Lake Powell
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Rating - Good
Friday, Oct 11 2024
Lake Powell (Blue Ribbon):Fishing forecast (September through October): Boat launching and access remains good until water reaches 3,525 feet. Water elevation has just reached 3,581 feet. You can check water levels and boat ramp status at the Lake Powell water data site. The moderate runoff reaching Lake Powell in 2024 ensured that much of the brush flooded the previous year will continue to provide refuge and habitat for a variety of Lake Powell fish, including young threadfin shad, largemouth bass and black crappie. Largemouth bass: Bass seek out and reside in cover. This can take the form of brush, tumbleweed piles and trees. If largemouth bass is your quarry, be on the lookout for brush piles and focus fishing near any type of flooded vegetation. By doing so you will be positioned well to catch lots of bass. Chatter baits with a shad-colored trailer, spinner baits and soft plastics such as Yamamoto Senkos all work well for largemouth bass. Largemouth bass had great recruitment during 2023 and 2024, so expect to catch lots of younger bass mixed in with some older fish. Crappie: Similar to largemouth, crappie really like to live near flooded vegetation and cover. When brush is absent, crappie tend to seek a certain water depth, hover over a ledge or drop-off or find colored water where they can eat small fish. There is no shortage of flooded vegetation in the back of canyons, simply look for vegetation growing along sandy shorelines with moderate slopes and follow that line of vegetation down to the water line where you can see the submerged vegetation in the clear water. You can also use sonar to detect underwater cover. We recommend a slip bobber rig. Adjusting the bobber stop allows anglers to suspend the jig right over the brush maximizing the jigs time in the strike zone and avoiding snagging up in the cover. Smallmouth bass: Smallmouth bass can be targeted in deeper water with crayfish jigs, ned rigs and curly tail grubs. A drop shot rig works well to fish the 30-40 foot depth where many smallmouth are holding this time of year. Smallmouth prefer rock structure for cover, so it is easier to locate them with plastic grubs fished on rocky shelves, in boulder fields or at the edge of drop-offs and other shallow areas (from 30 feet deep to the shallow shoreline). During late summer and early fall, bass will feed more at first and last light. Use poppers and walking lures at dawn and dusk. As surface temperatures begin to cool, topwater fishing can be fantastic. Some proven topwater lures to try are Rebel Pop-R, Heddon Super Spook Jr., Strike King Sexy Dawg, Whopper Plopper or Berkley Choppo. As water temperatures drop in late September and early October, bass will again move to more shallow water and feed throughout the day providing high catch rates. Striped bass (stripers): During the heat of summer, striped bass have been difficult to find, especially on the south end of the lake. However, as water begins to cool striped bass will be able to spend more time chasing shad near the surface increasing the odds of observing surface feeding frenzies (also known as "boils"). Trolling diving crank baits has also been effective for some. Finding striped bass is similar to finding shad. If you wish to target striped bass on the south end, try fishing Navajo or Warm Creek. If you can manage it, keep going up-lake and fish Last Chance or Rock Creek. We expect striper boils to pick up as water cools down in mid-to-late September, so be on the lookout anytime you're on the water and have at least one fishing rod rigged with shallow running lures ready to quickly cast to striped bass. September and October is a fantastic time of year to be on Lake Powell so come enjoy fishing this fall. (Aug. 20, 2024)
Friday, Oct 11 2024
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Lake Powell
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Lake Powell (Blue Ribbon):Fishing forecast (September through October): Boat launching and access remains good until water reaches 3,525 feet. Water elevation has just reached 3,581 feet. You can check water levels and boat ramp status at the Lake Powell water data site. The moderate runoff reaching Lake Powell in 2024 ensured that much of the brush flooded the previous year will continue to provide refuge and habitat for a variety of Lake Powell fish, including young threadfin shad, largemouth bass and black crappie. Largemouth bass: Bass seek out and reside in cover. This can take the form of brush, tumbleweed piles and trees. If largemouth bass is your quarry, be on the lookout for brush piles and focus fishing near any type of flooded vegetation. By doing so you will be positioned well to catch lots of bass. Chatter baits with a shad-colored trailer, spinner baits and soft plastics such as Yamamoto Senkos all work well for largemouth bass. Largemouth bass had great recruitment during 2023 and 2024, so expect to catch lots of younger bass mixed in with some older fish. Crappie: Similar to largemouth, crappie really like to live near flooded vegetation and cover. When brush is absent, crappie tend to seek a certain water depth, hover over a ledge or drop-off or find colored water where they can eat small fish. There is no shortage of flooded vegetation in the back of canyons, simply look for vegetation growing along sandy shorelines with moderate slopes and follow that line of vegetation down to the water line where you can see the submerged vegetation in the clear water. You can also use sonar to detect underwater cover. We recommend a slip bobber rig. Adjusting the bobber stop allows anglers to suspend the jig right over the brush maximizing the jigs time in the strike zone and avoiding snagging up in the cover. Smallmouth bass: Smallmouth bass can be targeted in deeper water with crayfish jigs, ned rigs and curly tail grubs. A drop shot rig works well to fish the 30-40 foot depth where many smallmouth are holding this time of year. Smallmouth prefer rock structure for cover, so it is easier to locate them with plastic grubs fished on rocky shelves, in boulder fields or at the edge of drop-offs and other shallow areas (from 30 feet deep to the shallow shoreline). During late summer and early fall, bass will feed more at first and last light. Use poppers and walking lures at dawn and dusk. As surface temperatures begin to cool, topwater fishing can be fantastic. Some proven topwater lures to try are Rebel Pop-R, Heddon Super Spook Jr., Strike King Sexy Dawg, Whopper Plopper or Berkley Choppo. As water temperatures drop in late September and early October, bass will again move to more shallow water and feed throughout the day providing high catch rates. Striped bass (stripers): During the heat of summer, striped bass have been difficult to find, especially on the south end of the lake. However, as water begins to cool striped bass will be able to spend more time chasing shad near the surface increasing the odds of observing surface feeding frenzies (also known as "boils"). Trolling diving crank baits has also been effective for some. Finding striped bass is similar to finding shad. If you wish to target striped bass on the south end, try fishing Navajo or Warm Creek. If you can manage it, keep going up-lake and fish Last Chance or Rock Creek. We expect striper boils to pick up as water cools down in mid-to-late September, so be on the lookout anytime you're on the water and have at least one fishing rod rigged with shallow running lures ready to quickly cast to striped bass. September and October is a fantastic time of year to be on Lake Powell so come enjoy fishing this fall. (Aug. 20, 2024)
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