Artificial Lure here, bringing you the Lake Powell fishing report for Wednesday, June 11th, 2025.

The sun’s up at 5:02 AM with sunset rolling in at 7:43 PM, giving anglers nearly 15 hours to target Lake Powell’s monsters. Weather is classic early summer—expect calm mornings with light breezes picking up by afternoon and highs in the mid-80s, so bring your sunscreen and stay hydrated. According to the Arizona Game & Fish Department, water temperatures at Wahweap Bay are holding steady at 66°F, which is right in the sweet spot for active fish and late spawning transitions. Thanks to a heavy spring runoff, the lake’s rising over a foot a day, flooding new brush and structure; perfect habitat for feeding bass and stripers.

The bite has been explosive this week. The striped bass are absolutely on fire—hundreds being cleaned daily down at Wahweap Marina, with big schools working bait balls from the Glen Canyon Dam up through the main lake pump station. Most stripers are running 2–5 pounds, but a few bruisers over 10 are still coming in for patient anglers willing to hunt. Early mornings are prime for topwater action—look for boils and have your silver or gold spoons ready, or throw shad-imitating swimbaits and vertical spoons. Dead anchovies on a Carolina rig are still king for numbers, especially in the classic striper haunts and the back canyons where shad are thick.

Smallmouth and largemouth bass have slid a bit deeper with the warming water. You’ll find smallmouth in 10–30 feet, best caught on Ned rigs, Texas-rigged hula grubs, or green pumpkin chatterbaits with a baby bass fluke trailer. Largemouth are stacked up around flooded timber and brush in the San Juan Arm—try pitching jigs or dragging soft plastics right along the new structure. Overcast mornings have been good for a surface bite on classic Zara Spooks.

Walleye are making a better showing than usual this year—catch a couple a day by bouncing nightcrawler harnesses or grubs around rocky points.

For catfish, head to sandy bays in the evening with cut bait, anchovies, or even table scraps on a Carolina or drop shot rig in 5–15 feet of water.

Hot spots right now include:

- Wahweap Marina—stripers stacked up, easy bank access for night anglers.
- Glen Canyon Dam and main lake pump station for stripers at first and last light.
- San Juan Arm for bass—target newly flooded brush and points.
- The U-shaped coves and back canyons where shad are schooling—follow the birds and surface boils.

Lake Powell is fishing as good as it gets: fill your cooler, take in the scenery, and don’t forget to pack plenty of ice for those fresh fillets.

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