Fishing Lake Powell

Our trip to Lake Powell started out just as it has in previous years, check the launching conditions, read the fishing report, check the launching conditions, read the fishing report . . . . well you get the picture. The launching out of Bull Frog Marina was great and the fishing was even better. I followed the fishing reports for several weeks prior to leaving on our trip, the reports kept saying that Moki Wall was the place to catch the Stripers on Anchovies. So our first day we of course visited Moki Wall with our fishing poles rigged up with 1/8 oz jig heads, we floated in approx 120 feet of water, but as we drifted in closer to the wall it fluctuated from 60 feet to 90 feet then back to the 100 feet +. The first order of action was to cut up three Anchovies into small bit size pieces and throw them into the water. With our poles rigged and baited with anchovies we cast towards the wall. Bam! It didn't take long before we caught our first nice fat healthy Striper. We fished the wall for approx 1 1/2 hours and were able to hook into 4 nice Stripers. Not the fastest fishing we have experienced on Powell but never the less a very good time.

Striper Fishing Lake Powell

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As we returned to camp I noticed a lot of surface action in the small bay that we were camping in. It didn't appear to be a Striper boil; so what was it? We parked the boat and I decided to rig two fishing poles up with Pop-n-R's. We cast our lures where we last saw the surface action and we caught a Small Mouth Bass. Between our group of 10 people we took turns reeling in these feisty fighters. After catching and releasing an unknown number of Small Mouth Bass, we decided that they must be on to us, the lure just didn't have the appeal any more, so we called it a day.

Whew! Do I Really Have To Hold It.

On the second to last day we headed up stream to Crystal Springs Canyon to do a little site seeing and water skiing. While playing in the canyon we decided to graph around each point to see if we could pick up a school of stripers. One point seemed to be very promising so we stopped to fish awhile. With our poles still rigged up with the 1/8 oz jig heads we followed the same technique we used at Moki Wall. As with Moki Wall it didn't take long for us to hook into our first Striper. There was a big difference between the school we located on Moki Wall and this one. The action was very fast and boy were my wife and I busy keeping 5 kids poles baited, and netting Stripers. These Stripers weighed in at 4 to 5 1/2 pounds each and did they fight. Within a 45 minute time frame we were able to bring 6 of these hunkers into the boat. Due to the fact that we only had a small cooler on the boat and it was know plumb full with just those six stripers we decided that we had caught enough fish. I would have to say that this has been one of the most productive fishing trips I have had on Powell. I'm not sure if it was due to the low water, but the fish were easy to locate and we had no problem catching several different species of fish.

Lake Powell offers an abundance of fishing opportunities. From the Striper, and Small Mouth Bass fishing we showed you above to Channel Cat fishing off of any sandy beach, to Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill and many other species of fish. The best method for success when fishing Powell is to read up on the fishing reports before you go. I understand how hard it is to get out your fishing pole's while your enjoying Lake Powell's many other activities. And taking into account the unbearable heat while drifting about, it's almost impossible to not want to jump into that fishing hole to cool off. But take the time to try; get out your pole and enjoy Lake Powell's many fishing opportunities you'll be glad you did!

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