Late Summer Lures and Limits: Lake Powell Fishing Report

Lake Powell anglers woke early today under a clear desert sky, with sunrise at 6:55 a.m. and sunset set for around 7:56 p.m., giving us nearly 11 hours of prime fishing light. It's a classic late-summer morning in southern Utah: air temps are already climbing, skies mostly sunny with just the faintest chance of afternoon rain drifting in from neighboring regions—definitely bring a hat, sunglasses, and stay hydrated.

No need to bother with tidal reports here; Lake Powell’s a reservoir, so what matters are water levels and recent inflows. A few weeks back, local ranches in the Upper Basin had wrapped up their water conservation programs, and while most water releases have stabilized, anglers report decent clarity and moderate current around major tributary cuts.

Fish activity is up as water temps remain warm. Stripers are schooling tight off points and canyon mouths—especially near the dam and Warm Creek Bay. Recent catches have been solid, with boaters landing stringers of 10 to 30 striped bass in a morning session. The usual method: vertical jigging with 1- to 2-ounce Kastmasters or anchovies on a light dropper rig. Cast crankbaits and white curlytail jigs if the school goes shallow or starts chasing shad up.

Largemouth and smallmouth bass have been moving onto rocky shelves and brush piles as the sun rises. Locals are pulling 2- to 3-pound fish with green pumpkin Senkos or white spinnerbaits around the Castle Rock cut and Navajo Canyon. Don't overlook the coves at Lone Rock—bluegill bite picks up on small jigs tipped with worm as the day goes on. Chicken liver and nightcrawlers are working well for channel catfish along sandy beaches and below campgrounds.

For crappie, look for brush piles and zigzag jetties in the backwaters—small tubes and minnows under a slip bobber do the trick. Reports suggest fair numbers of black crappie and some chunky bluegill coming in from the shallows. Walleye are less active during bright daylight, but trolling shad-imitating crankbaits along deeper ledges, especially by the dam, is your best bet.

Best baits and lures this week:

- Anchovies or smelt strips for striper (on dropper rigs)
- 1-2 oz. chrome Kastmasters
- White or chartreuse curlytail jigs
- Green pumpkin Senko worms for bass
- White spinnerbaits for bass and walleye
- Small tube jigs, hair jigs, or live minnows for crappie and bluegill
- Nightcrawlers, chicken liver for catfish

Hot spots worth your effort:
- **Warm Creek Bay:** Stripers thick at 40-60 feet; toss jigs and anchovies.
- **Navajo Canyon:** Mixed bass and predator action, plus some crappie off brush.
- **Castle Rock cut:** Bass stacked around rocky shelves early.
- **Lone Rock Beach:** Good for bluegill and catfish with worm-tipped jigs and liver.

Fish are biting best early (dawn to 9 a.m.) and late (5:30–sunset). Midday slows a bit, but moving to deeper water can keep your lines tight.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Make Powell. Anglers woke early today under a clear desert sky,
with sunrise at six fifty five am and sunset set
for around seven fifty six pm, giving us nearly eleven
hours of prime fishing light. It's a classic late summer
morning in southern Utah. Air temps are already climbing skies
mostly sunny, with just the faintest chance of afternoon rain

(00:22):
drifting in for neighboring regions. Definitely bring a hat, sunglasses,
and stay hydrated. No need to bother with tidal reports here.
Light powells a reservoir, so what matters are water levels
and recent inflows. A few weeks back, local ranches in
the Upper Basin had wrapped up their water conservation programs,
and while most water releases have stabilized, anglers report decent

(00:45):
clarity and moderate current around major tributary cuts. Fish activity
is up as water temps remain worn. Strippers are schooling
tight off points and canyon mounts, especially near the Dam
and Warm Creek Bay. Recent catches have been sought with
boaters landing stringers of ten to thirty stripped at bass
in a morning session. The usual method vertical jigging with

(01:07):
one to two ounce cast masters or anchovies on a
white dropper rig. Cast crank baits and white curly tailed
jigs at the school goes shallow or starts chasing shad up.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass have been moving onto rocky shells
and brush piles as the sun rises. Locals are pulling
two to three pound fish with green pumpkin sencos or
white spinner baits around the Castle Rock Cut and Navajo Canyon.

(01:30):
Don't overlook the coves at Lone Rock. Bluegill by picks
up on small jigs tipped with warm as the day
goes on. Chicken liver and nightcrawlers are working well for
channel catfish along sandy beaches and below campgrounds. For crappy,
look for brush piles and zigzag jetties in the backwaters.
Small tubes and minnows under a slip bobber do the trick.
Reports suggest fair numbers of black crappie and some chunky

(01:53):
bluegill coming in from the shallows. Wally ie are less
active during bright daylight. Patrolling shad Imitating kran bits along
deeper ledges, especially by the dam, is your best bet.
Best baits and lures this week anchovies or smelt strips
for striper on dropper rigs one to two ounces, chrome
cast masters, white or Chartout's curly tail jigs, green pumpkin

(02:17):
senco worms for bass, white spinner baits for bass and
wallyye small tube jigs, hair jigs or live minnows for
crappy and bluegill, night crawlers, chicken liver for catfish, pot
spots worth your effort. Warm Creek Bay stripers thick at
forty to sixty feet, toss jigs and anchovies. Navajo Canyon

(02:39):
mixed bass and predator action plus some crappy off brush
bass stacked around rocky shelves. Early toss one No. One two.
Low Rock Beach good for bluegill and catfish with worm,
tip jigs and liver. Fisher biting best early dawn to
nine am and late five third to sunset. Midday slows

(03:02):
a bit, but moving to deeper water can keep your
line sight. Thanks for tuning in to today's lake palfishing report,
brought to you by Artificial Lure. Make sure to subscribe
for more daily updates and helpful tips. Tight lines out there.
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