Late Summer Stripers and Smallies at Lake Powell

Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for September 14, 2025.

Today at Lake Powell, the weather’s been a mixed bag. According to WeatherWorld.com, we’ve had moderate rain earlier with highs pushing 89°F and lows dipping into the upper 60s. Winds have been brisk, out of the southwest at about 29 mph, and the humidity hangs in the comfortable 40–50% zone—not unusual for September but it’s made the fishing a bit interesting the past few days.

Sunrise today was right around 6:59 a.m., and sunset’s scheduled for 7:33 p.m.—gives you a solid window for both the dawn and dusk bite.

Big catches this week are coming out of the main lake points and back ends of coves. Stripers have been active around the dam and at the mouth of Navajo Canyon, especially at first light and again late in the evening. Recent reports from local anglers at the marinas say several boats limited out on stripers using cut anchovy and deep-diving crankbaits. The anchovy bite is solid right now, and vertical jigging spoons are also putting fish in the boat around the 40–60 foot depth lines.

Smallmouth bass are picking up with the cooling rain, moving up onto the rocky shelves and points. Folks have been doing well with soft plastics—think green pumpkin and watermelon tubes—as well as drop-shot rigs fished slow. Crayfish imitations are the name of the game in the shallows, especially along the rocky transitions up near Bullfrog and Good Hope Bay. A few nice largemouths have been caught near flooded brush on spinnerbaits, but by and large, smallies are king during these late summer days.

For walleye chasers, trolling worm harnesses and slow-drifting nightcrawlers near the bottom in 20–30 feet of water is paying off. Mornings are best, but don’t discount the evening bite, either.

Catfishing remains consistent around Wahweap and along sandy flats in the backs of coves. Chicken liver and stink bait will do the trick. The recent rains haven’t slowed the action much, but nights are cooler, so bring a jacket if you’re planning to fish after sundown.

Crappie have been a little hit-or-miss—I haven’t heard of any big numbers yet, but a few slabs have turned up tucked into submerged timber and brush piles, mostly on live minnows.

Best lures right now: deep-diving shad-patterned crankbaits, white and chartreuse spinnerbaits, 4-inch tubes, and anything that mimics shad or crawdads. Live bait, especially anchovy for stripers and nightcrawlers for walleye, is hard to beat. And don’t be afraid to work the water—covering ground makes the difference, just like The Owen News reminds us, fish move in and out of an area, and moving baits catch more attention.

Hot spots today? Give the mouth of Navajo Canyon a shot early, especially for stripers and smallies. Good Hope Bay up north is also producing—look for rocky shelves and transition banks. For catfish, drop your anchor near Warm Creek or the backs of Padre Bay in the evening hours.

No tidal swings here, folks—Lake Powell’s not subject to ocean tides—but keep an eye out for sudden weather shifts, especially with the storms we've had blowing through San Juan County recently as reported by the Navajo Times. Always double-check for debris from runoff, especially near inflows.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hattie folks, this is artificial lure with your Lake Powell
fishing report for September fourteenth, twenty sixteen twenty five. Today
at Lake Powell, the weather's been a mixed bag. According
to weatherworld dot com. We've had moderate rain earlier, with
highs pushing eighty nine degrees f and lows dipping into
the upper sixties. Winds have been brisk out of the

(00:20):
southwest at about twenty nine miles per hour, and the
humidity hangs in the comfortable forty to fifty percent zone.
Not unusual for September, but it's made the fishing a
bit interesting the past few days. Sunrise today was right
around six fifty nine AM, and sunset schedule for seven

(00:43):
thirty three PM gives you a solid window for both
the dawn and dust bite. Big catches this week are
coming out of the main lake points and back ends
of coves. Strippers have been active around the dam and
at the mouth of Navajo Canyon, especially at first light

(01:05):
and again late in the evening. Recent reports from local
anglers at the marina say several boats limited out on
strippers using cut anchovy and deep diving crank baits. The
anchovy bite is solid right now, and vertical jigging spoons
are also putting fish in the boat. Around the forty
to sixty foot depthlines. Small mouth bass are picking up

(01:25):
with the cooling rain, moving up onto the rocky shelves
and points. Folks have been doing well with soft plastics
think green pumpkin and watermelon tubes, as well as dropshot
rigs fished slow prey fish imitations are the name of
the game in the shallows, especially along the rocky transitions
up near Bullfrog and Good Hope Bay. A few nice

(01:49):
large mouths have been caught near flooded brush on spinner baits,
but by and large smallies are king during these late
summer days. For walleye chasers, trolling worm harnesses and slow
drifting night crawlers near the bottom in twenty to thirty
feet of water is paying off. Mornings are best, but
don't discount the evening bite either. Catfishing remains consistent around

(02:14):
wall wape and along sandy flats in the backs of coves.
Chicken liver and stink bait will do the trick. The
recent rains haven't slowed the action much, but nights are cooler,
so bring a jacket if you're planning to fish after sundown, crappy,
I've been a little hit or miss. I haven't heard

(02:35):
of any big numbers yet, but a few slabs have
turned up. Tucked him to submerge timber and brush piles,
mostly on live minnows. Best lures right now deep diving,
shad patterned crank baits, white and chartruse, spinner baits, four
inch tubes, and anything that mimics shad or craw Dad's
live bait, especially anchovy for stripers and nightcrawlers for walleye

(02:57):
is hard to beat, and don't be afraid to work.
The water covering ground makes the difference. Just like the
Owen News reminds us, fish move in and out of
an area, and moving baits catch more attention. Hotspots today.
Give the mouth of Navajo Canyon a shot early, especially
for stripers and smallies. Good Hope Bay up north is

(03:18):
also producing. Look for rocky shelves and transition banks for catfish.
Drop your anchor near Warm Creek or the backs of
Padrey Bay in the evening hours. No title swings here, folks.
Lake Powell's not subject to ocean tides, but keep an
eye out for sudden weather shifts, especially with the storms
we've had blowing through San Juan County recently as reported

(03:41):
by the Navajo Times. Always double check for the breez
from runoff, especially near inflows. Thanks for tuning in to
your Lake Powell Fishing report if you want to keep
catching them and stay in the know. Don't forget to subscribe.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out Quiet Please dot ai