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    Fishing Lake Powell Help

    I posted this after the previous thread, but thought I would open a new thread and see if anyone can help. I have attempted to fish Lake Powell several times and have only come out with a 1/2 pound small mouth. I am looking at spending almost 2 weeks there in September and would really like to catch some Stripers for dinner a couple of nights. Anyone help out with some tricks, tips, secrets, thoughts, idea's.....on how to land a few Stripers in my pot?

    What is the best time of day? What is the best lure/bait? What kind of presentation do you offer? etc. I have spent my life catching rainbows and these Stripers and proving a little more difficult for me.
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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    Jared
    You'll want to be fishing from 6:00am to 9:00ish, then it dies.
    Evenings from 6:30ish to just before dark.
    Make sure you use fluorocarbon line, I use P-Line.
    We troll untill we see a boil, then coast close to the boil and cast spoons, we use Kastmasters.(blue/silver-3/4oz.)
    If the stripers continue to boil, you will likely be pulling in fish every cast.
    For trolling right now, we use deep divers, capable of 20-25' depth.
    I like the Norman DD series, this last weekend we used Yo-Zuri 5 1/4" baits with good success.
    I don't fish the Northern part, but if your putting in at Halls or Hite, there is a LOT of action between, seems to focus on Good Hope Bay.
    Heres a picture of a Norman I like a lot

    You can check Target ad to find similar products.
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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    We caught around 30 stripers Sat-Sun morning.
    A few smallmouth, one at 2 1/2 lbs
    and these walleye--4lb8oz and 3lb1oz(my wife or daughter always catch the biggest fish)
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldno7 View Post
    Jared
    You'll want to be fishing from 6:00am to 9:00ish, then it dies.
    Evenings from 6:30ish to just before dark.
    Make sure you use fluorocarbon line, I use P-Line.
    .....
    Thanks for the response and ideas. Growing up my whole life fishing for Trout, the Striper's thing seems to be frustrating me since I am trying to use the only techniques I know and they aren't working for this species.

    Nice fish! Thanks for posting the pics.
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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    We troll around 3.5mph(forgot to mention.)

    Do you have a fish finder? They are very useful, often when we spot a school of stripers and troll through them we pick up doubles.

    I grew up fishing for trout as well, mostly Flaming Gorge. We've spent over a year re-training ourselves.

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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    We'd always head to the back of canyons and find a big alcove or a long sheer wall. We would then chum the hell out of the water with cut up pieces of anchovie. Then we would drop about 6 poles in the water at a depth from about 20 ft down to 50 feet with a half of frozen anchovie on a big bait hook with a lead head. Then it was a waiting game. When a school would come around, the action was non stop for about 10 minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldno7 View Post
    We troll around 3.5mph(forgot to mention.)

    Do you have a fish finder? They are very useful, often when we spot a school of stripers and troll through them we pick up doubles.

    I grew up fishing for trout as well, mostly Flaming Gorge. We've spent over a year re-training ourselves.
    I have a fish finder, but never installed it on my boat. (Looking to sell it, brand new ). I only have pretty much a ski boat that we will try to put us in the right spot and just sit. Probably try heading into the coves near where we are setting up camp at and see what we can do. I would love to start coming home with a bunch of fish from there each time we go out.
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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    Without using your fishfinder I'd try to find boiling stripers.
    If you see a boil--ease into casting range, don't drive into it.
    Use a 3/4oz. blue and chrome kastmaster and cast over the boiling fish, then reel in fast.
    even after they quit boiling on the surface, you can still cast in the area they were and catch fish.
    often times in a boil, you will catch fish on every cast,
    Our boat is not a fishing boat either, but, we catch fish on it

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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    also--when it's this hot--get the fish on ice asap.
    filet as soon as possible.
    We ate walleye last night, great tasting fish.

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    Re: Fishing Lake Powell Help

    one last note--we camp on the lake.
    In the evening, cast an anchovie half or a nightcrawler off the back of the boat,
    grab a beer and wait, you will catch fish, usually catfish but we have caught smallmouth,stripers as well.

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    And the wife even gets a bit of publicity..

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    And the wife even gets a bit of publicity..

    http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfi...aught.html.csp
    Suweeet! Way to go! I am so looking forward to getting out there and trying. Heading out from Halls and looking to head south on the lake for an hour or so to find a camp spot. Gonna be a busy weekend there, hopefully we can find some place to set up.
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    Very reliable source says boils are going strong around 3-roof ruin on the Escalante.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldno7 View Post
    Very reliable source says boils are going strong around 3-roof ruin on the Escalante.
    Sweet! Hoping to head as far as the Escalante. Maybe only as far south as Annies canyon though on the first day. We'll see. Thanks for all the input.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Canyonbug View Post
    Sweet! Hoping to head as far as the Escalante. Maybe only as far south as Annies canyon though on the first day. We'll see. Thanks for all the input.
    We had a great trip out last week. We found a campsite in Slick Rock Canyon near the Rincon and just parked it and didn't move the whole time. Weren't in the mood to pack up and move again. We had a lot of fun and even caught some fish (unfortunately we had soo much fun that I didn't even bother to ever get my camera out to take pictures).

    My brother caught several nice Stripers, some of us caught some shad on small hooks that we later used for bait and caught some catfish and small mouths. My kids had a blast one evening when they found they could drop a line straight off the boat in camp and catch some Bluegills. One of my girls hightlights was even catching a really nice sized catfish. All in all, I didn't get as much fishing in as I had hoped, but the kids did and had a blast.

    Heading out this weekend for another 6 days for a "guys" trip and hopefully to do some fishing myself without having to worry about the kids.

    Thanks again for all the tips and helps.
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