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Cris Draper
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 02, 2001 - 3:08 pm: | |
Subject: Lake Powell Report
Lake Powell
Rating: Good fishing
Water level: 3662.85 feet and falling slowly (full pool is 3,700 feet)
Factors: Smallmouth are active and shallow. Stripers are moving toward the dam and tributaries.
Flies/Lures: Jigs or lures for smallmouth. Anchovies, jigs or lures for stripers.
Next few weeks: Action will be very good during the next few weeks.
Always read the report by Wayne Gustaveson: www.wayneswords.com.
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Ray Young
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 10, 2001 - 4:00 pm: | |
Subject: Fishing Trip Report
Striped Bass are hitting great in there winter pattern. Three fisherman took 23 fish on 2/9/01.
The pattern is in 50 -60 ft. of water in the back on canyons on breaks. The fish are 1 - 3 pounds but very strong and healthy. Anchovies are the bait of choise.
Water temp. is 46 - 50 degrees.
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Michael Finn
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2000 - 12:47 pm: | |
Subject: Lake Powell Fish Report
LAKE POWELL FISH REPORT
JUNE 9, 2000
By Wayne Gustaveson
Lake Elevation: 3681
Water Temperature: 72-80 F
The lake is rapidly filling with only a modest amount of runoff coming in(67,000 acre feet) but not much water being let out (15,000 acre feet)of Glen Canyon Dam. The rapid increase in elevation quickly floods new gentle sloping beach areas that appear to be good looking fishing spots. Remember that it will take a while for fish to move into the new areas. It is usually better to fish vertical habitat that is only slightly altered by a two foot increase in lake level.
Smallmouth bass fish is still fair to good. Early morning is better than mid day but fishing is steady any time with soft plastic grubs/tubes. The top water bite early in the morning and late in the evening is really worth the trip. Points, coves, shelves and islands are prime top water habitat but the real key is to get there early, before the sun hits the water. When the sun tops the ridge then search out shade on the west side of structure to prolong the bite. When the sun is on the water go deeper with soft plastic for the rest of the day until shadows form signaling the nightly top water feeding ritual.
Take advantage of nesting bluegill that will be found in shallow water of coves near brush. The brightly colored fish are great fun and really aggressive when guarding a nest. Fly tackle, small plastic grubs, or live worms on tiny hooks will be all that’s needed to have a great time. Look in the back of almost any bay in clear water to see fish before they bite. Sight fishing for bluegill is a blast.
Stripers are not easy to find. They are moving. Some are eating plankton while others are chasing shad and some are doing both. Behavior is totally different depending on diet. Still getting a lot of reports that stripers are feeding on spawning shad in the backs of canyons before the sun hits the water each morning. Quick boils have been seen in Navajo, Last Chance, Bullfrog, Red Canyon and White Canyon.
Trollers are doing well in the murky water in Good Hope Bay. Stripers are randomly scattered and caught at a rate of 3-4 per hour. Trolling in shallow (20-30 feet) ends of canyons (lakewide) may intercept stripers that have been feeding on shad at dawn but are moving to deeper water midmorning.
Bait fishermen are finding stripers to be elusive with a single fish caught here and there, followed by a 10-20 fish catch if a school is located. Keep moving and trying many different spots. Chum, fish and then move on. Keep at it until the school is found. Persistence pays off. Take ice for fish or fillets. Water temperature is now too warm to keep fish on a stringer.
Catfishing is very good and will remain so all summer.
More info can be found at www.wayneswords.com check it out.
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Michael Finn
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2000 - 7:43 am: | |
Subject: Lake Powell Fish Report
LAKE POWELL FISH REPORT
JUNE 1, 2000
Lake Elevation: 3678
Water Temperature: 66-74 F
Unseasonably warm temperatures were not lost on fish that moved into summer habits and patterns. That is actually good news since fish will be in the same places and very predictable all during June. The rising lake will submerge those dry launch ramps we have been waiting for by the middle of the month.
SUMMER PATTERN:
Best fishing for bass and stripers is at twilight in morning and evening. Fish get up early! Be there just as soon as it is safe to navigate for best results. Shad are spawning at first light. Cast surface lures for a very productive hour of fishing before the sun hits the water each morning and just as it gets dark at night.
SMALLMOUTH BASS
Bass fishing is good lakewide. There seems to be a recurring pattern with 2-3 days of real great catches followed by 2-3 days of less activity. When it is good no help is required. On the in-between days it helps to slow down and go deeper. A plastic grub or tube worked with almost no action or only subtle, gentle movement will get strikes where the fast moving lure will be ignored.
STRIPED BASS
Look shallow and early for striped bass. Surface lures near shad spawning sites, or on long points in main bays will bring stripers up to investigate at mornings first light. The investigation begins with a savage splash aimed at maiming the lure. There seems to be enough forage to draw stripers into shallow coves to feed instead of suspending in open water to eat plankton. Look for short, open coves with brush near deep water, lakewide.
Starting points: Coves surrounding antelope island, back of Warm Creek (both arms), Navajo Canyon, West Canyon, Last Chance, Rock Creek, main channel rock hazard buoys (Buoy 22, hazard buoy at Rock Creek), Rincon and Slick Rock, Bullfrog Bay (brush at back), Knowles, Good Hope Bay.
Trolling with shad imitating deep divers yields about 3-4 fish per hour. Anchovy bait produces 10-15 fish in each cove or point where fish traces are seen on the graph. Chumming works well. If fish are marked and do not respond, try chumming, leaving and then returning in an hour. Chum once more but try to drift very quietly into the spot. Shallow fish (15-30 feet) are much spookier about boat noise than fish at 60-90 feet. Don't pass up a temporary wind induced mudline when looking for shallow stripers.
Catfishing is very good and will remain so all summer.
After the sun rises pull off shore and work at 20-40 feet for light sensitive fish which go deeper to avoid the bright direct summer sun. Slow down the retrieve. Use a split shot (carolina rig) approach where the bait or grub/tube swims in a weightless manner while the weight is about 2 feet above the bait. This summer tactic is a sure thing for bass. With the weight making occasional bottom contact the free floating/drifting bait can be very slowly moved by a low speed trolling motor or a gentle breeze.
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