Stripers stay in spawning areas through early summer until warming water forces most of them to go deep. Casting plastic grubs and tubes in 3- to 5-inch lengths in shad and crayfish colors is also productive. Fish anchovy cut bait along the bottom or troll Rapala Shadraps or lures with rattles. Chumming attracts and holds striper schools, making it easier to catch a large number of them.Īs the water warms in the spring, stripers leave the deep and stage in spawning areas around rock piles, main lake points, and reefs in water less than 40 feet deep. To help anglers harvest an overpopulation of stripers, of which there is no limit, officials allow chumming with anchovies.
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Fishing at these times is best with heavy spoons, bucktail jigs, and cut anchovy or sardine bait. They also group near the dam and around the water pump for the Navajo Power Plant Generating Station. In the spring, stripers tend to group in water 30 to 80 feet deep near river inlets-try the Colorado, Dirty Devil, San Juan, and Escalante arms. Serious anglers have a variety of choices when it comes to catching stripers. In some cases all it takes is an anchovy over the side. They’re easy to catch from anchored houseboats or from shore. One of the most common fish at Lake Powell is the striper.
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Bullhead catfish are not as common, but are often caught on the upper half of the reservoir. Channel catfish up to 20 pounds are not unheard of, but most are less than 3 pounds. Often overlooked, catfish is a tasty dish. Although they can be caught just about anywhere, catfish prefer shallow sandy flats. Most are caught at night with anchovies and table scraps fished on the bottom. They are perhaps the easiest fish to catch at Lake Powell. The best times to fish for catfish are in the summer and early fall.
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Learn more about Fishing on Lake Powell or explore the extended fishing guide. Here's expect advice on when and where to get the prized fish you're chasing. We've listed the goods: smallmouth bass, striped bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, green sunfish, black crappie, walleye, channel catfish, bullhead catfish, and northern pike. Lake Powell, within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, is a world-class destination for fishing, whether it’s sport fishing or the zen-like fly fishing.