mpriest Report post Posted May 22, 2015 I'm heading to Lake Powell next week for the first time in a very long time. Anyone have any fishing tips for this lake they would be willing to share? Heard the small mouth fishing has been really good lately. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sneaker Report post Posted May 22, 2015 We caught catfish whenever we felt like it 24/7 last summer from the back of the houseboat. Anything that would stick to the hook, little catfish bait paste rubbed on it, money... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Stew Report post Posted May 22, 2015 #1 lure at that lake is a single curly tail Gary yamamoto grub. Chartreuse with black flake on a jig head. Just throw it towards shore let it sink to bottom and steady retrieve in. That bait tears up the smallmouths. For stripers i like deep diving crankbaits and rattletraps. Fish rockslides they produce good smallmouths. and any main lake points in the lake will have stripers and smallmouth. If you find tumble weeds stacked up in the backs of any canyons fish em!!! Thats where big largemouth are. Also Usually can find striper boils towards night in the channel and The spillway in the channel from the Navajo powerplant holds alot of stripers! just throw anchovies there or throw a spinnerbait let it fall really deep by the wall and reel in usually they hit it on the fall. ull see the spillway coming out of a hole high in the canyon wall on the right side in beween antelope marina and the northern mouth of the channel. Goodluck!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted May 27, 2015 I totally agree with the Gary Yamamoto single tail grubs for Lake Powell. We did great on the smallmouth with those. I used some sort of smoke colored with black flakes and did really well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted May 27, 2015 I have been there 3 times , you dont have to catch fish. The scenery is the best. Good luck with the fishing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted May 27, 2015 Hard to beat Yamamoto grubs for catching fish anywhere. Get a couple of colors and a few different sized heads. I've never fished Powell, but if it fishes anything like the others CO river lakes, bring some 3&4" white sassy shads, maybe some rattletraps and some Zara spooks. I know friends that use spoons a lot there too. Catch everything from Walleye to stripers on them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ringer Report post Posted May 27, 2015 I spent a few days there the end of April. We caught around 100 SMB in 2 days and a few walleye and a few good LM. Didn't fish for stripers. We fished Rock Creek and Last Chance. I caught 95% of the fish on one 7" Powerworm T-rigged. If you see a giant boulder on the edge and it has a bunch of smaller boulders under water the bass will be stacked up there. Have fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted May 27, 2015 I think its hard NOT to catch fish at Powell! LOL! The wind blew us off the main lake one year and we stayed in a small cove way back into a finger canyon. We fished right of the back of the beached boats in the small cove and caught smallmouth, largemouth and striped bass, catfish and bullheads, crappie and bluegill, and last and certainly not least, a big scaly ol carp! It was awesome! We caught all of these fish on either anchovy chunks or nightcrawlers. I haven't caught a walleye there yet, but I'm sure they are there if you know how to catch them. Another year I got up at the buttcrack of dawn to the sound of breaking fish off the beach we were camped on. I brought my crankbait rod with a small topwater bait down to the beach and started casting at what I thought were stripers but once it got light enough to see I could tell they were spawning carp. I kept at it and soon enough a big school of stripers came through the big bay we were on. They stuck around for 10 minutes or so and I think I managed to land 4 nice fatties before they left! It was fast and furious but totally epic! I'll never forget the incredible fishing in that lake as long as I live! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpriest Report post Posted May 29, 2015 Ended up catching about 20 small mouths, 5 catfish at camp and one decent stripes. Weather was perfect but the water was still a little cold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted May 29, 2015 Worthless topic with no Pictures........BOB! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
