Hello and Welcome
Hello,
This is my first of many entries that I will submit into the Lake Powell Fishing Report blog throughout the fishing season. It is Feb. 8th and I am sitting out a rainy cold front that has broken a week long spell of 50 degree weather. I have not fished since I started coaching wrestling in late Nov. Our season ends on the 21st of this month and I look forward to dusting of the tackle and getting back on the water.
Lake Powell is tough fishing this time of year. Water temps are in the 40's and Large/Smallmouths are very inactive. Striped Bass and Walleye can be caught by trolling deep diving crank baits but even that is very hit and miss. Once the water begins to warm in March the fishing for all species picks up considerably. Threadfin Shad and Gizzard shad (the primary bait fish on Powell) enjoyed perfect conditions last year in the submerged brush and exploded in numbers. Game fish numbers and size responded in kind. I caught some of my biggest bass ever and hauled in record numbers last fall and I predict that this fishing season will be the best we have had in decades. So book your trip early and ensure that you get in on the fantastic spring that we are going to have.
I look forward to fishing with you,
Ky
This is my first of many entries that I will submit into the Lake Powell Fishing Report blog throughout the fishing season. It is Feb. 8th and I am sitting out a rainy cold front that has broken a week long spell of 50 degree weather. I have not fished since I started coaching wrestling in late Nov. Our season ends on the 21st of this month and I look forward to dusting of the tackle and getting back on the water.
Lake Powell is tough fishing this time of year. Water temps are in the 40's and Large/Smallmouths are very inactive. Striped Bass and Walleye can be caught by trolling deep diving crank baits but even that is very hit and miss. Once the water begins to warm in March the fishing for all species picks up considerably. Threadfin Shad and Gizzard shad (the primary bait fish on Powell) enjoyed perfect conditions last year in the submerged brush and exploded in numbers. Game fish numbers and size responded in kind. I caught some of my biggest bass ever and hauled in record numbers last fall and I predict that this fishing season will be the best we have had in decades. So book your trip early and ensure that you get in on the fantastic spring that we are going to have.
I look forward to fishing with you,
Ky
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