Lake Powell Fishing Report: Stripers, Smallmouth, and Catfish Abound on a Crisp Fall Morning

Artificial Lure coming to you with your Lake Powell, Utah, fishing report for Sunday, September 14th, 2025.

It’s a crisp, quiet morning at the ramp. Sunrise dazzled over the red cliffs right at 6:53 AM, and you can expect sunset tonight to linger at about 7:32 PM. The weather today’s a local’s dream: clear, dry skies, and mild—look for highs in the upper 80s to maybe low 90s near the banks. According to the KSL Weather Center, northern Utah’s still riding a warm streak, but with the edge coming off summer, morning and evening temps are much more comfortable. Winds are light early, picking up a touch in the afternoon, so chase that topwater bite while it’s still glassy.

Now, there are no tides on Lake Powell—she’s a reservoir, so no need to fret about tidal charts. Flows from the Colorado River remain below average according to this week’s St. George News piece, which means the lake sits a bit lower. Shallower structure’s more exposed, and some back bays you might know from spring are high and dry. That said, the fish are on the move, stacking up tight to main lake points and island drop-offs.

The bite? Let’s talk hot action. Stripers are still in late summer mode, but cooling nights have started to bunch ’em up around schools of shad. Word from the Lake Powell Fishing Report Podcast last week: If you’re early, the striper boils are happening right off the main channel, up by Dove Canyon and the mouth of Warm Creek. Anglers tossing 2-ounce chrome or white jigging spoons, as well as classic topwater walkers like Zara Spooks, came away with double-digit catches, some boats reporting 20–30 stripers each, most running 2–3 lbs, with a few pushing 4 lbs. The best action for stripers has been before 10 AM, as the sun climbs.

Smallmouth bass action remains steady. Folks are working main-lake rocky points and submerged humps with Ned rigs, shad-colored tubes, and dropshot rigs, especially near Padre Bay and in the canyons around Bullfrog. As usual this time of year, crayfish imitations draw big numbers—if you stick to green pumpkin or watermelon red flake, you’ll stick some fish. Expect plenty of scrappy smallmouths, with catch rates of a dozen or more per outing, most in the 1–2 lb class.

For largemouth, target the backs of brushy coves with soft plastics, especially mid-morning when the sun hits that submerged brush. Many locals report better numbers near Dangling Rope and Lost Eden this week. Bass are less abundant than the smallies but the ones caught often run larger, topping 3 lbs.

Catfish are in the coves and creek mouths—hot dogs, chicken livers, and cut shad have all put fish in the boat this week, particularly after sunset along sandy or muddy banks.

With the new moon waning, night fishing is fair but not spectacular. If you’re after a mess of fish, the early daylight and dusk bite are still your best window.

This week’s best baits and lures:
- For stripers: 2-ounce slab spoons, Kastmasters, white or chartreuse swimbaits, and topwater walkers early.
- For bass: Green pumpkin Ned rigs, shad-colored tubes, and drop shot finesse worms.
- For catfish: Cut bait, chicken livers, and shrimp around muddy coves.

Hot spots to circle on your map: The mouth of Warm Creek for early stripers, and Bullfrog Hump or Padre Bay for bass of both flavors. If you’re hiking canyons, give Gunsight Bay a look—reports are the smallmouth are piling up around submerged rocks.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lore. Coming to you with your Lake Power Utah
fishing report for Sunday, September fourteenth, twenty twenty five. It's
a crisp, quiet morning at the ramp. Sunrise dazzled over
the Red Cliffs right at six fifty three am, and
you can expect sunset tonight to linger at about seven
thirty two pm. The weather today's a locals dream, clear,
dry skies and mild. Look for highs in the upper

(00:23):
eighties too, maybe low nineties near the banks. According to
the KSL Weather Center, Northern Utah still riding a warm streak,
but with the edge coming off summer morning and evening
tempts are much more comfortable. Winds are light early, picking
up a touch in the afternoon, so chase that topwater
bite while it's still glassy now. There are no tides

(00:43):
on Lake Powell. She's a reservoir, so no need to
fret about tidal charts. Flows from the Colorado River remain
below average according to this week's Saint George newspiece, which
means the lake sits a bit lower, shallower, structure is
more exposed, and some back bays you might know from
spring are high and dry. That said. The fish are

(01:03):
on the move, stocking up tight to main lake points
and island drop offs. The bite. Let's talk. Hot action
stripers are still in late summer mode, but cooling nights
have started to bunch them up around schools of shad.
Word from the Lake Powell Fishing Report podcast last week.
If you're early, the striper boils are happening right off
the main channel up by Dove Canyon and the mouth

(01:26):
of Warm Creek. Anglers toss in two ounce chrome or
white jigging spoons, as well as classic topwater walkers like Zara.
Spooks came away with double digit catches, some boats reporting
twenty to thirty stripers each, most running two to three pounds,
with a few pushing four pounds. The best action for

(01:59):
stripers is before ten am as the sun climbs. Small
mouth bass action remains steady. Folks are working mainl like
rocky points and submerged humps with meg rigs, shag colored
tubes and dropshot rakes, especially near Padre Bay and in
the canyons around Bouffraud. As usual this time of year,
crayfish imitations draw big numbers if you stick to green

(02:22):
pumpkin or watermelon, red flake you'll stick some fish. Expect
plenty of scrappy small mouse with catch rates of a
dozen or more, prouting, most in the one to two
pound class. For largemouth, target the backs of brushy coves
with soft plastics, especially mid morning when the sun hits
that submerged brush. Many locals report better numbers near dangling

(02:43):
rope and lost eden this week. Bass are less abundant
than the smallies, but the ones caught often run larger,
copping three pounds. Catfish are in the coves and creek mouse,
hot dogs, chicken livers, and cutshat have all put fish
in the boat this week, particularly after some onset along
sandy your muddy banks. With the new moon waning, night

(03:04):
fishing is fair but not spectacular. If you're after a
mess of fish, the early daylight and dust bite are
still your best window. This week's best baits and lores
for stripers, two out slab spoons, cast masters, writer chartreuse
swin baits, and top water walkers early for bass, green
punkin medrigs, shad colored tubes, and drop shot finess worms

(03:28):
for catfish, cut bait, chicken livers and shrimp around muddy
coves hot spots to circle on your map the mouth
of Warm Creek for early stripers and Bullfrog Hump or
Padre Bay for bass of both flavors. If you're hiking canyons,
give Gunsight Bay a look. Reports are the small mouth
are piling up around some merged rocks. Thanks for tuning in, friends,

(03:51):
make sure to subscribe for tomorrow's report, and don't forget
to pack plenty of water and keep it safe on
the water. This has been a quiet please production. For
more check out Why It Please dot a I