes and finest worms on one

(02:08):
a thousand jigheads. Don't shy away from crayfish imitations for
catfish stick with stink bait or chicken liver. Hot spots
to try today. Navajo Canyon stripers are crashing schools at
sun up. Get there early, watch for boils cast fast now.
Antelope Bay small mouth concentrated on rock drop offs and

(02:29):
flooded timber, especially around midday. Warm creek bass and the
occasional walleye found in fifteen to thirty feet near structure.
Water clarity is mixed. Expect stained conditions after boat traffic
near marinas and clear water up lake with dwindling inflows
and plenty of boaters. Steer clear of crowded ramps later
in the day. From local marina reports and shore anglers alike,

(02:50):
the bite is best from first light until about ten am,
then after seven pm as fish come up again to
chase bait in the cooling evening surface. Before you hit
the water, double check safety conditions can change quickly in
low water hydrate, pack plenty of shade, and keep a
tackle box organized for quick swaps. If you want to
show off your fishing spirit on the dock. Check out

(03:13):
those tackle box AirPods cases some folks are sporting this week.
Beer is getting more stylish every season. Thanks for tuning
in to this week's on the spot Lake Powell Fishing
Report with artificial lure. Don't forget to subscribe and keep
listening for more tips, tactics and angler news. This has
been a Quiet Please production. For more check out Quiet

(03:35):
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